Roberta Vinci vs Nadia PetrovaTokyo Round of 64

Tokyo · WTA · Round of 64
43 yrs · 163 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Sets
Monday, 27 September 2010
hard
44 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Vinci R.
7-5 6-4
Petrova N.
Vinci R.
762
Petrova N.
54

Roberta Vinci defeated Nadia Petrova 7-5 6-4 in the Tokyo round of 64 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Nadia Petrova came in leading the head-to-head 3–2, defending last year's round of 32, but Roberta Vinci had been the form player, winning 3 of their last 5 on hard. Roberta Vinci narrowed the head-to-head to 3–3.

Key context

Head to head

23
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2013-01-07SydneyR32hardRoberta Vinci7-5 7-5
2012-10-29Tournament of ChampionsSFhardNadia Petrova6-7(8) 6-1 6-4
2012-04-30EstorilQFclayRoberta Vinci6-2 1-6 6-4
2011-08-15CincinnatiR64hardNadia Petrova6-3 0-6 6-4
2011-02-21DohaR32hardNadia Petrova6-4 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Vinci R.serving71% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Petrova N.

Petrova N.serving77% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Vinci R.

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·Even
59%
57%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
63%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
46%
Service points won·Even
56%
59%
Return points won·Even
43%
43%
Break points saved·Even
55%
57%
Aces / match·Dominant
2.4
5.7
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.0
3.2

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 168). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
56
68
Break points saved·Clear edge
64
85
Break points won·Slight edge
72
80
Deciding sets·Even
75
75
Tiebreaks·Even
63
62

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

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Weather
17°CRain
Wind 26 km/hHumidity 86%

Draw