R32 Italian Open 2012

Serena Williams #6 def. Nadia Petrova #30

4-6 6-2 6-3

Serena Williams defeated Nadia Petrova 4-6 6-2 6-3 in the 2012 Italian Open round of 32 on clay courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatSerena WilliamsNadia Petrova
Aces54
Double faults13
First serve %62.0%60.0%
First serve points won %69.0%74.0%
Second serve points won %59.0%45.0%
Break points saved %78.0%50.0%
Break points converted %50.0%22.0%
Service points won %65.0%62.0%
Return points won %38.0%35.0%
Total points won %52.0%48.0%

Player Comparison

FieldSerena WilliamsNadia Petrova
Country USA RUS
Birth dateSep 26, 1981Jun 8, 1982
Age3029
Height175 cm178 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)630
Ranking points (entering)5,3001,850
Elo (entering)2,2071,760
Current career W-L837–172444–278
Current career earnings$94,948,662$12,466,924
Pre-match H2H

Path

Serena Williams's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Galina Voskoboeva #466-2 6-3WH2HMatch dataMay 16, 2012R64

Serena Williams's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Anabel Medina Garrigues #316-3 6-1WH2HMatch dataMay 18, 2012R16

Nadia Petrova's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Andrea Sestini Hlavackova #976-3 6-3WH2HMatch dataMay 16, 2012R64