Roberta Vinci vs Nadia PetrovaSydney Round of 32

Sydney · WTA · Round of 32
43 yrs · 163 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Sets
Monday, 7 January 2013
hard
44 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Vinci R.
7-5 7-5
Petrova N.
Vinci R.
772
Petrova N.
55

Roberta Vinci defeated Nadia Petrova 7-5 7-5 in the Sydney round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Nadia Petrova came in leading the head-to-head 3–2, but Roberta Vinci had been the form player, winning 3 of their last 5 on hard. Roberta Vinci narrowed the head-to-head to 3–3.

Key context

Head to head

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DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2012-10-29Tournament of ChampionsSFhardNadia Petrova6-7(8) 6-1 6-4
2012-04-30EstorilQFclayRoberta Vinci6-2 1-6 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.serving67% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Petrova N.

Petrova N.serving71% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Vinci R.

Baseline battle — serve is shaky, expect plenty of breaks

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·Even
59%
57%
1st serve points won·Even
63%
66%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
43%
Service points won·Even
56%
56%
Return points won·Even
43%
45%
Break points saved·Even
55%
52%
Aces / match·Dominant
2.4
6.0
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.0
3.6

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 31). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
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

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast