Dinara Safina vs Kim Clijsters — Cincinnati Quarter-final
Cincinnati · WTA · Quarter-final
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 10 August 2009 ·
hard
Safina D.6-2 7-5
Clijsters K.
Safina D.
672
Clijsters K.
250
Dinara Safina defeated Kim Clijsters 6-2 7-5 in the Cincinnati quarter-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Kim Clijsters came in leading the head-to-head 8–1. Dinara Safina narrowed the head-to-head to 8–2.
Key context
- Match story: Dinara Safina closed it out in two sets, 6–2 7–5.
Head to head
1–8| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011-01-17 | Australian Open | R128 | hard | Kim Clijsters | 6-0 6-0 |
| 2010-08-09 | Cincinnati | R32 | hard | Kim Clijsters | 7-5 6-2 |
| 2006-05-15 | Rome | R16 | clay | Dinara Safina | 6-4 7-6 |
| 2006-02-13 | Antwerp | QF | hard | Kim Clijsters | 7-6 6-4 |
| 2005-10-24 | Hasselt | SF | hard | Kim Clijsters | 6-0 6-1 |
| 2005-08-08 | Los Angeles | R16 | hard | Kim Clijsters | 6-0 7-5 |
| 2005-05-02 | Berlin | R32 | grass | Kim Clijsters | 7-5 6-2 |
| 2004-02-09 | Paris | SF | carpet | Kim Clijsters | 6-1 6-1 |
| 2004-01-19 | Australian Open | R32 | hard | Kim Clijsters | 6-2 6-1 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
65%
64%
1st serve points won·Even
65%
68%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
43%
49%
Service points won·Even
57%
61%
Return points won·Even
47%
48%
Break points saved·Slight edge
55%
61%
Aces / match·Even
2.3
2.6
Double faults / match·Clear edge
5.8
4.5
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (111 vs 110). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Slight edge
68
77
Break points saved·Dominant
45
76
Break points won·Even
88
86
Deciding sets·Even
83
80
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
78
71
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Conditions
Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast