Dinara Safina vs Victoria Azarenka — Berlin Semi-final
Berlin · WTA · Semi-final
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 5 May 2008 ·
grass
#451WTA
1875ELO
1720Grass ELO
37 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLLWWLWL
Safina D.6-4 6-1
Azarenka V.
Safina D.
662
Azarenka V.
410
Dinara Safina defeated Victoria Azarenka 6-4 6-1 in the Berlin semi-final on grass. The result followed the form book — Dinara Safina came in leading the head-to-head 3–2, defending last year's quarter-final. Dinara Safina extended the head-to-head to 4–2.
Key context
- Match story: Dinara Safina dropped just 5 games past Victoria Azarenka.
Head to head
3–2| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011-04-04 | Marbella | QF | clay | Victoria Azarenka | 5-1 |
| 2009-05-25 | Roland Garros | QF | clay | Dinara Safina | 1-6 6-4 6-2 |
| 2009-03-09 | Indian Wells | QF | hard | Victoria Azarenka | 6-7 6-1 6-3 |
| 2008-07-28 | Montreal | SF | hard | Dinara Safina | 6-0 2-6 6-3 |
| 2008-07-21 | Los Angeles | QF | hard | Dinara Safina | 6-3 6-1 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
64%
63%
1st serve points won·Even
66%
66%
2nd serve points won·Even
43%
44%
Service points won·Even
58%
58%
Return points won·Even
47%
46%
Break points saved·Even
55%
57%
Aces / match·Even
2.9
2.8
Double faults / match·Clear edge
5.7
4.4
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (173 vs 195). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Clear edge
68
88
Break points saved·Dominant
45
79
Break points won·Slight edge
88
99
Deciding sets·Slight edge
83
93
Tiebreaks·Even
78
74
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