Nadia Petrova vs Dinara Safina — Miami Round of 16

Miami · WTA · Round of 16
RUS
Nadia Petrova
44 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLLWWLLW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 19 March 2007
hard
RUS
Dinara Safina
40 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWWLWWL
Petrova N.
3-6 6-2 6-4
Safina D.
Petrova N.
3662
Safina D.
6241

Nadia Petrova defeated Dinara Safina 3-6 6-2 6-4 in the Miami round of 16 on hard. The result followed the form book — Nadia Petrova came in leading the head-to-head 4–2, defending last year's quarter-final. Nadia Petrova extended the head-to-head to 5–2.

Key context

Head to head

4–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2010-08-16MontrealR32hardDinara Safina7-5 4-6 6-4
2008-09-15TokyoSFhardDinara Safina6-1 6-0
2007-04-02Amelia IslandQFclayNadia Petrova6-4 7-5
2007-02-05ParisQFcarpetNadia Petrova6-3 6-2
2006-05-08BerlinQFgrassNadia Petrova3-6 6-4 6-3
2004-01-05Gold CoastQFhardNadia Petrova6-1 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Petrova N.serving69% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Safina D.

Safina D.serving75% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Petrova N.

Serve advantage — Safina D.

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.Safina D.
1st serve in·Slight edge
57%
64%
1st serve points won·Even
69%
66%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
43%
Service points won·Even
59%
58%
Return points won·Even
43%
47%
Break points saved·Even
56%
55%
Aces / match·Clear edge
5.8
3.2
Double faults / match·Dominant
3.2
5.7

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Petrova N.Safina D.
Clutch Rating·Even
68
72
Break points saved·Slight edge
85
79
Break points won·Even
80
84
Deciding sets·Even
75
78
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
62
77

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

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast
Weather
23°CPartly cloudy
Wind 19 km/hHumidity 46%

Draw

Final
Williams S.
Henin J.
0-67-56-3
Semi-finals
Henin J.
Chakvetadze A.
6-26-3
Williams S.
Peer S.
7-646-1
Quarter-finals
Henin J.
Petrova N.
7-647-64
Chakvetadze A.
Li N.
4-67-56-2
Williams S.
Vaidisova N.
6-16-4
Peer S.
Garbin T.
6-06-3
R16
Vaidisova N.
Dushevina V.
6-26-4
Williams S.
Sharapova M.
6-16-1
Henin J.
Zvonareva V.
6-36-2
Li N.
Clijsters K.
4-66-46-2
Garbin T.
Radwanska A.
6-46-2
Chakvetadze A.
Santangelo M.
6-17-5
Petrova N.
Safina D.
3-66-26-4
Peer S.
Kuznetsova S.
6-44-66-3
R32
Garbin T.
Shvedova Y.
4-66-36-2
Petrova N.
Bychkova E.
6-16-1
Henin J.
Razzano V.
6-22-67-65
Zvonareva V.
Hantuchova D.
6-26-4
Chakvetadze A.
Golovin T.
6-16-3
Santangelo M.
Jankovic J.
2-67-636-4
Sharapova M.
Williams V.
2-66-27-5
Williams S.
Safarova L.
6-36-4
Clijsters K.
Stosur S.
6-46-2
Safina D.
Sugiyama A.
6-43-66-1
Dushevina V.
Kanepi K.
6-16-1
Vaidisova N.
Azarenka V.
6-36-3
Radwanska A.
Hingis M.
4-66-36-2
Kuznetsova S.
Kostanic Tosic J.
6-46-2
Peer S.
Vakulenko J.
7-657-5
Li N.
Srebotnik K.
6-06-1
R64
Srebotnik K.
Jidkova A.
6-46-3
Sugiyama A.
Yakimova A.
6-46-0
Vakulenko J.
Schiavone F.
3-67-606-4
Safarova L.
Loit E.
6-07-5
Clijsters K.
Morigami A.
4-66-06-0
Jankovic J.
Peng S.
6-26-4
Golovin T.
Poutchek T.
6-17-68
Hantuchova D.
Larcher De Brito M.
7-56-0
Dushevina V.
Bartoli M.
7-652-66-4
Peer S.
Castano C.
6-26-1
Williams S.
Rodionova A.
6-36-3
Radwanska A.
Zheng J.
6-36-4
Stosur S.
Puchkova O.
6-26-2
Chakvetadze A.
Bardina V.
6-16-0
Razzano V.
Muller M.
6-47-62
Safina D.
Granville L.
6-16-1
Kanepi K.
Schnyder P.
6-16-4
Petrova N.
Dechy N.
6-43-67-62
Hingis M.
Benesova I.
6-36-2
Azarenka V.
Medina Garrigues A.
6-47-5
Shvedova Y.
Ivanovic A.
7-56-4
Zvonareva V.
Tu M.
6-46-2
Li N.
Paszek T.
6-26-0
Bychkova E.
Beltrame S.
6-47-5
Garbin T.
Harkleroad A.
6-36-2
Sharapova M.
Chan Y.
6-36-2
Santangelo M.
Craybas J.
6-36-1
Vaidisova N.
Krajicek M.
4-67-56-2
Kuznetsova S.
Bondarenko K.
7-646-756-3
Kostanic Tosic J.
Bondarenko A.
6-37-5
Henin J.
King V.
6-46-1
Williams V.
Kirilenko M.
6-36-3
R128
Castano C.
Gajdosova J.
6-37-5
Poutchek T.
Tulyaganova I.
0-66-30-0
Vakulenko J.
Daniilidou E.
6-46-3
Chan Y.
Llagostera Vives N.
6-26-3
Bychkova E.
Rezai A.
6-16-4
Yakimova A.
Camerin M.
7-55-76-2
Granville L.
Dominguez Lino L.
6-47-60
Azarenka V.
Tanasugarn T.
6-06-4
Bondarenko K.
Nakamura A.
6-20-66-1
Kostanic Tosic J.
Lepchenko V.
6-36-3
Dechy N.
Pin C.
6-16-3
Williams V.
Fedak Y.
7-56-2
Krajicek M.
Tatishvili A.
6-37-62
Shvedova Y.
Cibulkova D.
6-36-1
Harkleroad A.
Albanese L.
6-46-2
Dushevina V.
Pratt N.
6-33-66-3
Radwanska A.
Perry S.
6-26-1
Benesova I.
Dulko G.
6-36-3
Peng S.
Vesnina E.
6-06-0
Kanepi K.
Pironkova T.
6-46-4
King V.
Sun T.
7-647-5
Rodionova A.
Likhovtseva E.
7-56-4
Razzano V.
Pennetta F.
6-46-2
Tu M.
Oprandi R.
6-36-2
Loit E.
Bammer S.
2-66-36-1
Craybas J.
Vinci R.
6-32-66-0
Bardina V.
Ancic S.
6-36-2
Paszek T.
Molik A.
6-36-4
Jidkova A.
Martic P.
4-66-47-65
Larcher De Brito M.
Shaughnessy M.
3-66-27-63
Puchkova O.
Arvidsson S.
2-66-36-2
Morigami A.
Wozniak A.
6-17-5