Petra Kvitova vs Alexandra DulgheruSydney Round of 16

Sydney · WTA · Round of 16
#1230WTA
36 yrs · 183 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 9 January 2012 ·
hard
37 yrs · 172 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Kvitova P.
7-5 3-6 6-4
Dulgheru A.
Kvitova P.
7362
Dulgheru A.
5641

Petra Kvitova defeated Alexandra Dulgheru 7-5 3-6 6-4 in the Sydney round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Alexandra Dulgheru came in defending last year's round of 32. Petra Kvitova extended the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Petra Kvitova closed it out in three sets, 7–5 3–6 6–4.

Head to head

11
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2011-08-29US OpenR128hardAlexandra Dulgheru7-6 6-3
2011-05-02MadridR64clayPetra Kvitova6-4 6-1

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Slight edge
63%
72%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
68%
57%
2nd serve points won·Even
48%
44%
Service points won·Slight edge
61%
53%
Return points won·Even
43%
46%
Break points saved·Slight edge
59%
53%
Aces / match·Dominant
4.8
0.9
Double faults / match·Clear edge
4.6
3.4

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (199 vs 173). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Dominant
88
48
Break points saved·Dominant
81
13
Break points won·Clear edge
93
77
Deciding sets·Clear edge
90
77
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
94
72

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

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast

Draw