Progress Zvonareva Dulgheru - Australian Open 2012

Australian Open 2012 - 1st round

Finished - 03:15

Zvonareva, Vera [7] WTA 655

6⁵

Dulgheru, Alexandra

6⁴

1573 Arena

Zvonareva

Dulgheru

Score

3h12

Set 3

3h12

7-6 6-7 6-3

3h07

7-6 6-7 5-3

3h03

7-6 6-7 5-2

2h56

7-6 6-7 4-2

2h44

7-6 6-7 3-2

2h40

7-6 6-7 2-2

2h30

7-6 6-7 2-1

2h27

7-6 6-7 1-1

2h22

7-6 6-7 1-0

2h14

Set 2

2h14

7-6 6-7

2h05

7-6 6-6

1h59

7-6 5-6

1h56

7-6 5-5

1h51

7-6 5-4

1h48

7-6 4-4

1h43

7-6 3-4

1h41

7-6 2-4

1h32

7-6 2-3

1h29

7-6 1-3

1h22

7-6 1-2

1h17

7-6 1-1

1h13

7-6 0-1

1h07

Set 1

1h07

7-6

0h58

6-6

0h53

6-5

0h45

5-5

0h42

5-4

0h37

5-3

0h33

4-3

0h27

4-2

0h22

3-2

0h18

2-2

0h12

1-2

0h09

0-2

0h00

0-1

Jeu de service

Break

Inconnu

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