Virginie Razzano vs Dinara Safina — Dubai Round of 32
Dubai · WTA · Round of 32
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 16 February 2009 ·
hard
Razzano V.6-4 6-2
Safina D.
Razzano V.
662
Safina D.
420
Virginie Razzano defeated Dinara Safina 6-4 6-2 in the Dubai round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Dinara Safina came in leading the head-to-head 4–1, defending last year's round of 16. Virginie Razzano narrowed the head-to-head to 4–2.
Key context
- Match story: Virginie Razzano dropped just 6 games past Dinara Safina.
Head to head
1–4| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009-05-04 | Rome | R32 | clay | Dinara Safina | 7-6 6-1 |
| 2006-08-28 | US Open | R16 | hard | Dinara Safina | 6-0 7-5 |
| 2006-02-13 | Antwerp | R32 | hard | Dinara Safina | 6-4 4-6 6-3 |
| 2006-02-06 | Paris | R16 | carpet | Dinara Safina | 6-4 6-3 |
| 2005-05-23 | Roland Garros | R128 | clay | Virginie Razzano | 6-3 6-3 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
65%
65%
1st serve points won·Even
61%
65%
2nd serve points won·Even
44%
43%
Service points won·Even
55%
57%
Return points won·Even
44%
47%
Break points saved·Even
55%
55%
Aces / match·Even
1.8
2.3
Double faults / match·Dominant
4.2
5.8
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (186 vs 111). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Slight edge
58
68
Break points saved·Slight edge
37
45
Break points won·Even
85
88
Deciding sets·Slight edge
74
83
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
68
78
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Conditions
Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
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