Nadia Petrova vs Serena Williams — Amelia Island Quarter-final

Amelia Island · WTA · Quarter-final
RUS
Nadia Petrova
44 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 5 April 2004
clay
USA
Serena Williams
44 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Petrova N.
6-2 6-3
Williams S.
Petrova N.
662
Williams S.
23–

Nadia Petrova defeated Serena Williams 6-2 6-3 in the Amelia Island quarter-final on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Serena Williams came in leading the head-to-head 7–2. Nadia Petrova narrowed the head-to-head to 7–3.

Key context

Head to head

2–7
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2012-05-14RomeR32claySerena Williams4-6 6-2 6-3
2010-05-10MadridR16clayNadia Petrova4-6 6-2 6-3
2009-10-05BeijingR16hardNadia Petrova6-4 3-6 7-6(5)
2007-01-15Australian OpenR32hardSerena Williams1-6 7-5 6-3
2005-01-17Australian OpenR16hardSerena Williams6-1 3-6 6-3
2004-09-20BeijingQFhardSerena Williams6-2 4-1 RET
2001-05-28Roland GarrosR16claySerena Williams6-3 6-1
2001-01-15Australian OpenR64hardSerena Williams6-3 6-2
2000-08-22US OpenR64hardSerena Williams6-3 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Petrova N.serving69% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Williams S.

Williams S.serving83% hold

wins 65% of points on serve vs Petrova N.

Serve advantage — Williams S.

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
Petrova N.Williams S.
1st serve in·Even
57%
60%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
69%
75%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
49%
Service points won·Slight edge
59%
64%
Return points won·Even
43%
45%
Break points saved·Even
57%
61%
Aces / match·Clear edge
5.8
7.7
Double faults / match·Even
3.2
3.2

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 199). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Petrova N.Williams S.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
68
95
Break points saved·Slight edge
85
94
Break points won·Clear edge
80
96
Deciding sets·Clear edge
75
98
Tiebreaks·Dominant
62
95

Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About

Draw

Final
Davenport L.
Mauresmo A.
6-46-4
Semi-finals
Mauresmo A.
Henin J.
6-747-56-3
Davenport L.
Petrova N.
3-66-46-1
Quarter-finals
Davenport L.
Suarez P.
6-46-1
Henin J.
Zvonareva V.
6-46-3
Petrova N.
Williams S.
6-26-3
Mauresmo A.
Farina Elia S.
6-46-3
R16
Williams S.
Sprem K.
6-17-5
Petrova N.
Mandula P.
6-16-4
Farina Elia S.
Kostanic Tosic J.
6-26-2
Suarez P.
Sugiyama A.
7-57-68
Davenport L.
Molik A.
6-47-5
Zvonareva V.
Schnyder P.
6-26-3
Mauresmo A.
Strycova B.
6-36-4
Henin J.
Martinez C.
2-67-56-3
R32
Mandula P.
Frazier A.
7-617-63
Kostanic Tosic J.
Dementieva E.
7-651-0
Williams S.
Pierce M.
6-36-1
Henin J.
Safina D.
6-47-66
Sugiyama A.
Castano C.
7-56-4
Suarez P.
Asagoe S.
6-46-3
Molik A.
Parra Santonja A.
6-36-4
Davenport L.
Sun T.
6-27-5
Petrova N.
Sequera M.
6-16-0
Zvonareva V.
Pisnik T.
6-31-67-5
Mauresmo A.
Morigami A.
6-06-3
Strycova B.
Smashnova A.
2-66-47-61
Farina Elia S.
Ruano Pascual V.
6-16-1
Sprem K.
Maleeva M.
6-26-4
Martinez C.
Medina Garrigues A.
6-36-4
Schnyder P.
Mikaelian M.
6-16-0
R64
Morigami A.
Vento Kabchi M.
6-46-1
Kostanic Tosic J.
Weingartner M.
6-46-2
Ruano Pascual V.
Granville L.
6-16-3
Farina Elia S.
Likhovtseva E.
6-46-4
Pierce M.
Shaughnessy M.
6-16-2
Sprem K.
Irvin M.
6-36-2
Maleeva M.
Randriantefy D.
6-46-746-3
Frazier A.
Dokic J.
6-47-5
Mandula P.
Barna A.
6-26-3
Sequera M.
Navratilova M.
1-66-36-2
Sun T.
Black C.
7-686-3
Molik A.
Jankovic J.
6-06-0
Parra Santonja A.
Schiavone F.
1-67-646-0
Mikaelian M.
Zheng J.
6-12-66-3
Pisnik T.
Kremer A.
6-26-4
Castano C.
Diaz Oliva M.
6-36-3
Strycova B.
Czink M.
7-616-1
Smashnova A.
Hopkins J.
6-06-0
Suarez P.
Santangelo M.
6-26-3
Asagoe S.
Reeves S.
6-37-5
Safina D.
Tanasugarn T.
6-16-3
Medina Garrigues A.
Craybas J.
6-46-2
Martinez C.
Krasnoroutskaya L.
3-67-56-1
Schnyder P.
Schaul C.
7-54-66-1