Serena Williams vs Nadia PetrovaAustralian Open Round of 32

Australian Open · WTA · Round of 32
44 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 15 January 2007
hard
44 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Williams S.
1-6 7-5 6-3
Petrova N.
Williams S.
1762
Petrova N.
6531

Serena Williams defeated Nadia Petrova 1-6 7-5 6-3 in the Australian Open round of 32 on hard. The result followed the form book — Serena Williams came in leading the head-to-head 6–3, defending last year's round of 32. Serena Williams extended the head-to-head to 7–3.

Key context

Head to head

63
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)
2005-01-17Australian OpenR16hardSerena Williams6-1 3-6 6-3
2004-09-20BeijingQFhardSerena Williams6-2 4-1 RET
2004-04-05Amelia IslandQFclayNadia Petrova6-2 6-3
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
Williams S.serving86% hold

wins 67% of points on serve vs Petrova N.

Petrova N.serving73% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Williams S.

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
1st serve in·Even
60%
57%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
75%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
49%
46%
Service points won·Slight edge
64%
59%
Return points won·Even
45%
43%
Break points saved·Slight edge
61%
56%
Aces / match·Clear edge
7.7
5.8
Double faults / match·Even
3.2
3.2

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

Clutch

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

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast
Weather
24°CClear
Wind 12 km/hHumidity 51%

Draw

R128
Dominguez Lino L.
Rolle A.
6-36-4
Camerin M.
Flipkens K.
6-26-2
Bartoli M.
Dushevina V.
6-06-3
Clijsters K.
Bardina V.
6-06-0
Puchkova O.
Domachowska M.
6-26-4
Garbin T.
Gagliardi E.
3-66-26-1
Voracova R.
Shaughnessy M.
7-56-3
Rodionova A.
Vinci R.
6-36-1
Sharapova M.
Pin C.
6-34-69-7
Mauresmo A.
Perry S.
6-36-4
Birnerova E.
Sucha M.
7-56-3
Schruff J.
Zheng J.
4-67-616-4
Sugiyama A.
Arvidsson S.
6-36-4
Yakimova A.
Pous Tio L.
6-24-67-5
Safarova L.
Brianti A.
6-36-1
Schiavone F.
Kloesel S.
6-46-4
Vaidisova N.
Craybas J.
6-45-76-1
Sequera M.
Gajdosova J.
6-36-4
Benesova I.
Voskoboeva G.
6-736-16-4
Srebotnik K.
Dellacqua C.
4-66-27-5
Vesnina E.
Medina Garrigues A.
6-776-16-1
Muller M.
Cravero J.
6-06-3
Dementieva E.
Foretz Gacon S.
6-16-2
Kuznetsova S.
Moore J.
6-26-0
Adamczak M.
Tulyaganova I.
6-16-4
Vakulenko J.
Likhovtseva E.
6-04-66-3
Kirilenko M.
Sprem K.
3-66-36-1
Golovin T.
Smashnova A.
6-36-1
Ondraskova Z.
Fernandez C.
6-46-2
Tu M.
Gallovits Hall E.
2-66-46-2
Peer S.
Oprandi R.
6-16-3
Jankovic J.
Wozniak A.
6-36-3
Ruano Pascual V.
Czink M.
1-66-19-7
Azarenka V.
Fedak Y.
6-25-76-4
Williams S.
Santangelo M.
6-26-1
Kremer A.
Krajicek M.
6-46-3
Dulko G.
Sun T.
6-26-2
Petrova N.
Tanasugarn T.
6-36-2
Hingis M.
Dechy N.
6-06-2
Kudryavtseva A.
Laine E.
4-66-29-7
Mirza S.
Savchuk O.
6-37-5
Nakamura A.
Daniilidou E.
6-46-0
Li N.
Bovina E.
6-46-3
Fedossova Y.
Castano C.
7-56-4
Safina D.
Bychkova E.
7-656-1
Hantuchova D.
Cornet A.
6-46-1
Loit E.
Rezai A.
6-34-66-3
Harkleroad A.
Yuan M.
6-36-0
Groenefeld A.
Zahlavova S.
6-46-1
Bondarenko A.
Cohen Aloro S.
6-17-66
Razzano V.
Pratt N.
6-786-46-0
Morigami A.
Pironkova T.
7-52-66-4
Schnyder P.
Brengle M.
6-36-4
Peng S.
Klepac A.
6-34-66-1
Molik A.
Chan Y.
6-27-64
Kanepi K.
Pennetta F.
7-57-63
Stosur S.
Koukalova K.
6-36-1
Kostanic Tosic J.
Ferguson S.
7-56-3
Granville L.
Beygelzimer Y.
6-26-3
Chakvetadze A.
Bammer S.
6-47-5
Ivanovic A.
King V.
6-26-0
Radwanska A.
Lepchenko V.
5-76-36-2
Paszek T.
Beltrame S.
6-16-4
Zvonareva V.
Obziler T.
6-36-4