Tatiana Golovin vs Flavia PennettaGold Coast Quarter-final

Gold Coast · WTA · Quarter-final
38 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 3 January 2005
hard
44 yrs · 172 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Golovin T.
6-7 6-2 6-4
Pennetta F.
Golovin T.
65662
Pennetta F.
77241

Tatiana Golovin defeated Flavia Pennetta 6-7 6-2 6-4 in the Gold Coast quarter-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Flavia Pennetta came in leading the head-to-head 1–0. Tatiana Golovin claimed a first win over Flavia Pennetta in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

Head to head

01
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2006-01-02Gold CoastQFhardFlavia Pennetta6-2 5-7 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Golovin T.serving71% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Pennetta F.

Pennetta F.serving64% hold

wins 56% of points on serve vs Golovin T.

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
1st serve in·Slight edge
64%
54%
1st serve points won·Even
64%
65%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
47%
Service points won·Even
58%
57%
Return points won·Even
47%
45%
Break points saved·Even
58%
57%
Aces / match·Even
2.7
3.2
Double faults / match·Even
3.2
3.5

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (98 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
49
71
Break points saved·Slight edge
74
83
Break points won·Clear edge
66
89
Deciding sets·Clear edge
56
69
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
61
78

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