Dinara Safina vs Svetlana Kuznetsova — Montreal Quarter-final
Montreal · WTA · Quarter-final
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 28 July 2008 ·
hard
Safina D.2-6 6-3 6-2
Kuznetsova S.
Safina D.
2662
Kuznetsova S.
6321
Dinara Safina defeated Svetlana Kuznetsova 2-6 6-3 6-2 in the Montreal quarter-final on hard. The result followed the form book — Dinara Safina came in leading the head-to-head 7–4. Dinara Safina extended the head-to-head to 8–4.
Key context
- Match story: Dinara Safina dropped the opening set before beating Svetlana Kuznetsova 2–6 6–3 6–2.
Head to head
7–4| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009-05-25 | Roland Garros | F | clay | Svetlana Kuznetsova | 6-4 6-2 |
| 2009-05-04 | Rome | F | clay | Dinara Safina | 6-3 6-2 |
| 2008-10-06 | Moscow | QF | hard | Dinara Safina | 6-4 7-5 |
| 2008-09-15 | Tokyo | F | hard | Dinara Safina | 6-1 6-3 |
| 2008-05-26 | Roland Garros | SF | clay | Dinara Safina | 6-3 6-2 |
| 2007-05-14 | Rome | QF | clay | Svetlana Kuznetsova | 6-1 6-3 |
| 2006-05-29 | Roland Garros | QF | clay | Svetlana Kuznetsova | 7-6 6-0 |
| 2006-05-15 | Rome | SF | clay | Dinara Safina | 3-6 6-4 7-5 |
| 2006-01-09 | Sydney | R16 | hard | Svetlana Kuznetsova | 6-3 |
| 2003-02-10 | Doha | R16 | hard | Dinara Safina | 6-4 6-3 |
| 2000-11-20 | Mallorca 10K | R32 | clay | Dinara Safina | 4-5(0) 4-1 4-1 4-0 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
64%
66%
1st serve points won·Even
66%
64%
2nd serve points won·Even
43%
45%
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
3.2
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (173 vs 197). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Slight edge
68
76
Break points saved·Slight edge
45
51
Break points won·Slight edge
88
96
Deciding sets·Slight edge
83
90
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
78
83
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Conditions
Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast