Dinara Safina vs Kaia KanepiAustralian Open Round of 32

Australian Open · WTA · Round of 32
40 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 19 January 2009 ·
hard
41 yrs · 181 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Safina D.
6-2 6-2
Kanepi K.
Safina D.
662
Kanepi K.
220

Dinara Safina defeated Kaia Kanepi 6-2 6-2 in the Australian Open round of 32 on hard. The result followed the form book — Dinara Safina came in leading the head-to-head 3–0, defending last year's round of 128. Dinara Safina extended the head-to-head to 4–0.

Key context

Head to head

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DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2008-09-15TokyoQFhardDinara Safina6-4 6-7 6-2
2008-05-05BerlinR32grassDinara Safina6-4 6-3
2007-05-14RomeR32clayDinara Safina7-6 6-2

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Slight edge
65%
57%
1st serve points won·Even
65%
68%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
42%
47%
Service points won·Even
57%
59%
Return points won·Even
47%
44%
Break points saved·Even
55%
55%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.3
3.7
Double faults / match·Dominant
5.8
3.8

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (111 vs 199). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Dominant
68
30
Break points saved·Clear edge
45
23
Break points won·Slight edge
88
77
Deciding sets·Dominant
83
53
Tiebreaks·Dominant
78
6

Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast

Draw