Daniela Hantuchova vs Dinara Safina — Sydney Round of 32
Sydney · WTA · Round of 32
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 7 January 2008 ·
hard
Hantuchova D.5-7 6-4 6-4
Safina D.
Hantuchova D.
5662
Safina D.
7441
Daniela Hantuchova defeated Dinara Safina 5-7 6-4 6-4 in the Sydney round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Dinara Safina came in leading the head-to-head 7–2, defending last year's round of 32. Daniela Hantuchova narrowed the head-to-head to 7–3.
Key context
- Match story: Daniela Hantuchova dropped the opening set before beating Dinara Safina 5–7 6–4 6–4.
Head to head
2–7| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011-03-07 | Indian Wells | R64 | hard | Dinara Safina | 7-6 6-4 |
| 2010-08-30 | US Open | R128 | hard | Daniela Hantuchova | 6-3 6-4 |
| 2010-08-23 | New Haven | R16 | hard | Dinara Safina | 7-6 7-6 |
| 2009-08-03 | Los Angeles | R32 | hard | Dinara Safina | 6-2 6-4 |
| 2009-06-15 | 's-Hertogenbosch | QF | grass | Dinara Safina | 1-6 6-4 6-3 |
| 2009-04-27 | Stuttgart | R16 | clay | Dinara Safina | 6-4 6-2 |
| 2007-10-15 | Zurich | R32 | hard | Daniela Hantuchova | 7-6 7-6 |
| 2006-09-25 | Luxembourg | R16 | hard | Dinara Safina | 7-5 6-3 |
| 2006-05-08 | Berlin | R16 | grass | Dinara Safina | 6-3 6-2 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
63%
64%
1st serve points won·Even
63%
66%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
43%
Service points won·Even
57%
58%
Return points won·Slight edge
43%
48%
Break points saved·Even
52%
55%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.3
2.9
Double faults / match·Dominant
3.7
5.7
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 173). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Clear edge
56
68
Break points saved·Slight edge
36
45
Break points won·Clear edge
72
88
Deciding sets·Even
87
83
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
56
78
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Conditions
Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast