Dinara Safina vs Ai Sugiyama — Sydney Semi-final
Sydney · WTA · Semi-final
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 12 January 2009 ·
hard
Safina D.6-4 7-6
Sugiyama A.
Safina D.
672
Sugiyama A.
460
Dinara Safina defeated Ai Sugiyama 6-4 7-6 in the Sydney semi-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Ai Sugiyama came in leading the head-to-head 3–2. Dinara Safina narrowed the head-to-head to 3–3.
Key context
- Match story: Dinara Safina edged Ai Sugiyama in two tight sets (6–4 7–6).
Head to head
2–3| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007-03-19 | Miami | R32 | hard | Dinara Safina | 6-4 3-6 6-1 |
| 2005-01-03 | Gold Coast | R32 | hard | Dinara Safina | 6-3 6-2 |
| 2003-09-15 | Shanghai | QF | hard | Ai Sugiyama | 6-4 7-6 |
| 2003-05-12 | Rome | R32 | clay | Ai Sugiyama | 6-0 2-6 6-4 |
| 2003-03-19 | Miami | R64 | hard | Ai Sugiyama | 3-6 7-5 6-2 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
65%
65%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
65%
60%
2nd serve points won·Even
42%
44%
Service points won·Even
57%
54%
Return points won·Slight edge
47%
42%
Break points saved·Slight edge
55%
48%
Aces / match·Clear edge
2.3
0.8
Double faults / match·Clear edge
5.8
4.9
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (111 vs 26). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Dominant
68
42
Break points saved·Even
45
42
Break points won·Clear edge
88
66
Deciding sets·Dominant
83
54
Tiebreaks·Dominant
78
47
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Conditions
Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast