Rita Grande vs Nadia PetrovaBirmingham Round of 64

Birmingham · WTA · Round of 64
51 yrs · 177 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 11 June 2001
grass
44 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Grande R.
6-4 6-4
Petrova N.
Grande R.
662
Petrova N.
44

Rita Grande defeated Nadia Petrova 6-4 6-4 in the Birmingham round of 64 on grass. The upset overturned the form book — Nadia Petrova came in defending last year's round of 32.

Key context

  • Match story: Rita Grande edged a tight contest from start to finish — 6–4 6–4.

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Grande R.serving79% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Petrova N.

Petrova N.serving83% hold

wins 65% of points on serve vs Grande R.

Serve advantage — Petrova N.

Each player's serve crossed against the other's return, converted to expected hold of serve. Recent completed matches, ATP, WTA & Challenger. About

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Clear edge
69%
57%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
62%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
42%
46%
Service points won·Even
56%
59%
Return points won·Even
43%
43%
Break points saved·Even
58%
56%
Aces / match·Dominant
1.6
5.8
Double faults / match·Dominant
1.4
3.2

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (12 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast

Draw