Samantha Stosur vs Dinara Safina — Miami Round of 32
Miami · WTA · Round of 32
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 23 March 2009 ·
hard
Stosur S.6-1 6-4
Safina D.
Stosur S.
662
Safina D.
140
Samantha Stosur defeated Dinara Safina 6-1 6-4 in the Miami round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Dinara Safina came in leading the head-to-head 4–0, defending last year's quarter-final. Samantha Stosur claimed a first win over Dinara Safina in five meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 4–1.
Key context
- Match story: Samantha Stosur dropped just 5 games past Dinara Safina.
Head to head
0–4| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011-03-07 | Indian Wells | R32 | hard | Dinara Safina | 7-6 6-4 |
| 2007-01-04 | Gold Coast | QF | hard | Dinara Safina | 7-6(4) 6-3 |
| 2006-03-06 | Indian Wells | R64 | hard | Dinara Safina | 6-3 6-2 |
| 2005-10-10 | Moscow | R16 | hard | Dinara Safina | 4-6 7-6 6-4 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
61%
65%
1st serve points won·Even
65%
65%
2nd serve points won·Even
45%
43%
Service points won·Even
58%
57%
Return points won·Slight edge
41%
47%
Break points saved·Even
57%
55%
Aces / match·Clear edge
4.0
2.3
Double faults / match·Dominant
3.9
5.8
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (198 vs 111). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Conditions
Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
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