Nadia Petrova vs Kim ClijstersAustralian Open Round of 32

Australian Open · WTA · Round of 32
44 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 18 January 2010 ·
hard
43 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Petrova N.
6-0 6-1
Clijsters K.
Petrova N.
662
Clijsters K.
010

Nadia Petrova defeated Kim Clijsters 6-0 6-1 in the Australian Open round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Kim Clijsters came in leading the head-to-head 4–0, but Nadia Petrova had been the form player, winning 3 of their last 7 on hard. Nadia Petrova claimed a first win over Kim Clijsters in five meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 4–1.

Key context

Head to head

04
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2005-08-08Los AngelesQFhardKim Clijsters6-4 6-2
2005-02-14AntwerpR16hardKim Clijsters7-5 6-7 6-1
2003-05-26Roland GarrosSFclayKim Clijsters7-5 6-1
2002-09-23LeipzigR16carpetKim Clijsters6-4 6-2

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Slight edge
57%
64%
1st serve points won·Even
69%
68%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
48%
Service points won·Even
59%
61%
Return points won·Slight edge
43%
48%
Break points saved·Even
57%
61%
Aces / match·Dominant
5.7
2.6
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.2
4.5

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (167 vs 94). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
68
77
Break points saved·Clear edge
64
76
Break points won·Even
85
86
Deciding sets·Even
80
80
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
54
71

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast

Draw