Roberta Vinci vs Nadia Petrova — Estoril Quarter-final

Estoril · WTA · Quarter-final
ITA
Roberta Vinci
43 yrs · 163 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 30 April 2012
clay
RUS
Nadia Petrova
44 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Vinci R.
6-2 1-6 6-4
Petrova N.
Vinci R.
6162
Petrova N.
2641

Roberta Vinci defeated Nadia Petrova 6-2 1-6 6-4 in the Estoril quarter-final on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Nadia Petrova came in leading the head-to-head 3–2. Roberta Vinci narrowed the head-to-head to 3–3.

Key context

  • Match story: Roberta Vinci closed it out in three sets, 6–2 1–6 6–4.

Head to head

2–3
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2013-01-07SydneyR32hardRoberta Vinci7-5 7-5
2012-10-29Tournament of ChampionsSFhardNadia Petrova6-7(8) 6-1 6-4
2011-08-15CincinnatiR64hardNadia Petrova6-3 0-6 6-4
2011-02-21DohaR32hardNadia Petrova6-4 6-2
2010-09-27TokyoR64hardRoberta Vinci7-5 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Vinci R.serving64% hold

wins 56% of points on serve vs Petrova N.

Petrova N.serving73% hold

wins 60% 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
Vinci R.Petrova N.
1st serve in·Even
59%
56%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
63%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
45%
Service points won·Even
56%
59%
Return points won·Even
43%
44%
Break points saved·Even
55%
52%
Aces / match·Dominant
2.4
6.3
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.0
3.3

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 79). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Vinci R.Petrova N.
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

Draw

Final
Kanepi K.
Suarez Navarro C.
3-67-666-4
Semi-finals
Suarez Navarro C.
Knapp K.
6-46-0
Kanepi K.
Vinci R.
6-27-5
Quarter-finals
Knapp K.
Voskoboeva G.
7-642-66-4
Suarez Navarro C.
Soler Espinosa S.
6-36-3
Kanepi K.
Cetkovska P.
6-33-66-3
Vinci R.
Petrova N.
6-21-66-4
R16
Suarez Navarro C.
Hercog P.
6-43-0
Petrova N.
Gajdosova J.
7-620-0
Vinci R.
Koehler M.
6-26-0
Cetkovska P.
Watson H.
6-36-1
Soler Espinosa S.
Medina Garrigues A.
3-66-37-5
Kanepi K.
King V.
6-36-4
Knapp K.
Kirilenko M.
1-66-17-5
Voskoboeva G.
Zheng J.
6-46-1
R32
Vinci R.
Bratchikova N.
6-11-66-4
Voskoboeva G.
Yakimova A.
6-16-4
Zheng J.
Makarova K.
6-36-1
Medina Garrigues A.
Barrois K.
6-46-1
Soler Espinosa S.
Cirstea S.
6-46-4
Suarez Navarro C.
Govortsova O.
6-46-4
Hercog P.
Paszek T.
6-06-3
Kanepi K.
Stephens S.
6-16-0
King V.
Larsson J.
6-766-36-0
Watson H.
Hradecka L.
6-46-4
Cetkovska P.
Panova A.
6-26-1
Petrova N.
Luz B.
6-06-1
Gajdosova J.
Torro Flor M.
6-36-1
Koehler M.
Morita A.
6-17-5
Knapp K.
Daniilidou E.
7-56-2
Kirilenko M.
Baltacha E.
7-666-1