Nadia Petrova vs Shuai Peng — Tournament of Champions Quarter-final

Tournament of Champions · WTA · Quarter-final
RUS
Nadia Petrova
44 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 31 October 2011
hard
CHN
Shuai Peng
40 yrs · 173 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLLWLWLL
Petrova N.
6-4 6-3
Peng S.
Petrova N.
662
Peng S.
43–

Nadia Petrova defeated Shuai Peng 6-4 6-3 in the Tournament of Champions quarter-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Shuai Peng came in leading the head-to-head 4–3, but Nadia Petrova had been the form player, winning 3 of their last 7 on hard. Nadia Petrova narrowed the head-to-head to 4–4.

Key context

  • Match story: Nadia Petrova closed it out in two sets, 6–4 6–3.

Head to head

3–4
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2014-02-10DohaR64hardShuai Peng7-6(5) 7-5
2012-09-24TokyoR64hardNadia Petrova6-1 6-4
2011-04-04CharlestonR16clayShuai Peng6-3 5-7 6-2
2011-03-07Indian WellsR16hardShuai Peng6-4 5-7 6-3
2010-03-08Indian WellsR32hardNadia Petrova6-1 7-5
2009-10-05BeijingQFhardNadia Petrova6-7(5) 6-3 6-2
2005-01-10SydneyQFhardShuai Peng6-3 4-2 RET

Serve vs return

This season
Petrova N.serving75% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Peng S.

Peng S.serving71% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Petrova N.

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
Petrova N.Peng S.
1st serve in·Slight edge
57%
64%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
68%
63%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
47%
Service points won·Even
59%
57%
Return points won·Even
44%
44%
Break points saved·Even
53%
56%
Aces / match·Dominant
5.5
2.2
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.2
2.2

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (121 vs 198). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Petrova N.Peng S.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
68
37
Break points saved·Dominant
85
52
Break points won·Slight edge
80
74
Deciding sets·Dominant
75
41
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
62
67

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

Draw

Final
Ivanovic A.
Medina Garrigues A.
6-36-0
Semi-finals
Medina Garrigues A.
Lisicki S.
6-34-64-0
Ivanovic A.
Petrova N.
6-17-5
Quarter-finals
Medina Garrigues A.
Bartoli M.
6-46-771-0
Lisicki S.
Hantuchova D.
7-56-2
Ivanovic A.
Vinci R.
6-36-3
Petrova N.
Peng S.
6-46-3