Dinara Safina vs Maria Sharapova — Roland Garros Round of 16
Roland Garros · WTA · Round of 16
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 26 May 2008 ·
clay
Safina D.6-7 7-6 6-2
Sharapova M.
Safina D.
6762
Sharapova M.
7621
Dinara Safina defeated Maria Sharapova 6-7 7-6 6-2 in the Roland Garros round of 16 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Maria Sharapova came in leading the head-to-head 4–2, defending last year's semi-final. Dinara Safina narrowed the head-to-head to 4–3.
Key context
- Match story: Dinara Safina dropped the opening set before beating Maria Sharapova 6–7 7–6 6–2.
Head to head
2–4| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011-03-07 | Indian Wells | R16 | hard | Maria Sharapova | 6-2 6-0 |
| 2006-08-07 | Los Angeles | QF | hard | Maria Sharapova | 6-2 6-4 |
| 2006-05-29 | Roland Garros | R16 | clay | Dinara Safina | 7-5 2-6 7-5 |
| 2005-10-10 | Moscow | QF | hard | Dinara Safina | 1-6 6-4 7-5 |
| 2005-03-09 | Indian Wells | R32 | hard | Maria Sharapova | 6-2 6-3 |
| 2004-05-03 | Berlin | R64 | grass | Maria Sharapova | 6-1 1-6 6-3 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
64%
61%
1st serve points won·Even
66%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
43%
47%
Service points won·Even
58%
60%
Return points won·Even
47%
47%
Break points saved·Even
55%
58%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.9
4.2
Double faults / match·Even
5.7
5.5
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (173 vs 198). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Clear edge
68
88
Break points saved·Dominant
45
79
Break points won·Slight edge
88
98
Deciding sets·Clear edge
83
97
Tiebreaks·Even
78
76
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Conditions
Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast