Dinara Safina vs Sorana Cirstea — Sydney Round of 32
Sydney · WTA · Round of 32
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 12 January 2009 ·
hard
#19WTA
1957ELO
1914Hard ELO
$1.7MYTD
$13MCAREER
36 yrs · 176 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLLWWLWL
Safina D.6-2 6-1
Cirstea S.
Safina D.
662
Cirstea S.
210
Dinara Safina defeated Sorana Cirstea 6-2 6-1 in the Sydney round of 32 on hard. The result followed the form book — Dinara Safina came in defending last year's round of 32.
Key context
- Match story: Dinara Safina dropped just 3 games past Sorana Cirstea.
Head to head
No previous meetings on record.
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Slight edge
65%
60%
1st serve points won·Even
65%
66%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
42%
48%
Service points won·Even
57%
59%
Return points won·Even
47%
44%
Break points saved·Even
55%
55%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.3
3.4
Double faults / match·Dominant
5.9
2.3
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (111 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Even
68
67
Break points saved·Clear edge
45
33
Break points won·Slight edge
88
93
Deciding sets·Even
83
82
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
78
92
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Freshness
Recent loadFreshness·
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61
Cirstea S.: 1 day rest · 3 matches, 77 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About
Conditions
Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast