Dinara Safina vs Kaia Kanepi — Tokyo Quarter-final
Tokyo · WTA · Quarter-final
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 15 September 2008 ·
hard
Safina D.6-4 6-7 6-2
Kanepi K.
Safina D.
6662
Kanepi K.
4721
Dinara Safina defeated Kaia Kanepi 6-4 6-7 6-2 in the Tokyo quarter-final on hard. The result followed the form book — Dinara Safina came in leading the head-to-head 3–0. Dinara Safina extended the head-to-head to 4–0.
Key context
- Match story: Dinara Safina closed it out in three sets, 6–4 6–7 6–2.
Head to head
3–0| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009-01-19 | Australian Open | R32 | hard | Dinara Safina | 6-2 6-2 |
| 2008-05-05 | Berlin | R32 | grass | Dinara Safina | 6-4 6-3 |
| 2007-05-14 | Rome | R32 | clay | Dinara Safina | 7-6 6-2 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Slight edge
64%
57%
1st serve points won·Even
66%
68%
2nd serve points won·Even
43%
47%
Service points won·Even
58%
59%
Return points won·Even
47%
44%
Break points saved·Even
55%
55%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.8
3.7
Double faults / match·Dominant
5.6
3.8
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (173 vs 199). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Conditions
Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast