Nadia Petrova vs Simona HalepUS Open Round of 64

US Open · WTA · Round of 64
44 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 27 August 2012 ·
hard
34 yrs · 168 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Petrova N.
6-1 6-1
Halep S.
Petrova N.
662
Halep S.
110

Nadia Petrova defeated Simona Halep 6-1 6-1 in the US Open round of 64 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Simona Halep came in leading the head-to-head 2–1, defending last year's round of 64, but Nadia Petrova had been the form player, winning 3 of their last 7 on hard. Nadia Petrova narrowed the head-to-head to 2–2.

Key context

Head to head

12
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2012-10-15MoscowR32hardSimona Halep3-6 7-5 7-5
2012-09-24TokyoR32hardNadia Petrova7-6 6-0
2012-03-19MiamiR64hardSimona Halep6-3 6-2

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Slight edge
56%
66%
1st serve points won·Even
69%
65%
2nd serve points won·Even
45%
46%
Service points won·Even
59%
59%
Return points won·Even
44%
48%
Break points saved·Even
52%
56%
Aces / match·Dominant
6.2
2.1
Double faults / match·Slight edge
3.3
2.9

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (79 vs 198). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
68
88
Break points saved·Slight edge
63
68
Break points won·Clear edge
85
100
Deciding sets·Clear edge
80
98
Tiebreaks·Dominant
54
82

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