Venus Williams #8 def. Dinara Safina #3

6-4 6-2

Venus Williams defeated Dinara Safina 6-4 6-2 in the 2008 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix quarterfinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatVenus WilliamsDinara Safina
Aces51
Double faults01
First serve %66.0%64.0%
First serve points won %79.0%57.0%
Second serve points won %87.0%62.0%
Break points saved %40.0%
Break points converted %60.0%
Service points won %82.0%59.0%
Return points won %41.0%18.0%
Total points won %59.0%41.0%

Player Comparison

FieldVenus WilliamsDinara Safina
Country USA RUS
Birth dateJun 17, 1980Apr 27, 1986
Age2822
Height185 cm182 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)83
Ranking points (entering)2,2713,747
Elo (entering)2,0492,099
Current career W-L782–299304–161
Current career earnings$43,194,440$10,585,640
Pre-match H2H

Path

Venus Williams's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Kateryna Volodko #546-4 6-2WH2HMatch dataOct 3, 2008R16
Anna-Lena Groenefeld #846-1 6-2WH2HMatch dataOct 2, 2008R32

Venus Williams's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Jelena Jankovic #27-6(8) 5-7 2-6LH2HMatch dataOct 4, 2008SF

Dinara Safina's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Tsvetana Pironkova #526-1 7-6(6)WH2HMatch dataOct 3, 2008R16