Dinara Safina vs Alberta Brianti — Portoroz Semi-final

Portoroz · WTA · Semi-final
RUS
Dinara Safina
40 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWWLWWL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 20 July 2009 ·
hard
ITA
Alberta Brianti
46 yrs · 165 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWLLLWLW
Safina D.
6-4 6-3
Brianti A.
Safina D.
662
Brianti A.
430

Dinara Safina defeated Alberta Brianti 6-4 6-3 in the Portoroz semi-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Alberta Brianti came in defending last year's round of 32.

Key context

  • Match story: Dinara Safina closed it out in two sets, 6–4 6–3.

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Statistics

This season
Safina D.Brianti A.
1st serve in·Even
65%
63%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
65%
59%
2nd serve points won·Even
42%
44%
Service points won·Even
57%
53%
Return points won·Even
47%
44%
Break points saved·Even
55%
52%
Aces / match·Clear edge
2.3
0.8
Double faults / match·Dominant
5.8
3.4

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (111 vs 122). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Safina D.Brianti A.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
68
27
Break points saved·Clear edge
45
28
Break points won·Clear edge
88
66
Deciding sets·Dominant
83
22
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
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast

Draw