Anna Chakvetadze vs Dinara Safina — Dubai Round of 16
Dubai · WTA · Round of 16
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 25 February 2008 ·
hard
Chakvetadze A.6-7 6-4 6-3
Safina D.
Chakvetadze A.
6662
Safina D.
7431
Anna Chakvetadze defeated Dinara Safina 6-7 6-4 6-3 in the Dubai round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Dinara Safina came in leading the head-to-head 3–1. Anna Chakvetadze narrowed the head-to-head to 3–2.
Key context
- Match story: Anna Chakvetadze dropped the opening set before beating Dinara Safina 6–7 6–4 6–3.
Head to head
1–3| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007-10-08 | Moscow | R16 | hard | Dinara Safina | 7-6 6-2 |
| 2006-10-09 | Moscow | R32 | hard | Anna Chakvetadze | 6-1 6-2 |
| 2006-02-06 | Paris | R32 | carpet | Dinara Safina | 6-2 6-1 |
| 2004-10-11 | Moscow | R32 | hard | Dinara Safina | 6-4 1-6 6-3 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
60%
64%
1st serve points won·Even
62%
66%
2nd serve points won·Even
42%
43%
Service points won·Even
54%
58%
Return points won·Even
46%
47%
Break points saved·Even
53%
55%
Aces / match·Even
2.5
2.9
Double faults / match·Even
5.5
5.7
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (128 vs 174). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Clear edge
54
68
Break points saved·Slight edge
39
45
Break points won·Even
84
88
Deciding sets·Slight edge
74
83
Tiebreaks·Dominant
46
78
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Conditions
Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast