Nadezda Petrova

Rigorous Russian, Nadia Petrova will be eying local support next time she plays at Indian Wells.

Petrova, who surrendered to yet another Russian, Maria Kirilenko at the 2012 BNP Paribas Open, hopes to be listed as an American in 2013 after applying for US citizenship.

Petrova was born in Moscow, owns a home in Miami and intends to put up at Florida permanently.

Petrova revealed, "I like the lifestyle. I like the weather. It's just a perfect place for tennis. Everything's so easy. You just come, you need to go to the pharmacy, drug store, it's 24 hours open. Everything is here just for the people, you know."

She further added, "I just feel very comfortable here, relaxed atmosphere, and I don't have to stress. I don't have that crazy traffic like it is in Russia. I don't have those cold winters."

Petrova is the proud owner of 10 career titles and has reached the French Open semi-finals twice. She also represented Russia in the Fed Cup last month.

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http://www.tennisearth.com/news/tennisNews/Nadia-Petrova-applies-for-US-citizenship-90793.htm

Nadia Petrova says she suffering from vertigo, which forced her retire from her match in Miami against Sabine Lisicki and also in affecting her Charleston. "I mean, pretty much I feel it all day," Petrova told the Post-Courier. "Light dizziness and just general a bit of kind of like a fatigue. It's an unusual feeling for me, and I'm trying to cope with it."

Source: tennis.com

Nadia Petrova has split with her coach Vladimir Platenik.
Will be interesting to see whether she goes solo, for a while at least.

Congratulations Ms. Petrova...............a great performance!

Nadia Petrova is the latest star signing to confirm she will begin the 2010 season at the Brisbane International this January.

The top 20 player will join a very strong women’s line-up playing alongside Justine Henin, Kim Clijsters, Ana Ivanovic, Dinara Safina, Svetlana Kuznetsova and Jelena Dokic in what is shaping up to be a blockbuster event.

Announcing her attendance today, Petrova said she was looking forward to experiencing her first Brisbane International.

“I am so excited to be travelling to Brisbane for the first time. I have played on the Gold Coast five times and I loved the weather, the atmosphere and the culture in Queensland. It is a great time to be in Australia,” Petrova said.

Russian No.1 seed Nadia Petrova retired ill in her quarter-final match against Melinda Czink of Hungary at the Bell Challenge in Quebec City.

The defending champion lost a first set tiebreaker 7-4 before calling the match quits due to illness.

The default victory for Czink sets up a semi-final showdown with tournament No.3 seed and local hope Aleksandra Wozniak. The Canadian is in ominous form following a 6-1 6-1 demolition of Russian Alla Kudryavtseva.

I dont have coverage of this match so am going with what was told to me. no doubt both girls deserved to be in there but it sucks for us Petrova backers as means we need to pick up a winner somewhere to be back on the square

As Punisher19 said - if Petrova missed 2 vital smashes, that sums it all up. Ag Rad was great for me at the French but not so here....but thems the breaks.

Thanks tennis-guru. You have the luxury us non-gurus cannot partake. So its really now who can limp to the line, last leg standing affair..LOL