Nadia Petrova vs Victoria Azarenka — Stuttgart Semi-final
Stuttgart · WTA · Semi-final
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 29 September 2008
clay
#433WTA
1875ELO
1769Clay ELO
36 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWWLWLW
Petrova N.6-4 6-4
Azarenka V.
Petrova N.
662
Azarenka V.
44–
Nadia Petrova defeated Victoria Azarenka 6-4 6-4 in the Stuttgart semi-final on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Victoria Azarenka came in leading the head-to-head 4–1. Nadia Petrova narrowed the head-to-head to 4–2.
Key context
- Match story: Nadia Petrova edged a tight contest from start to finish — 6–4 6–4.
Head to head
1–4| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-07-30 | Olympics | R16 | hard | Victoria Azarenka | 7-6(6) 6-4 |
| 2011-06-20 | Wimbledon | R16 | grass | Victoria Azarenka | 6-2 6-2 |
| 2009-06-22 | Wimbledon | R16 | grass | Victoria Azarenka | 7-6(5) 2-6 6-3 |
| 2008-06-23 | Wimbledon | R32 | grass | Nadia Petrova | 7-6(11) 7-6(4) |
| 2007-09-24 | Luxembourg | R16 | hard | Victoria Azarenka | 6-2 6-1 |
Serve vs return
This seasonBaseline 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 season1st serve in·Slight edge
57%
63%
1st serve points won·Even
69%
66%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
44%
Service points won·Even
59%
58%
Return points won·Even
43%
46%
Break points saved·Even
56%
57%
Aces / match·Dominant
5.8
2.8
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.2
4.3
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 195). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Clear edge
68
91
Break points saved·Slight edge
85
94
Break points won·Clear edge
80
99
Deciding sets·Clear edge
75
96
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
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast
Weather
15°COvercast
Wind 7 km/hHumidity 67%
Draw
Quarter-finals
Jankovic J.
Zvonareva V.
7-687-65
Williams V.
Safina D.
6-46-2
Azarenka V.
Dementieva E.
7-663-66-1
Petrova N.
Li N.
6-26-3
R16
Jankovic J.
Bondarenko A.
6-26-0
Li N.
Williams S.
0-66-16-4
Petrova N.
Schnyder P.
6-46-1
Dementieva E.
Bammer S.
6-16-4
Azarenka V.
Radwanska A.
6-17-5
Williams V.
Bondarenko K.
6-46-2
Safina D.
Pironkova T.
6-17-66
Zvonareva V.
Bartoli M.
6-26-0
R32
Petrova N.
Strycova B.
6-26-2
Bondarenko A.
Daniilidou E.
7-656-1
Bartoli M.
Cibulkova D.
6-36-1
Zvonareva V.
Hantuchova D.
6-36-2
Pironkova T.
Cornet A.
6-26-1
Bondarenko K.
Pennetta F.
4-66-26-1
Williams V.
Groenefeld A.
6-16-2
Radwanska A.
Zahlavova S.
6-36-2
Schnyder P.
Kuznetsova S.
6-44-67-5
Bammer S.
Maria T.
4-66-27-5
Li N.
Vaidisova N.
6-16-2
Azarenka V.
Szavay A.
7-56-3