Victoria Azarenka vs Dinara Safina — Indian Wells Quarter-final
Indian Wells · WTA · Quarter-final
#451WTA
1875ELO
1839Hard ELO
37 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLLWWLWL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 9 March 2009 ·
hard
Azarenka V.6-7 6-1 6-3
Safina D.
Azarenka V.
6662
Safina D.
7131
Victoria Azarenka defeated Dinara Safina 6-7 6-1 6-3 in the Indian Wells quarter-final 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 32. Victoria Azarenka narrowed the head-to-head to 4–2.
Key context
- Match story: Victoria Azarenka dropped the opening set before beating Dinara Safina 6–7 6–1 6–3.
Head to head
1–4| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011-04-04 | Marbella | QF | clay | Victoria Azarenka | 5-1 |
| 2009-05-25 | Roland Garros | QF | clay | Dinara Safina | 1-6 6-4 6-2 |
| 2008-07-28 | Montreal | SF | hard | Dinara Safina | 6-0 2-6 6-3 |
| 2008-07-21 | Los Angeles | QF | hard | Dinara Safina | 6-3 6-1 |
| 2008-05-05 | Berlin | SF | grass | Dinara Safina | 6-4 6-1 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
63%
65%
1st serve points won·Even
66%
65%
2nd serve points won·Even
44%
43%
Service points won·Even
58%
57%
Return points won·Even
46%
47%
Break points saved·Even
57%
55%
Aces / match·Even
2.8
2.3
Double faults / match·Clear edge
4.4
5.8
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (195 vs 111). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Clear edge
88
68
Break points saved·Dominant
79
45
Break points won·Slight edge
99
88
Deciding sets·Slight edge
93
83
Tiebreaks·Even
74
78
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Conditions
Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast