Nadia Petrova #17 def. Serena Williams #2

6-4 3-6 7-6(5)

Nadia Petrova defeated Serena Williams 6-4 3-6 7-6(5) in the 2009 China Open third round on hard courts.

Match Information

Date: Oct 8, 2009*
Tournament: China Open
Edition: 2009
Category: Premier Mandatory → modern equivalent WTA 1000
Surface: Hard
Round: R16

Match Statistics

Stat	Nadia Petrova	Serena Williams
Aces	14	7
Double faults	2	4
First serve %	60	67
First serve points won %	71	78
Second serve points won %	57	47
Break points saved %	80	75
Break points converted %	25	20
Service points won %	65	68
Return points won %	32	35
Total points won %	49	51

Player Comparison

Field	Nadia Petrova	Serena Williams
Country	RUS	USA
Birth date	Jun 8, 1982	Sep 26, 1981
Age	27	28
Height	178 cm	175 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	Two-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	17	2
Ranking points (entering)	2,440	7,806
Elo (entering)	1,810	2,091
Current career W-L	444–278	837–172
Current career earnings	$12,466,924	$94,948,662

Pre-match H2H

Nadia Petrova #17 1 – 6 Serena Williams #2

Path

Nadia Petrova's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Daniela Hantuchova #24	6-1 2-6 7-5	W	H2H	Match data	Oct 7, 2009	R32
Alla Kudryavtseva #104	6-1 5-7 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Oct 5, 2009	R64

Nadia Petrova's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Shuai Peng #53	6-7(5) 6-3 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Oct 9, 2009	QF

Serena Williams's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Ekaterina Makarova #55	6-3 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Oct 7, 2009	R32
Kaia Kanepi #56	7-5 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Oct 5, 2009	R64