Nadia Petrova vs Elena Likhovtseva — Moscow Round of 16

Moscow · WTA · Round of 16
RUS
Nadia Petrova
44 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 9 October 2006
hard
RUS
Elena Likhovtseva
50 yrs · 174 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Petrova N.
6-3 7-5
Likhovtseva E.
Petrova N.
672
Likhovtseva E.
35–

Nadia Petrova defeated Elena Likhovtseva 6-3 7-5 in the Moscow round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Elena Likhovtseva came in defending last year's quarter-final, but Nadia Petrova had been the form player, winning 3 of their last 7 on hard. Nadia Petrova extended the head-to-head to 4–3.

Key context

  • Match story: Nadia Petrova closed it out in two sets, 6–3 7–5.

Head to head

3–3
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2005-10-03FilderstadtR16hardNadia Petrova6-1 6-1
2004-10-25LinzR16hardNadia Petrova6-2 5-7 6-3
2004-08-02MontrealR32hardElena Likhovtseva6-4 6-7(6) 7-5
2004-07-26San DiegoR64hardElena Likhovtseva6-4 1-6 6-4
2003-03-31SarasotaR32clayNadia Petrova6-4 6-3
2001-08-27US OpenR64hardElena Likhovtseva6-4 2-6 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Petrova N.serving75% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Likhovtseva E.

Likhovtseva E.serving69% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Petrova N.

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
Petrova N.Likhovtseva E.
1st serve in·Slight edge
57%
65%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
69%
60%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
45%
Service points won·Even
59%
55%
Return points won·Even
43%
44%
Break points saved·Even
57%
54%
Aces / match·Dominant
5.8
1.8
Double faults / match·Even
3.2
3.4

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 52). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Petrova N.Likhovtseva E.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
68
48
Break points saved·Clear edge
85
67
Break points won·Clear edge
80
61
Deciding sets·Clear edge
75
63
Tiebreaks·
62
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Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Chakvetadze A.
Petrova N.
6-46-4
Semi-finals
Petrova N.
Vaidisova N.
6-04-67-63
Chakvetadze A.
Dementieva E.
7-53-66-0
Quarter-finals
Chakvetadze A.
Sharapova M.
W/O
Dementieva E.
Schnyder P.
7-667-61
Petrova N.
Zvonareva V.
7-56-1
Vaidisova N.
Mauresmo A.
1-67-57-63
R16
Mauresmo A.
Vesnina E.
5-76-37-63
Vaidisova N.
Stosur S.
6-46-1
Zvonareva V.
Kuznetsova S.
6-16-3
Petrova N.
Likhovtseva E.
6-37-5
Schnyder P.
Benesova I.
7-631-66-1
Dementieva E.
Peer S.
4-67-646-3
Chakvetadze A.
Schiavone F.
7-636-4
Sharapova M.
Bychkova E.
6-47-5
R32
Zvonareva V.
Dushevina V.
6-36-2
Vaidisova N.
Pavlyuchenkova A.
6-36-3
Stosur S.
Gagliardi E.
4-66-36-2
Vesnina E.
Li N.
6-21-67-611
Bychkova E.
Rodionova A.
6-36-4
Schiavone F.
Kirilenko M.
3-67-57-63
Chakvetadze A.
Safina D.
6-16-2
Peer S.
Bovina E.
6-06-2
Benesova I.
Santangelo M.
3-66-37-5
Schnyder P.
Rubin C.
6-36-0
Petrova N.
Groenefeld A.
6-26-2
Likhovtseva E.
Camerin M.
6-06-1