Dinara Safina #3 def. Alizé Cornet #16

6-3 6-4

Dinara Safina defeated Alizé Cornet 6-3 6-4 in the 2009 Sydney International quarterfinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatDinara SafinaAlizé Cornet
Aces21
Double faults77
First serve %72.0%47.0%
First serve points won %56.0%57.0%
Second serve points won %50.0%41.0%
Break points saved %75.0%44.0%
Break points converted %56.0%25.0%
Service points won %54.0%48.0%
Return points won %52.0%46.0%
Total points won %53.0%47.0%

Player Comparison

FieldDinara SafinaAlizé Cornet
Country RUS FRA
Birth dateApr 27, 1986Jan 22, 1990
Age2218
Height182 cm173 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)316
Ranking points (entering)7,5542,982
Elo (entering)2,0411,813
Current career W-L304–161379–361
Current career earnings$10,585,640$10,531,464
Pre-match H2H
Dinara Safina #3 0 0 Alizé Cornet #16

Path

Dinara Safina's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Vera Dushevina #866-3 6-0WH2HMatch dataJan 16, 2009R16
Sorana Cirstea #366-2 6-1WH2HMatch dataJan 15, 2009R32

Dinara Safina's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Ai Sugiyama #296-4 7-6(3)WH2HMatch dataJan 17, 2009SF

Alizé Cornet's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Alisa Kleybanova #327-6(5) 6-1WH2HMatch dataJan 16, 2009R16
Nadia Petrova #116-2 6-4WH2HMatch dataJan 15, 2009R32