Ana Ivanovic vs Nadia Petrova — Stuttgart Round of 16

Stuttgart · WTA · Round of 16
SRB
Ana Ivanovic
38 yrs · 184 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 22 April 2013
clay
RUS
Nadia Petrova
44 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Ivanovic A.
6-4 6-3
Petrova N.
Ivanovic A.
662
Petrova N.
43–

Ana Ivanovic defeated Nadia Petrova 6-4 6-3 in the Stuttgart round of 16 on clay. The result followed the form book — Ana Ivanovic came in leading the head-to-head 8–5, defending last year's round of 32. Ana Ivanovic extended the head-to-head to 9–5.

Key context

  • Match story: Ana Ivanovic closed it out in two sets, 6–4 6–3.

Head to head

8–5
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2012-05-07MadridR32clayAna Ivanovic7-5 6-1
2011-10-31Tournament of ChampionsSFhardAna Ivanovic6-1 7-5
2011-08-15CincinnatiR32hardNadia Petrova6-3 7-6(4)
2011-05-09RomeR64clayAna Ivanovic6-0 3-0 RET
2010-05-03RomeQFclayAna Ivanovic6-2 7-5
2009-06-15EastbourneR32grassNadia Petrova6-1 4-6 6-4
2008-09-15TokyoR16hardNadia Petrova6-1 1-6 6-2
2007-08-06Los AngelesFhardAna Ivanovic7-5 6-4
2007-06-25WimbledonR16grassAna Ivanovic6-1 2-6 6-4
2007-01-08SydneyR16hardAna Ivanovic6-2 4-2 RET
2006-02-13AntwerpR16hardNadia Petrova7-5 6-3
2005-05-23Roland GarrosQFclayNadia Petrova6-2 6-2
2005-03-23MiamiR64hardAna Ivanovic6-4 7-5

Serve vs return

This season
Ivanovic A.serving69% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Petrova N.

Petrova N.serving62% hold

wins 55% of points on serve vs Ivanovic A.

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
Ivanovic A.Petrova N.
1st serve in·Even
60%
57%
1st serve points won·Even
67%
66%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
44%
Service points won·Even
59%
57%
Return points won·Even
46%
45%
Break points saved·Even
57%
53%
Aces / match·Clear edge
3.5
6.2
Double faults / match·Even
4.0
3.7

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (188 vs 31). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Ivanovic A.Petrova N.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
62
68
Break points saved·Even
84
85
Break points won·Slight edge
86
80
Deciding sets·Dominant
50
75
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
74
62

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
13°COvercast
Wind 6 km/hHumidity 62%

Draw

Final
Sharapova M.
Li N.
6-46-3
Semi-finals
Sharapova M.
Kerber A.
6-32-67-5
Li N.
Mattek Sands B.
6-46-3
Quarter-finals
Mattek Sands B.
Lisicki S.
6-46-2
Kerber A.
Shvedova Y.
6-37-62
Sharapova M.
Ivanovic A.
7-54-66-4
Li N.
Kvitova P.
6-37-5
R16
Lisicki S.
Jankovic J.
7-637-5
Sharapova M.
Safarova L.
6-46-736-3
Ivanovic A.
Petrova N.
6-46-3
Kerber A.
Pavlyuchenkova A.
6-06-4
Shvedova Y.
Suarez Navarro C.
7-56-4
Mattek Sands B.
Errani S.
6-04-66-1
Kvitova P.
Goerges J.
2-67-646-2
Li N.
Lucic M.
6-16-2
R32
Goerges J.
Flipkens K.
6-22-1
Pavlyuchenkova A.
Makarova K.
6-757-56-4
Lisicki S.
Burnett N.
6-36-4
Suarez Navarro C.
Wozniacki C.
7-666-1
Mattek Sands B.
Wickmayer Y.
6-26-1
Petrova N.
Pfizenmaier D.
7-626-4
Ivanovic A.
Petkovic A.
6-36-2
Safarova L.
Barthel M.
6-46-1
Lucic M.
Vesnina E.
6-06-4
Kvitova P.
Beck A.
7-56-706-3
Jankovic J.
Stosur S.
6-46-4
Shvedova Y.
Vinci R.
6-46-2