Dinara Safina vs Na Li — Madrid Round of 32

Madrid · WTA · Round of 32
RUS
Dinara Safina
40 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWWLWWL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 11 May 2009 ·
clay
CHN
Na Li
#304WTA
44 yrs · 172 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLWWLLWW
Safina D.
6-3 7-6
Li N.
Safina D.
672
Li N.
360

Dinara Safina defeated Na Li 6-3 7-6 in the Madrid round of 32 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Na Li came in leading the head-to-head 2–1, but Dinara Safina had been the form player, winning 4 of their last 6 on clay. Dinara Safina narrowed the head-to-head to 2–2.

Key context

  • Match story: Dinara Safina closed it out in two sets, 6–3 7–6.

Head to head

1–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2008-08-11OlympicsSFhardDinara Safina7-6 7-5
2007-01-15Australian OpenR32hardNa Li6-2 6-2
2005-04-25EstorilSFclayNa Li6-1 6-1

Statistics

This season
Safina D.Li N.
1st serve in·Even
65%
67%
1st serve points won·Even
65%
65%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
43%
49%
Service points won·Even
57%
60%
Return points won·Even
47%
47%
Break points saved·Even
55%
59%
Aces / match·Even
2.3
2.4
Double faults / match·Dominant
5.8
3.4

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (111 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Safina D.Li N.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
68
84
Break points saved·Dominant
45
77
Break points won·Slight edge
88
97
Deciding sets·Even
83
87
Tiebreaks·Even
78
75

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