Nadia Petrova vs Simona Halep — Tokyo Round of 32

Tokyo · WTA · Round of 32
RUS
Nadia Petrova
44 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLLWWLLW
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 24 September 2012
hard
ROU
Simona Halep
34 yrs · 168 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWLLLLWW
Petrova N.
7-6 6-0
Halep S.
Petrova N.
7762
Halep S.
640–

Nadia Petrova defeated Simona Halep 7-6 6-0 in the Tokyo round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Simona Halep came in leading the head-to-head 2–1, 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

1–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2012-10-15MoscowR32hardSimona Halep3-6 7-5 7-5
2012-08-27US OpenR64hardNadia Petrova6-1 6-1
2012-03-19MiamiR64hardSimona Halep6-3 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Petrova N.serving64% hold

wins 56% 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
Petrova N.Halep S.
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·Slight edge
44%
49%
Break points saved·Slight edge
52%
57%
Aces / match·Dominant
6.2
2.1
Double faults / match·Slight edge
3.2
2.8

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (79 vs 198). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Petrova N.Halep S.
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
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Weather
25°CPartly cloudy
Wind 3 km/hHumidity 61%

Draw

Final
Petrova N.
Radwanska A.
6-01-66-3
Semi-finals
Radwanska A.
Kerber A.
6-16-1
Petrova N.
Stosur S.
6-46-2
Quarter-finals
Kerber A.
Azarenka V.
W/O
Radwanska A.
Wozniacki C.
6-46-3
Petrova N.
Errani S.
3-67-56-3
Stosur S.
Sharapova M.
6-47-610
R16
Wozniacki C.
Li N.
4-66-36-4
Kerber A.
Radwanska U.
6-16-1
Radwanska A.
Hampton J.
6-46-3
Sharapova M.
Safarova L.
6-27-65
Petrova N.
Martic P.
7-626-716-4
Errani S.
Bartoli M.
3-66-26-2
Azarenka V.
Vinci R.
6-46-2
Stosur S.
Cibulkova D.
6-47-5
R32
Safarova L.
Koukalova K.
W/O
Stosur S.
Schiavone F.
4-66-27-5
Martic P.
Kvitova P.
6-46-4
Petrova N.
Halep S.
7-646-0
Bartoli M.
Goerges J.
6-27-5
Errani S.
Larsson J.
6-37-61
Azarenka V.
Paszek T.
6-16-1
Vinci R.
Parmentier P.
6-36-1
Radwanska U.
Ivanovic A.
3-66-46-2
Sharapova M.
Watson H.
6-776-36-4
Cibulkova D.
Zheng J.
6-06-3
Li N.
Pavlyuchenkova A.
7-54-66-2
Wozniacki C.
Hantuchova D.
7-636-1
Hampton J.
Kanepi K.
5-76-26-3
Radwanska A.
Jankovic J.
6-27-5
Kerber A.
Morita A.
6-36-4
R64
Ivanovic A.
Hlavackova A.
6-32-0
Safarova L.
Pironkova T.
6-47-63
Paszek T.
Giorgi C.
6-46-3
Parmentier P.
Cornet A.
6-36-4
Vinci R.
Strycova B.
6-44-67-5
Hantuchova D.
Makarova K.
6-44-66-3
Pavlyuchenkova A.
Scheepers C.
6-44-67-5
Larsson J.
Oprandi R.
6-33-67-5
Martic P.
Petkovic A.
0-66-46-3
Schiavone F.
Shvedova Y.
4-67-646-4
Radwanska U.
Nara K.
6-26-4
Morita A.
Cirstea S.
6-23-66-2
Jankovic J.
Wickmayer Y.
6-36-3
Kanepi K.
Soler Espinosa S.
6-16-4
Wozniacki C.
Jovanovski B.
6-03-66-4
Goerges J.
Niculescu M.
6-36-2
Bartoli M.
Date Krumm K.
6-16-4
Petrova N.
Peng S.
6-16-4
Halep S.
Suarez Navarro C.
6-26-3
Zheng J.
King V.
6-36-4
Cibulkova D.
Medina Garrigues A.
6-37-63
Hampton J.
Garcia C.
6-26-2
Watson H.
Lisicki S.
6-47-63
Koukalova K.
Hsieh S.
6-36-786-1