Nadia Petrova vs Simona HalepUS Open Round of 64

US Open · WTA · Round of 64
44 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Sets
Monday, 27 August 2012
hard
34 yrs · 168 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Petrova N.
6-1 6-1
Halep S.
Petrova N.
662
Halep S.
11

Nadia Petrova defeated Simona Halep 6-1 6-1 in the US Open round of 64 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Simona Halep came in leading the head-to-head 2–1, defending last year's round of 64, but Nadia Petrova had been the form player, winning 3 of their last 7 on hard. Nadia Petrova narrowed the head-to-head to 2–2.

Key context

Head to head

12
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2012-10-15MoscowR32hardSimona Halep3-6 7-5 7-5
2012-09-24TokyoR32hardNadia Petrova7-6(4) 6-0
2012-03-19MiamiR64hardSimona Halep6-3 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Petrova N.serving66% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Halep S.

Halep S.serving75% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Petrova N.

Serve advantage — Halep S.

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·Slight edge
56%
66%
1st serve points won·Even
69%
65%
2nd serve points won·Even
45%
47%
Service points won·Even
59%
59%
Return points won·Even
44%
48%
Break points saved·Even
52%
56%
Aces / match·Dominant
6.2
2.1
Double faults / match·Slight edge
3.3
2.8

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (79 vs 197). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
68
89
Break points saved·Even
85
87
Break points won·Clear edge
80
100
Deciding sets·Clear edge
75
98
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
62
82

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast
Weather
24°CDrizzle
Wind 9 km/hHumidity 84%

Draw

R128
Zheng J.
Razzano V.
4-66-2
Cirstea S.
Lisicki S.
4-66-26-2
Suarez Navarro C.
Pervak K.
7-51-2
Puchkova O.
Falconi I.
7-656-726-3
Arn G.
Szavay A.
6-43-2
Mladenovic K.
Erakovic M.
7-56-4
Safarova L.
Oudin M.
6-46-0
Halep S.
Benesova I.
7-57-65
Petrova N.
Gajdosova J.
6-37-63
Hradecka L.
Medina Garrigues A.
6-36-3
Burdette M.
Bacsinszky T.
6-46-3
Dominguez Lino L.
Karatantcheva S.
6-46-1
Sharapova M.
Czink M.
6-26-2
Stosur S.
Martic P.
6-16-1
Gallovits Hall E.
Voegele S.
7-56-4
Lepchenko V.
Johansson M.
6-33-67-5
Clijsters K.
Duval V.
6-36-1
Robson L.
Crawford S.
6-37-66
Dellacqua C.
Tsurenko L.
6-26-3
Li N.
Watson H.
6-26-3
Tatishvili A.
Foretz Gacon S.
6-26-0
Minella M.
Rogowska O.
6-23-66-3
Pliskova K.
Goerges J.
7-646-1
Rybarikova M.
Hsieh S.
6-32-66-3
Flipkens K.
Strycova B.
6-33-66-3
Azarenka V.
Panova A.
6-06-1
Dushevina V.
Burnett N.
6-06-3
Errani S.
Muguruza G.
6-36-766-1
Cibulkova D.
Larsson J.
6-756-26-0
Jovanovski B.
Barthel M.
4-67-56-2
Shvedova Y.
King V.
6-46-2
Vinci R.
Radwanska U.
6-16-1
Jankovic J.
Bondarenko K.
6-16-2
Arruabarrena L.
Peer S.
6-47-65
Radwanska A.
Bratchikova N.
6-16-1
Govortsova O.
Paszek T.
6-36-4
Konta J.
Babos T.
6-27-5
Williams V.
Mattek Sands B.
6-36-1
Rodionova A.
Cohen J.
6-36-0
Kerber A.
Keothavong A.
6-26-0
Williams S.
Vandeweghe C.
6-16-1
Martinez Sanchez M.
Lucic M.
6-37-5
Makarova K.
Daniilidou E.
6-16-4
Vesnina E.
Peng S.
7-656-1
Hlavackova A.
Koukalova K.
6-46-4
Voskoboeva G.
Rus A.
6-16-3
Kirilenko M.
Scheepers C.
6-26-1
Ivanovic A.
Svitolina E.
6-36-2
Arvidsson S.
Date Krumm K.
6-46-2
Maria T.
Amanmuradova A.
4-66-26-4
Morita A.
Niculescu M.
6-36-3
Stephens S.
Schiavone F.
6-36-4
Pironkova T.
Giorgi C.
6-36-4
Soler Espinosa S.
Kudryavtseva A.
6-36-2
Begu I.
Wozniacki C.
6-26-2
Kvitova P.
Hercog P.
7-666-1
Cornet A.
Gibbs N.
7-56-3
Parmentier P.
Krajicek M.
6-26-4
Bertens K.
Mchale C.
6-44-66-3
Wickmayer Y.
Glushko J.
7-56-2
Pavlyuchenkova A.
Hantuchova D.
6-47-61
Oprandi R.
Petkovic A.
6-27-5
Bartoli M.
Hampton J.
6-37-65
Wozniak A.
Cadantu Ignatik A.
6-06-3