Serena Williams #81 def. Nadia Petrova #6

1-6 7-5 6-3

Serena Williams defeated Nadia Petrova 1-6 7-5 6-3 in the 2007 Australian Open third round on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

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

Player Comparison

FieldSerena WilliamsNadia Petrova
Country USA RUS
Birth dateSep 26, 1981Jun 8, 1982
Age2524
Height175 cm178 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)816
Ranking points (entering)3312,141
Elo (entering)2,0421,984
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
Anne Kremer #1597-6(4) 6-2WH2HMatch dataJan 18, 2007R64
Mara Santangelo #326-2 6-1WH2HMatch dataJan 17, 2007R128

Serena Williams's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Jelena Jankovic #116-3 6-2WH2HMatch dataJan 23, 2007R16

Nadia Petrova's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Gisela Dulko #576-1 6-2WH2HMatch dataJan 18, 2007R64
Tamarine Tanasugarn #716-3 6-2WH2HMatch dataJan 17, 2007R128