Vera Zvonareva vs Nadia PetrovaPhiladelphia Semi-final

Philadelphia · WTA · Semi-final
1693ELO
41 yrs · 172 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWWLWLW
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 1 November 2004
carpet
44 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLLWWLLW
Zvonareva V.
6-3 7-6
Petrova N.
Zvonareva V.
6772
Petrova N.
362

Vera Zvonareva defeated Nadia Petrova 6-3 7-6 in the Philadelphia semi-final on carpet. The upset overturned the form book — Nadia Petrova came in leading the head-to-head 5–2, defending last year's semi-final. Vera Zvonareva narrowed the head-to-head to 5–3.

Key context

Head to head

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DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2011-08-08TorontoR32hardVera Zvonareva7-5 6-4
2009-01-19Australian OpenR16hardVera Zvonareva7-5 6-4
2008-07-21Los AngelesR16hardNadia Petrova6-4 7-5
2007-02-12AntwerpR16hardNadia Petrova7-6(2) 6-4
2006-10-09MoscowQFhardNadia Petrova7-5 6-1
2006-05-08BerlinR32grassNadia Petrova6-1 7-6(3)
2003-05-26Roland GarrosQFclayNadia Petrova6-1 4-6 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Zvonareva V.serving73% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Petrova N.

Petrova N.serving75% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Zvonareva V.

Even serve battle

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·Slight edge
65%
57%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
63%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
46%
Service points won·Even
57%
59%
Return points won·Even
44%
43%
Break points saved·Even
56%
57%
Aces / match·Dominant
1.5
5.8
Double faults / match·Even
3.4
3.2

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
76
68
Break points saved·Slight edge
79
85
Break points won·Clear edge
94
80
Deciding sets·Clear edge
92
75
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
52
62

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