Nadia Petrova vs Serena Williams — Madrid Round of 16

Madrid · WTA · Round of 16
RUS
Nadia Petrova
44 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLLWWLLW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 10 May 2010
clay
USA
Serena Williams
44 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLLWLLLW
Petrova N.
4-6 6-2 6-3
Williams S.
Petrova N.
4662
Williams S.
6231

Nadia Petrova defeated Serena Williams 4-6 6-2 6-3 in the Madrid round of 16 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Serena Williams came in leading the head-to-head 7–2, defending last year's round of 64. Nadia Petrova narrowed the head-to-head to 7–3.

Key context

Head to head

2–7
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2012-05-14RomeR32claySerena Williams4-6 6-2 6-3
2009-10-05BeijingR16hardNadia Petrova6-4 3-6 7-6(5)
2007-01-15Australian OpenR32hardSerena Williams1-6 7-5 6-3
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
Petrova N.serving69% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Williams S.

Williams S.serving83% hold

wins 65% of points on serve vs Petrova N.

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
Petrova N.Williams S.
1st serve in·Even
57%
60%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
69%
75%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
49%
Service points won·Slight edge
59%
64%
Return points won·Even
43%
45%
Break points saved·Slight edge
56%
61%
Aces / match·Clear edge
5.7
7.7
Double faults / match·Even
3.2
3.2

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (167 vs 199). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

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

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast
Weather
13°CPartly cloudy
Wind 12 km/hHumidity 68%

Draw

Final
Rezai A.
Williams V.
6-27-5
Semi-finals
Rezai A.
Safarova L.
6-10-0
Williams V.
Peer S.
6-36-0
Quarter-finals
Peer S.
Li N.
6-43-66-4
Williams V.
Stosur S.
6-36-3
Rezai A.
Jankovic J.
7-56-4
Safarova L.
Petrova N.
6-11-66-4
R16
Rezai A.
Petkovic A.
6-47-68
Jankovic J.
Medina Garrigues A.
6-26-0
Safarova L.
Dulgheru A.
6-746-17-66
Petrova N.
Williams S.
4-66-26-3
Li N.
Bondarenko A.
6-36-4
Peer S.
Parra Santonja A.
7-56-2
Williams V.
Schiavone F.
3-66-16-2
Stosur S.
Schnyder P.
7-636-2
R32
Williams S.
Dushevina V.
6-727-657-65
Li N.
Cibulkova D.
6-23-67-5
Petrova N.
Pavlyuchenkova A.
6-27-5
Safarova L.
Govortsova O.
4-66-27-5
Dulgheru A.
Dementieva E.
6-13-67-5
Rezai A.
Koukalova K.
6-37-5
Petkovic A.
Pennetta F.
7-636-3
Medina Garrigues A.
Bartoli M.
6-26-0
Jankovic J.
Ivanovic A.
4-66-46-1
Stosur S.
Martinez Sanchez M.
7-626-4
Schnyder P.
Radwanska A.
3-66-46-4
Schiavone F.
Bammer S.
6-26-1
Williams V.
Zvonareva V.
7-56-3
Peer S.
Kleybanova A.
7-646-0
Parra Santonja A.
Peng S.
1-67-616-3
Bondarenko A.
Wozniacki C.
6-26-3
R64
Peng S.
Azarenka V.
3-0
Schnyder P.
Szavay A.
5-2
Dulgheru A.
Czink M.
6-10-0
Koukalova K.
Safina D.
7-617-63
Williams V.
Voegele S.
6-46-2
Bondarenko A.
Rybarikova M.
2-66-16-4
Petkovic A.
Errani S.
6-736-17-5
Wozniacki C.
Kvitova P.
6-46-2
Peer S.
Kuznetsova S.
6-32-66-0
Kleybanova A.
Amanmuradova A.
6-36-2
Bartoli M.
Hercog P.
3-66-46-4
Dushevina V.
Flipkens K.
6-26-1
Radwanska A.
Kirilenko M.
6-26-2
Stosur S.
Dulko G.
7-637-5
Medina Garrigues A.
Zheng J.
3-66-36-2
Parra Santonja A.
Ruano Pascual V.
6-36-2
Pennetta F.
Cirstea S.
6-11-66-1
Pavlyuchenkova A.
Hantuchova D.
6-47-62
Petrova N.
Vesnina E.
4-66-26-3
Safarova L.
Sharapova M.
6-46-3
Govortsova O.
Garbin T.
7-56-2
Dementieva E.
Wozniak A.
6-06-1
Rezai A.
Henin J.
4-67-56-0
Li N.
Garcia Vidagany B.
6-06-2
Cibulkova D.
Benesova I.
6-26-2
Schiavone F.
Cornet A.
6-26-2
Bammer S.
Shvedova Y.
6-43-66-3
Zvonareva V.
Oudin M.
6-36-4