Dinara Safina vs Serena Williams — Berlin Quarter-final
Berlin · WTA · Quarter-final
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 5 May 2008 ·
grass
Safina D.2-6 6-1 7-6
Williams S.
Safina D.
2672
Williams S.
6161
Dinara Safina defeated Serena Williams 2-6 6-1 7-6 in the Berlin quarter-final on grass. The upset overturned the form book — Serena Williams came in leading the head-to-head 6–0. Dinara Safina claimed a first win over Serena Williams in seven meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 6–1.
Key context
- Match story: Dinara Safina dropped the opening set before beating Serena Williams 2–6 6–1 7–6.
Head to head
0–6| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009-01-19 | Australian Open | F | hard | Serena Williams | 6-0 6-3 |
| 2008-11-03 | WTA Tour Championships | RR | carpet | Serena Williams | 6-4 6-1 |
| 2008-08-25 | US Open | SF | hard | Serena Williams | 6-3 6-2 |
| 2007-05-28 | Roland Garros | R16 | clay | Serena Williams | 6-2 6-3 |
| 2004-09-20 | Beijing | R16 | hard | Serena Williams | 6-4 3-6 6-3 |
| 2002-08-26 | US Open | R64 | hard | Serena Williams | 6-0 6-1 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
64%
60%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
66%
74%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
43%
49%
Service points won·Slight edge
58%
64%
Return points won·Even
47%
46%
Break points saved·Slight edge
55%
60%
Aces / match·Dominant
2.9
7.6
Double faults / match·Dominant
5.7
3.2
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (173 vs 198). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Dominant
68
96
Break points saved·Dominant
45
86
Break points won·Slight edge
88
98
Deciding sets·Clear edge
83
99
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
78
98
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