Vera Zvonareva vs Flavia Pennetta — Sopot Round of 16

Sopot · WTA · Round of 16
Vera Zvonareva
RUS
Vera Zvonareva
1693ELO
1614Clay ELO
41 yrs · 172 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWWLWLW
0 — 0
Sets
Sunday, 21 July 2002
clay
ITA
Flavia Pennetta
44 yrs · 172 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WLLLWLLWWW
Zvonareva V.
6-3 6-1
Pennetta F.
Zvonareva V.
662
Pennetta F.
31–

Vera Zvonareva defeated Flavia Pennetta 6-3 6-1 in the Sopot round of 16 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Flavia Pennetta came in leading the head-to-head 4–1. Vera Zvonareva narrowed the head-to-head to 4–2.

Key context

Head to head

1–4
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2011-01-10SydneyR16hardFlavia Pennetta7-5 7-5
2010-08-09CincinnatiR16hardFlavia Pennetta6-4 6-3
2009-10-05BeijingR16hardVera Zvonareva6-3 5-7 7-5
2009-08-31US OpenR16hardFlavia Pennetta3-6 7-6(6) 6-0
2009-08-03Los AngelesQFhardFlavia Pennetta6-4 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Zvonareva V.serving64% hold

wins 56% of points on serve vs Pennetta F.

Pennetta F.serving67% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Zvonareva V.

Baseline battle — serve is shaky, expect plenty of breaks

Each player's serve crossed against the other's return, converted to expected hold of serve. Recent completed matches, ATP, WTA & Challenger. About

Statistics

This season
Zvonareva V.Pennetta F.
1st serve in·Slight edge
65%
54%
1st serve points won·Even
63%
65%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
47%
Service points won·Even
57%
57%
Return points won·Even
44%
45%
Break points saved·Even
56%
57%
Aces / match·Clear edge
1.5
3.2
Double faults / match·Even
3.4
3.5

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (199 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Zvonareva V.Pennetta F.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
76
71
Break points saved·Even
79
83
Break points won·Slight edge
94
89
Deciding sets·Clear edge
92
69
Tiebreaks·Dominant
51
78

Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About

Draw

Final
Safina D.
Nagyova H.
6-34-0
Semi-finals
Nagyova H.
Garbin T.
2-67-57-62
Safina D.
Zvonareva V.
6-36-2
Quarter-finals
Zvonareva V.
Ruano Pascual V.
2-66-47-5
Garbin T.
Sanchez Vicario A.
6-16-1
Safina D.
Serna M.
6-15-76-3
Nagyova H.
Rittner B.
7-57-5
R16
Garbin T.
Sakowicz Kostecka J.
6-46-2
Serna M.
Kandarr J.
4-66-26-3
Nagyova H.
Barna A.
6-46-2
Sanchez Vicario A.
Goloviznina M.
7-56-2
Zvonareva V.
Pennetta F.
6-36-1
Ruano Pascual V.
Sucha M.
6-46-3
Rittner B.
Farina Elia S.
6-42-66-3
Safina D.
Schnyder P.
6-16-1
R32
Kandarr J.
Diaz Oliva M.
7-56-4
Pennetta F.
Poutchek T.
7-56-3
Rittner B.
Leon Garcia G.
6-20-66-3
Barna A.
Grzybowska M.
6-24-66-3
Nagyova H.
Kulikovskaya E.
4-67-636-1
Sanchez Vicario A.
Marrero M.
6-36-1
Goloviznina M.
Kostanic Tosic J.
6-22-67-62
Garbin T.
Muller M.
6-46-3
Sakowicz Kostecka J.
Torrens Valero C.
6-27-68
Zvonareva V.
Matevzic M.
6-36-2
Ruano Pascual V.
Kuznetsova S.
6-26-776-1
Sucha M.
Montolio A.
1-67-646-3
Serna M.
Talaja S.
6-02-66-2
Safina D.
Carlsson A.
6-36-1