Sania Mirza vs Nadia PetrovaSan Diego Round of 32

San Diego · WTA · Round of 32
39 yrs · 153 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 1 August 2005
hard
44 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Mirza S.
6-2 6-1
Petrova N.
Mirza S.
662
Petrova N.
21

Sania Mirza defeated Nadia Petrova 6-2 6-1 in the San Diego round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Nadia Petrova came in leading the head-to-head 2–0, defending last year's round of 64, but Sania Mirza had been the form player, winning 4 of their last 7 on hard. Sania Mirza claimed a first win over Nadia Petrova in three meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

Head to head

02
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2009-01-19Australian OpenR64hardNadia Petrova6-3 6-2
2007-06-25WimbledonR64grassNadia Petrova6-2 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Mirza S.serving67% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Petrova N.

Petrova N.serving71% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Mirza S.

Baseline battle — serve is shaky, expect plenty of breaks

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·Even
57%
57%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
63%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
43%
46%
Service points won·Slight edge
54%
59%
Return points won·Even
46%
43%
Break points saved·Slight edge
52%
57%
Aces / match·Dominant
2.0
5.8
Double faults / match·Clear edge
4.3
3.2

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (164 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Dominant
36
68
Break points saved·Dominant
55
85
Break points won·Slight edge
69
80
Deciding sets·Dominant
47
75
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
52
62

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast

Draw