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Dinara Safina #17 def. Serena Williams #6

2-6 6-1 7-6(5)

Match Information

Date	May 10, 2008*
Tournament	Berlin
Category	WTA 1000
Surface	Clay
Round	QF
Winner	Dinara Safina
Score	2-6 6-1 7-6(5)
Loser	Serena Williams

Stat	Dinara Safina	Serena Williams
Aces	7	4
Double faults	6	7
First serve %	60	54
First serve points won %	65	67
Second serve points won %	53	42
Break points saved %	50	43
Break points converted %	57	50
Service points won %	60	55
Return points won %	45	40
Total points won %	52	48

Pre-match Comparison

Field	Dinara Safina	Serena Williams
Country	RUS	USA
Birth date	Apr 27, 1986	Sep 26, 1981
Age	22	26
Height	182	175
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	Two-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	17	6
Ranking points (entering)	1,412	2,726
Elo (entering)	1,850	2,187
Career W-L	299–160	825–170
Career earnings	$10,585,640	$94,932,862

Pre-match H2H

Dinara Safina 1 – 3 Serena Williams

Path

Dinara Safina's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
May 9, 2008	R16	Justine Henin	5-7 6-3 6-1	W	H2H	Match data
May 8, 2008	R32	Kaia Kanepi	6-4 6-3	W	H2H	Match data
May 7, 2008	R64	Julia Goerges	6-3 6-4	W	H2H	Match data

Dinara Safina's next match

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
May 10, 2008	SF	Victoria Azarenka	6-4 6-1	W	H2H	Match data

Serena Williams's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
May 9, 2008	R16	Agnieszka Radwanska	6-3 6-1	W	H2H	Match data
May 8, 2008	R32	Francesca Schiavone	6-2 6-3	W	H2H	Match data