Dinara Safina vs Tsvetana PironkovaIndian Wells Round of 64

Indian Wells · WTA · Round of 64
40 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 9 March 2009 ·
hard
38 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Safina D.
7-6 6-2
Pironkova T.
Safina D.
762
Pironkova T.
620

Dinara Safina defeated Tsvetana Pironkova 7-6 6-2 in the Indian Wells round of 64 on hard. The result followed the form book — Dinara Safina came in leading the head-to-head 2–0, defending last year's round of 32. Dinara Safina extended the head-to-head to 3–0.

Key context

  • Match story: Dinara Safina closed it out in two sets, 7–6 6–2.

Head to head

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DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2011-04-04MarbellaR16clayDinara Safina6-3 6-4
2008-09-29StuttgartR16clayDinara Safina6-1 7-6

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Slight edge
65%
59%
1st serve points won·Even
65%
63%
2nd serve points won·Even
43%
46%
Service points won·Even
57%
56%
Return points won·Even
47%
45%
Break points saved·Even
55%
53%
Aces / match·Even
2.3
2.2
Double faults / match·Dominant
5.8
1.8

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Dominant
68
26
Break points saved·Clear edge
45
23
Break points won·Even
88
89
Deciding sets·Dominant
83
4
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
78
63

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast

Draw