Petra Kvitova vs Ana Ivanovic — Dubai Round of 16

Dubai · WTA · Round of 16
CZE
Petra Kvitova
#1219WTA
36 yrs · 183 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 18 February 2013
hard
SRB
Ana Ivanovic
38 yrs · 184 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Kvitova P.
7-5 7-6
Ivanovic A.
Kvitova P.
7772
Ivanovic A.
561–

Petra Kvitova defeated Ana Ivanovic 7-5 7-6 in the Dubai round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Ana Ivanovic came in leading the head-to-head 4–2, defending last year's quarter-final. Petra Kvitova narrowed the head-to-head to 4–3.

Key context

Head to head

2–4
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2014-03-17MiamiR16hardPetra Kvitova3-6 6-0 6-0
2012-11-03Fed Cup WG F: CZE vs SRBRRhardAna Ivanovic6-3 7-5
2012-01-16Australian OpenR16hardPetra Kvitova6-2 7-6(2)
2009-01-05BrisbaneR32hardAna Ivanovic6-4 6-2
2008-10-13ZurichQFhardAna Ivanovic6-1 6-4
2008-07-28MontrealR32hardAna Ivanovic6-3 4-6 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Kvitova P.serving75% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Ivanovic A.

Ivanovic A.serving77% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Kvitova P.

Even serve battle

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.Ivanovic A.
1st serve in·Even
63%
60%
1st serve points won·Even
69%
67%
2nd serve points won·Even
48%
47%
Service points won·Even
61%
59%
Return points won·Even
43%
46%
Break points saved·Even
59%
57%
Aces / match·Slight edge
4.9
3.5
Double faults / match·Slight edge
4.7
4.0

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (199 vs 188). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Kvitova P.Ivanovic A.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
88
62
Break points saved·Slight edge
93
84
Break points won·Even
88
86
Deciding sets·Dominant
90
50
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
92
74

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

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast
Weather
26°CMainly clear
Wind 16 km/hHumidity 44%

Draw

Final
Kvitova P.
Errani S.
6-21-66-1
Semi-finals
Kvitova P.
Wozniacki C.
6-36-4
Errani S.
Vinci R.
6-36-3
Quarter-finals
Kvitova P.
Radwanska A.
6-26-4
Errani S.
Petrova N.
6-40-66-3
Vinci R.
Stosur S.
6-26-4
Wozniacki C.
Bartoli M.
4-66-16-4
R16
Bartoli M.
Williams S.
W/O
Wozniacki C.
Zheng J.
6-06-1
Petrova N.
Suarez Navarro C.
6-16-0
Errani S.
Cirstea S.
6-46-4
Vinci R.
Kerber A.
7-56-1
Stosur S.
Hsieh S.
6-46-0
Kvitova P.
Ivanovic A.
7-57-61
Radwanska A.
Putintseva Y.
7-56-3
R32
Ivanovic A.
Pavlyuchenkova A.
6-37-65
Wozniacki C.
Safarova L.
6-26-2
Petrova N.
Cibulkova D.
5-76-36-2
Cirstea S.
Stephens S.
5-76-36-2
Vinci R.
Kuznetsova S.
6-36-2
Errani S.
Goerges J.
6-34-66-4
Hsieh S.
Lepchenko V.
6-16-3
Stosur S.
Makarova K.
6-36-1
Bartoli M.
Koukalova K.
3-66-46-1
Zheng J.
Radwanska U.
6-22-67-5
Kvitova P.
Hantuchova D.
6-26-1
Putintseva Y.
Robson L.
6-42-67-66