Dinara Safina vs Jelena Jankovic — Los Angeles Semi-final
Los Angeles · WTA · Semi-final
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 21 July 2008 ·
hard
Safina D.7-6 6-1
Jankovic J.
Safina D.
762
Jankovic J.
610
Dinara Safina defeated Jelena Jankovic 7-6 6-1 in the Los Angeles semi-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Jelena Jankovic came in leading the head-to-head 5–2, defending last year's semi-final. Dinara Safina narrowed the head-to-head to 5–3.
Key context
- Match story: Dinara Safina came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 7–6 6–1.
Head to head
2–5| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009-10-28 | Doha | RR | hard | Jelena Jankovic | 1-1 |
| 2009-10-26 | WTA Tour Championships | RR | carpet | Jelena Jankovic | 1-1 |
| 2009-08-10 | Cincinnati | F | hard | Jelena Jankovic | 6-4 6-2 |
| 2008-08-11 | Olympics | QF | hard | Dinara Safina | 6-2 5-7 6-3 |
| 2007-06-18 | 's-Hertogenbosch | SF | grass | Jelena Jankovic | 6-3 3-6 7-6 |
| 2007-04-09 | Charleston | F | clay | Jelena Jankovic | 6-2 6-2 |
| 2004-02-09 | Paris | R32 | carpet | Dinara Safina | 6-4 2-0 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
64%
62%
1st serve points won·Even
66%
64%
2nd serve points won·Even
43%
46%
Service points won·Even
58%
57%
Return points won·Even
47%
45%
Break points saved·Even
55%
55%
Aces / match·Even
2.9
2.9
Double faults / match·Dominant
5.7
3.8
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (173 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Clear edge
68
52
Break points saved·Even
45
46
Break points won·Slight edge
88
97
Deciding sets·Dominant
83
46
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
78
56
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About