R16 Italian Open 2009

Dinara Safina #1 def. Jie Zheng #17

5-7 6-1 7-6(3)

Dinara Safina defeated Jie Zheng 5-7 6-1 7-6(3) in the 2009 Italian Open third round on clay courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatDinara SafinaJie Zheng
Aces20
Double faults70
First serve %69.0%75.0%
First serve points won %60.0%48.0%
Second serve points won %39.0%37.0%
Break points saved %36.0%50.0%
Break points converted %50.0%64.0%
Service points won %53.0%45.0%
Return points won %55.0%47.0%
Total points won %54.0%46.0%

Player Comparison

FieldDinara SafinaJie Zheng
Country RUS CHN
Birth dateApr 27, 1986Jul 5, 1983
Age2325
Height182 cm164 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)117
Ranking points (entering)9,0712,501
Elo (entering)2,0171,850
Current career W-L304–161218–196
Current career earnings$10,585,640$6,157,773
Pre-match H2H
Dinara Safina #1 3 0 Jie Zheng #17

Path

Dinara Safina's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Virginie Razzano #357-6(1) 6-1WH2HMatch dataMay 6, 2009R32

Dinara Safina's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez #484-6 6-3 6-0WH2HMatch dataMay 8, 2009QF

Jie Zheng's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Elena Vesnina #556-2 6-7(3) 6-2WH2HMatch dataMay 6, 2009R32
Nathalie Dechy #636-1 7-6(4)WH2HMatch dataMay 5, 2009R64