Dinara Safina vs Jie Zheng — Rome Round of 16
Rome · WTA · Round of 16
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 4 May 2009 ·
clay
Safina D.5-7 6-1 7-6
Zheng J.
Safina D.
5672
Zheng J.
7161
Dinara Safina defeated Jie Zheng 5-7 6-1 7-6 in the Rome round of 16 on clay. The result followed the form book — Dinara Safina came in leading the head-to-head 3–1. Dinara Safina extended the head-to-head to 4–1.
Key context
- Match story: Dinara Safina dropped the opening set before beating Jie Zheng 5–7 6–1 7–6.
Head to head
3–1| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009-08-03 | Los Angeles | R16 | hard | Jie Zheng | 7-5 4-6 6-4 |
| 2008-08-11 | Olympics | R16 | hard | Dinara Safina | 6-4 6-3 |
| 2008-05-26 | Roland Garros | R32 | clay | Dinara Safina | 6-2 7-5 |
| 2005-01-17 | Australian Open | R128 | hard | Dinara Safina | 7-5 3-6 6-4 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Slight edge
65%
71%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
65%
58%
2nd serve points won·Even
43%
44%
Service points won·Even
57%
54%
Return points won·Even
47%
45%
Break points saved·Even
55%
53%
Aces / match·Clear edge
2.3
0.4
Double faults / match·Dominant
5.8
2.5
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (111 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Conditions
Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast