Dinara Safina vs Nadia PetrovaMontreal Round of 32

Montreal · WTA · Round of 32
40 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 16 August 2010
hard
44 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Safina D.
7-5 4-6 6-4
Petrova N.
Safina D.
7462
Petrova N.
5641

Dinara Safina defeated Nadia Petrova 7-5 4-6 6-4 in the Montreal round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Nadia Petrova came in leading the head-to-head 5–1. Dinara Safina narrowed the head-to-head to 5–2.

Key context

Head to head

15
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2008-09-15TokyoSFhardDinara Safina6-1 6-0
2007-04-02Amelia IslandQFclayNadia Petrova6-4 7-5
2007-03-19MiamiR16hardNadia Petrova3-6 6-2 6-4
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
Safina D.serving67% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Petrova N.

Petrova N.serving73% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Safina D.

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
1st serve in·Slight edge
64%
57%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
62%
69%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
41%
46%
Service points won·Slight edge
54%
59%
Return points won·Even
45%
43%
Break points saved·Slight edge
52%
57%
Aces / match·Dominant
2.1
5.7
Double faults / match·Dominant
6.2
3.2

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (44 vs 167). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

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

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°CDrizzle
Wind 18 km/hHumidity 85%

Draw