Petra Kvitova vs Alexandra Dulgheru — Sydney Round of 16

Sydney · WTA · Round of 16
CZE
Petra Kvitova
#1219WTA
36 yrs · 183 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 9 January 2012
hard
ROU
Alexandra Dulgheru
37 yrs · 172 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Kvitova P.
7-5 3-6 6-4
Dulgheru A.
Kvitova P.
7362
Dulgheru A.
5641

Petra Kvitova defeated Alexandra Dulgheru 7-5 3-6 6-4 in the Sydney round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Alexandra Dulgheru came in defending last year's round of 32. Petra Kvitova extended the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Petra Kvitova closed it out in three sets, 7–5 3–6 6–4.

Head to head

1–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2011-08-29US OpenR128hardAlexandra Dulgheru7-6(3) 6-3
2011-05-02MadridR64clayPetra Kvitova6-4 6-1

Serve vs return

This season
Kvitova P.serving77% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Dulgheru A.

Dulgheru A.serving64% hold

wins 56% of points on serve vs Kvitova P.

Serve advantage — Kvitova P.

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
Kvitova P.Dulgheru A.
1st serve in·Slight edge
63%
72%
1st serve points won·Clear edge
69%
57%
2nd serve points won·Even
48%
44%
Service points won·Slight edge
61%
53%
Return points won·Even
43%
45%
Break points saved·Slight edge
59%
52%
Aces / match·Dominant
4.9
0.9
Double faults / match·Clear edge
4.7
3.8

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (199 vs 125). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Kvitova P.Dulgheru A.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
88
20
Break points saved·Dominant
93
21
Break points won·Dominant
88
60
Deciding sets·Dominant
90
52
Tiebreaks·Dominant
92
53

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

Draw

Final
Azarenka V.
Li N.
6-21-66-3
Semi-finals
Li N.
Kvitova P.
1-67-56-2
Azarenka V.
Radwanska A.
1-66-36-2
Quarter-finals
Radwanska A.
Wozniacki C.
3-67-56-2
Azarenka V.
Bartoli M.
7-56-4
Li N.
Safarova L.
6-27-63
Kvitova P.
Hantuchova D.
6-06-4
R16
Azarenka V.
Jankovic J.
6-46-2
Kvitova P.
Dulgheru A.
7-53-66-4
Safarova L.
Kuznetsova S.
6-12-0
Bartoli M.
Dokic J.
6-06-3
Hantuchova D.
Schiavone F.
7-56-1
Li N.
Scheepers C.
2-66-46-1
Radwanska A.
Petkovic A.
7-56-4
Wozniacki C.
Cibulkova D.
7-52-66-4
R32
Jankovic J.
Goerges J.
6-13-1
Cibulkova D.
Peng S.
6-24-66-4
Dokic J.
Holland I.
6-06-0
Bartoli M.
Hercog P.
6-36-3
Dulgheru A.
Arvidsson S.
6-16-1
Hantuchova D.
Vinci R.
7-56-2
Schiavone F.
Stosur S.
6-26-4
Li N.
Makarova K.
6-06-3
Scheepers C.
Czink M.
6-46-2
Kuznetsova S.
Zvonareva V.
6-16-2
Petkovic A.
Pavlyuchenkova A.
6-26-3
Radwanska A.
Radwanska U.
6-16-1
Azarenka V.
Voegele S.
6-26-1
Safarova L.
Ivanovic A.
7-656-2