Flavia Pennetta defeated Kateryna Volodko 6-2 2-6 6-4 in the Rome round of 64 on clay. The result followed the form book — Flavia Pennetta came in defending last year's round of 32.
Pennetta F. came through in three sets.
Pennetta F. and Volodko K. faced 3 of the same opponents in the last 12 months. Pennetta F. went 1–2 (33%) against them, Volodko K. 1–3 (25%). Only 1 of the comparisons are context-comparable — too few for a conclusion.
Only 3 common opponents — small sample, treat as indicative.