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Nadia Petrova #18 def. Serena Williams #1

4-6 6-2 6-3

Match Information

Date May 14, 2010*
Tournament Madrid
Category WTA 1000
Surface Clay
RoundR16
Winner Nadia Petrova
Score4-6 6-2 6-3
Loser Serena Williams
StatNadia PetrovaSerena Williams
Aces112
Double faults42
First serve %6766
First serve points won %7061
Second serve points won %4752
Break points saved %8933
Break points converted %6711
Service points won %6258
Return points won %4238
Total points won %5446

Pre-match Comparison

FieldNadia PetrovaSerena Williams
Country RUS USA
Birth dateJun 8, 1982Sep 26, 1981
Age2728
Height178175
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)181
Ranking points (entering)2,6858,340
Elo (entering)1,8802,140
Career W-L441–276825–170
Career earnings$12,466,924$94,932,862
Pre-match H2H
Nadia Petrova 2 6 Serena Williams

Path

Nadia Petrova's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
May 13, 2010R32 Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 6-2 7-5WH2HMatch data
May 12, 2010R64 Elena Vesnina 4-6 6-2 6-3WH2HMatch data

Nadia Petrova's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
May 15, 2010QF Lucie Safarova 1-6 6-1 4-6LH2HMatch data

Serena Williams's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
May 13, 2010R32 Vera Dushevina 6-7(2) 7-6(5) 7-6(5)WH2HMatch data