Nadia Petrova vs Jie ZhengMiami Round of 64

Miami · WTA · Round of 64
44 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Sets
Monday, 18 March 2013
hard
43 yrs · 164 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Petrova N.
6-3 6-1
Zheng J.
Petrova N.
662
Zheng J.
31

Nadia Petrova defeated Jie Zheng 6-3 6-1 in the Miami round of 64 on hard. The result followed the form book — Nadia Petrova came in leading the head-to-head 9–1, defending last year's round of 64. Nadia Petrova extended the head-to-head to 10–1.

Key context

Head to head

91
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2012-10-29Tournament of ChampionsRRhardNadia Petrova6-3 6-3
2012-07-30OlympicsR64hardNadia Petrova6-4 7-6(7)
2009-08-31US OpenR32hardNadia Petrova6-4 6-1
2009-04-27StuttgartR32clayNadia Petrova6-4 5-7 6-4
2008-03-24MiamiR64hardJie Zheng2-1 RET
2007-04-02Amelia IslandR16clayNadia Petrova6-2 6-3
2006-05-08BerlinR16grassNadia Petrova7-6(3) 4-6 6-4
2005-01-03Gold CoastR32hardNadia Petrova6-2 6-3
2004-09-20BeijingR32hardNadia Petrova6-2 6-2
2004-08-30US OpenR128hardNadia Petrova6-0 6-1

Serve vs return

This season
Petrova N.serving66% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Zheng J.

Zheng J.serving64% hold

wins 56% of points on serve vs Petrova N.

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·Clear edge
57%
70%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
66%
57%
2nd serve points won·Even
43%
45%
Service points won·Even
56%
54%
Return points won·Even
44%
45%
Break points saved·Even
52%
53%
Aces / match·Dominant
5.9
0.4
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.6
2.4

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (31 vs 60). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
68
56
Break points saved·Dominant
85
55
Break points won·Even
80
80
Deciding sets·Even
75
71
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
62
73

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

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast
Weather
25°COvercast
Wind 23 km/hHumidity 62%

Draw