Dinara Safina vs Aravane Rezai — Roland Garros Round of 16
Roland Garros · WTA · Round of 16
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 25 May 2009 ·
clay
Safina D.6-1 6-0
Rezai A.
Safina D.
662
Rezai A.
100
Dinara Safina defeated Aravane Rezai 6-1 6-0 in the Roland Garros round of 16 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Aravane Rezai came in leading the head-to-head 1–0, defending last year's round of 128, but Dinara Safina had been the form player, winning 5 of their last 8 on clay. Dinara Safina claimed a first win over Aravane Rezai in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.
Key context
- Match story: Dinara Safina handed Aravane Rezai a second-set bagel in a 6–1 6–0 win.
Head to head
0–1| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009-08-17 | Toronto | R32 | hard | Aravane Rezai | 3-6 6-2 6-4 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Slight edge
65%
58%
1st serve points won·Even
65%
65%
2nd serve points won·Even
42%
44%
Service points won·Even
57%
56%
Return points won·Even
47%
44%
Break points saved·Even
55%
52%
Aces / match·Even
2.3
2.7
Double faults / match·Slight edge
5.9
5.2
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