Svetlana Kuznetsova vs Nadia PetrovaMadrid Round of 32

Madrid · WTA · Round of 32
41 yrs · 174 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 6 May 2013
clay
44 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Kuznetsova S.
7-6 4-6 6-4
Petrova N.
Kuznetsova S.
77462
Petrova N.
62641

Svetlana Kuznetsova defeated Nadia Petrova 7-6 4-6 6-4 in the Madrid round of 32 on clay. The result followed the form book — Svetlana Kuznetsova came in leading the head-to-head 5–2, defending last year's round of 64. Svetlana Kuznetsova extended the head-to-head to 6–2.

Key context

Head to head

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DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2010-01-18Australian OpenR16hardNadia Petrova6-3 3-6 6-1
2009-10-05BeijingSFhardSvetlana Kuznetsova6-1 6-3
2008-05-26Roland GarrosR32claySvetlana Kuznetsova6-2 6-1
2007-05-07BerlinQFgrassSvetlana Kuznetsova7-6(5) 6-4
2006-10-02StuttgartSFclayNadia Petrova6-2 1-6 6-4
2004-09-13BaliSFhardSvetlana Kuznetsova6-7(1) 6-1 6-2
2004-08-30US OpenQFhardSvetlana Kuznetsova7-6(4) 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Kuznetsova S.serving64% hold

wins 56% of points on serve vs Petrova N.

Petrova N.serving62% hold

wins 55% of points on serve vs Kuznetsova S.

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·Slight edge
66%
57%
1st serve points won·Even
64%
66%
2nd serve points won·Even
45%
43%
Service points won·Even
57%
56%
Return points won·Even
45%
45%
Break points saved·Even
55%
53%
Aces / match·Dominant
2.8
5.9
Double faults / match·Even
3.3
3.5

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (197 vs 31). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
79
68
Break points saved·Even
81
85
Break points won·Slight edge
89
80
Deciding sets·Slight edge
85
75
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
82
62

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast
Weather
20°CPartly cloudy
Wind 5 km/hHumidity 42%

Draw