Flavia Pennetta vs Jie ZhengBali Round of 16

Bali · WTA · Round of 16
44 yrs · 172 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 12 September 2005
hard
43 yrs · 164 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Pennetta F.
4-6 6-3 6-3
Zheng J.
Pennetta F.
4662
Zheng J.
6331

Flavia Pennetta defeated Jie Zheng 4-6 6-3 6-3 in the Bali round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Jie Zheng came in leading the head-to-head 3–2, but Flavia Pennetta had been the form player, winning 3 of their last 8 on hard. Flavia Pennetta narrowed the head-to-head to 3–3.

Key context

Head to head

23
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2012-01-02AucklandFhardJie Zheng2-6 6-3 2-0 RET
2011-02-21DohaR32hardFlavia Pennetta6-2 6-2
2010-08-09CincinnatiR64hardFlavia Pennetta6-4 6-2
2006-05-01EstorilSFclayJie Zheng6-2 6-3
2003-09-08BaliR32hardJie Zheng6-3 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Pennetta F.serving69% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Zheng J.

Zheng J.serving62% hold

wins 55% of points on serve vs Pennetta F.

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·Clear edge
54%
71%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
65%
58%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
44%
Service points won·Even
57%
54%
Return points won·Even
45%
45%
Break points saved·Even
57%
53%
Aces / match·Clear edge
3.2
0.4
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.5
2.5

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
71
56
Break points saved·Dominant
83
55
Break points won·Slight edge
89
80
Deciding sets·Even
69
71
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
78
73

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