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Serena Williams #81 def. Nadia Petrova #6

1-6 7-5 6-3

Match Information

Date Jan 20, 2007*
Tournament Australian Open
Category Grand Slam
Surface Hard
RoundR32
Winner Serena Williams
Score1-6 7-5 6-3
Loser Nadia Petrova
StatSerena WilliamsNadia Petrova
Aces1110
Double faults66
First serve %6156
First serve points won %6467
Second serve points won %3947
Break points saved %5544
Break points converted %5645
Service points won %5458
Return points won %4246
Total points won %4951

Pre-match Comparison

FieldSerena WilliamsNadia Petrova
Country USA RUS
Birth dateSep 26, 1981Jun 8, 1982
Age2524
Height175178
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)816
Ranking points (entering)3312,141
Elo (entering)1,9981,977
Career W-L825–170441–276
Career earnings$94,932,862$12,466,924
Pre-match H2H
Serena Williams 5 1 Nadia Petrova

Path

Serena Williams's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jan 18, 2007R64 Anne Kremer 7-6(4) 6-2WH2HMatch data
Jan 17, 2007R128 Mara Santangelo 6-2 6-1WH2HMatch data

Serena Williams's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jan 23, 2007R16 Jelena Jankovic 6-3 6-2WH2HMatch data

Nadia Petrova's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jan 18, 2007R64 Gisela Dulko 6-1 6-2WH2HMatch data
Jan 17, 2007R128 Tamarine Tanasugarn 6-3 6-2WH2HMatch data