R16 Roland Garros 2007

Serena Williams #8 def. Dinara Safina #11

6-2 6-3

Serena Williams defeated Dinara Safina 6-2 6-3 in the 2007 Roland Garros fourth round on clay courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatSerena WilliamsDinara Safina
Aces41
Double faults25
First serve %60.0%52.0%
First serve points won %63.0%50.0%
Second serve points won %55.0%27.0%
Break points saved %50.0%33.0%
Break points converted %67.0%50.0%
Service points won %60.0%39.0%
Return points won %61.0%40.0%
Total points won %61.0%39.0%

Player Comparison

FieldSerena WilliamsDinara Safina
Country USA RUS
Birth dateSep 26, 1981Apr 27, 1986
Age2521
Height175 cm182 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)811
Ranking points (entering)1,8801,798
Elo (entering)2,1341,908
Current career W-L837–172304–161
Current career earnings$94,948,662$10,585,640
Pre-match H2H

Path

Serena Williams's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Michaella Krajicek #406-3 6-4WH2HMatch dataJun 2, 2007R32
Milagros Sequera #696-0 7-6(3)WH2HMatch dataMay 30, 2007R64
Tsvetana Pironkova #915-7 6-1 6-1WH2HMatch dataMay 29, 2007R128

Serena Williams's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Justine Henin #14-6 3-6LH2HMatch dataJun 6, 2007QF

Dinara Safina's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Francesca Schiavone #283-6 6-3 6-1WH2HMatch dataJun 2, 2007R32
Tzipora Obziler #956-1 6-0WH2HMatch dataMay 30, 2007R64
Yuliana Fedak #1097-5 6-4WH2HMatch dataMay 29, 2007R128