Vania King vs Nadia Petrova — Madrid Round of 64

Madrid · WTA · Round of 64
USA
Vania King
37 yrs · 165 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 2 May 2011
clay
RUS
Nadia Petrova
44 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLLWWLLW
King V.
6-1 7-6
Petrova N.
King V.
6772
Petrova N.
165–

Vania King defeated Nadia Petrova 6-1 7-6 in the Madrid round of 64 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Nadia Petrova came in leading the head-to-head 4–0, defending last year's quarter-final. Vania King claimed a first win over Nadia Petrova in five meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 4–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Vania King came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 6–1 7–6.

Head to head

0–4
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2012-05-07MadridR64clayNadia Petrova4-6 6-3 6-1
2010-09-20SeoulR16hardNadia Petrova6-3 6-4
2010-04-12CharlestonR32clayNadia Petrova6-2 6-1
2007-06-25WimbledonR128grassNadia Petrova6-0 6-1

Serve vs return

This season
King V.serving62% hold

wins 55% of points on serve vs Petrova N.

Petrova N.serving71% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs King V.

Baseline 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 season
King V.Petrova N.
1st serve in·Slight edge
65%
57%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
60%
68%
2nd serve points won·Even
45%
46%
Service points won·Even
55%
59%
Return points won·Even
44%
44%
Break points saved·Even
54%
53%
Aces / match·Dominant
0.9
5.5
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.5
3.2

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (150 vs 120). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
King V.Petrova N.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
28
68
Break points saved·Dominant
54
85
Break points won·Dominant
54
80
Deciding sets·Dominant
37
75
Tiebreaks·Even
64
62

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
18°COvercast
Wind 5 km/hHumidity 54%

Draw

Final
Kvitova P.
Azarenka V.
7-636-4
Semi-finals
Azarenka V.
Goerges J.
6-46-2
Kvitova P.
Li N.
6-36-1
Quarter-finals
Goerges J.
Pavlyuchenkova A.
6-46-2
Li N.
Mattek Sands B.
6-43-66-4
Kvitova P.
Cibulkova D.
3-66-37-5
Azarenka V.
Safarova L.
6-33-66-2
R16
Azarenka V.
Parra Santonja A.
6-06-3
Pavlyuchenkova A.
Stosur S.
7-646-3
Cibulkova D.
Sharapova M.
7-56-4
Goerges J.
Wozniacki C.
6-41-66-3
Kvitova P.
Zvonareva V.
6-16-4
Li N.
Vinci R.
2-66-26-1
Mattek Sands B.
Schiavone F.
7-656-3
Safarova L.
Gajdosova J.
6-36-3
R32
Cibulkova D.
Szavay A.
W/O
Li N.
Benesova I.
6-16-4
Safarova L.
Jankovic J.
6-44-67-5
Zvonareva V.
Vesnina E.
0-66-36-3
Kvitova P.
Scheepers C.
6-36-3
Sharapova M.
Makarova K.
6-33-66-1
Schiavone F.
Errani S.
6-02-66-3
Mattek Sands B.
King V.
6-06-2
Stosur S.
Hantuchova D.
7-617-5
Pavlyuchenkova A.
Bartoli M.
7-56-1
Goerges J.
Safina D.
6-44-66-4
Wozniacki C.
Jovanovski B.
6-46-4
Vinci R.
Kleybanova A.
6-26-2
Gajdosova J.
Radwanska A.
3-66-36-3
Azarenka V.
Arvidsson S.
6-16-1
Parra Santonja A.
Petkovic A.
6-27-65
R64
Goerges J.
Kanepi K.
6-736-16-4
Safina D.
Llagostera Vives N.
5-76-46-3
Zvonareva V.
Schnyder P.
6-21-66-2
Kvitova P.
Dulgheru A.
6-46-1
Cibulkova D.
Kuznetsova S.
6-36-2
Gajdosova J.
Kirilenko M.
7-53-67-64
Safarova L.
Medina Garrigues A.
6-22-67-63
Jankovic J.
Pous Tio L.
6-26-0
Li N.
Martinez Sanchez M.
6-47-66
Benesova I.
Strycova B.
6-36-2
Vinci R.
Govortsova O.
6-46-0
Radwanska A.
Shvedova Y.
2-66-16-3
Petkovic A.
Dominguez Lino L.
6-36-1
Parra Santonja A.
Pennetta F.
6-37-5
Arvidsson S.
Rezai A.
6-33-66-4
Azarenka V.
Dushevina V.
6-06-0
Stosur S.
Dulko G.
3-66-26-2
Kleybanova A.
Peer S.
6-36-2
Szavay A.
Pironkova T.
7-654-66-1
Hantuchova D.
Date Krumm K.
6-36-3
Pavlyuchenkova A.
Zheng J.
6-06-1
Bartoli M.
Halep S.
6-46-1
Jovanovski B.
Arn G.
6-42-66-3
Scheepers C.
Niculescu M.
4-66-37-63
Wozniacki C.
Morita A.
6-26-3
Mattek Sands B.
Ivanovic A.
0-66-46-4
King V.
Petrova N.
6-17-65
Errani S.
Koukalova K.
7-666-4
Schiavone F.
Peng S.
7-57-62
Sharapova M.
Rus A.
2-66-36-2
Makarova K.
Wickmayer Y.
6-46-4
Vesnina E.
Mirza S.
6-46-3