Dinara Safina vs Flavia Pennetta — Gold Coast Round of 16
Gold Coast · WTA · Round of 16
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 31 December 2007 ·
hard
Safina D.6-4 2-6 6-4
Pennetta F.
Safina D.
6262
Pennetta F.
4641
Dinara Safina defeated Flavia Pennetta 6-4 2-6 6-4 in the Gold Coast round of 16 on hard. The result followed the form book — Dinara Safina came in leading the head-to-head 7–0, defending last year's semi-final. Dinara Safina extended the head-to-head to 8–0.
Key context
- Match story: Dinara Safina closed it out in three sets, 6–4 2–6 6–4.
Head to head
7–0| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009-08-10 | Cincinnati | SF | hard | Dinara Safina | 6-2 6-0 |
| 2009-04-27 | Stuttgart | SF | clay | Dinara Safina | 3-6 7-5 6-0 |
| 2008-08-25 | US Open | QF | hard | Dinara Safina | 6-2 6-3 |
| 2008-07-21 | Los Angeles | F | hard | Dinara Safina | 6-4 6-2 |
| 2008-01-02 | Gold Coast | R16 | hard | Dinara Safina | 6-4 2-6 6-4 |
| 2007-06-18 | 's-Hertogenbosch | QF | grass | Dinara Safina | 6-1 7-5 |
| 2003-07-28 | Sopot | R16 | clay | Dinara Safina | 6-1 7-6 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Slight edge
64%
54%
1st serve points won·Even
66%
65%
2nd serve points won·Even
43%
47%
Service points won·Even
58%
57%
Return points won·Even
47%
45%
Break points saved·Even
55%
57%
Aces / match·Even
3.2
3.2
Double faults / match·Dominant
5.7
3.5
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Slight edge
68
76
Break points saved·Clear edge
45
67
Break points won·Slight edge
88
95
Deciding sets·Slight edge
83
76
Tiebreaks·Even
78
80
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About