Dinara Safina vs Justine Henin — Berlin Round of 16
Berlin · WTA · Round of 16
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 5 May 2008 ·
grass
Safina D.5-7 6-3 6-1
Henin J.
Safina D.
5662
Henin J.
7311
Dinara Safina defeated Justine Henin 5-7 6-3 6-1 in the Berlin round of 16 on grass. The upset overturned the form book — Justine Henin came in leading the head-to-head 5–0, defending last year's semi-final. Dinara Safina claimed a first win over Justine Henin in six meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 5–1.
Key context
- Match story: Dinara Safina dropped the opening set before beating Justine Henin 5–7 6–3 6–1.
Head to head
0–5| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007-10-01 | Stuttgart | R16 | clay | Justine Henin | 6-4 6-1 |
| 2007-08-27 | US Open | R16 | hard | Justine Henin | 6-0 6-2 |
| 2006-04-10 | Charleston | QF | clay | Justine Henin | 6-4 6-1 |
| 2004-04-05 | Amelia Island | R32 | clay | Justine Henin | 6-4 7-6 |
| 2003-08-25 | US Open | R16 | hard | Justine Henin | 6-0 6-3 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Slight edge
64%
54%
1st serve points won·Even
66%
70%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
43%
50%
Service points won·Even
58%
61%
Return points won·Even
47%
47%
Break points saved·Slight edge
55%
61%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.9
3.6
Double faults / match·Clear edge
5.7
4.8
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (173 vs 58). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Conditions
Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast