Julia Schruff vs Flavia Pennetta — Palermo Round of 32

Palermo · WTA · Round of 32
GER
Julia Schruff
43 yrs · 166 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLWLLWL
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 17 July 2006
clay
ITA
Flavia Pennetta
44 yrs · 172 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WLLLWLLWWW
Schruff J.
6-1 7-5
Pennetta F.
Schruff J.
672
Pennetta F.
15–

Julia Schruff defeated Flavia Pennetta 6-1 7-5 in the Palermo round of 32 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Flavia Pennetta came in leading the head-to-head 3–1, defending last year's semi-final. Julia Schruff narrowed the head-to-head to 3–2.

Key context

  • Match story: Julia Schruff came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 6–1 7–5.

Head to head

1–3
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2008-02-25AcapulcoR16hardFlavia Pennetta6-2 6-3
2005-10-03FilderstadtR32hardFlavia Pennetta7-5 6-2
2005-08-29US OpenR128hardJulia Schruff6-4 3-6 7-5
2005-02-21AcapulcoR32hardFlavia Pennetta7-5 6-1

Serve vs return

This season
Schruff J.serving53% hold

wins 51% of points on serve vs Pennetta F.

Pennetta F.serving64% hold

wins 56% of points on serve vs Schruff J.

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
Schruff J.Pennetta F.
1st serve in·Slight edge
62%
54%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
57%
65%
2nd serve points won·Even
43%
47%
Service points won·Slight edge
52%
57%
Return points won·Even
45%
45%
Break points saved·Slight edge
52%
57%
Aces / match·Clear edge
0.9
3.2
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.5
3.5

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (48 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast
Weather
30°CPartly cloudy
Wind 10 km/hHumidity 41%

Draw

Final
Medina Garrigues A.
Garbin T.
6-46-4
Semi-finals
Garbin T.
Vinci R.
6-26-2
Medina Garrigues A.
Safarova L.
6-46-4
Quarter-finals
Safarova L.
Martinez Sanchez M.
6-46-4
Garbin T.
Schruff J.
6-16-4
Vinci R.
Rezai A.
6-35-76-1
Medina Garrigues A.
Knapp K.
7-57-62
R16
Schruff J.
Oprandi R.
W/O
Martinez Sanchez M.
Dominguez Lino L.
6-706-16-2
Knapp K.
Benesova I.
6-46-4
Medina Garrigues A.
Yakimova A.
6-12-66-0
Vinci R.
Koukalova K.
6-27-66
Safarova L.
Daniilidou E.
7-54-67-5
Rezai A.
Krajicek M.
6-46-3
Garbin T.
Smashnova A.
7-56-3
R32
Dominguez Lino L.
Sanchez Lorenzo M.
6-31-0
Safarova L.
Abramovic I.
6-3
Smashnova A.
Fedak Y.
6-36-2
Daniilidou E.
Ani M.
0-66-46-4
Garbin T.
Canepa A.
6-26-1
Schruff J.
Pennetta F.
6-17-5
Oprandi R.
Sucha M.
6-25-77-5
Martinez Sanchez M.
Muller M.
6-46-4
Yakimova A.
Bacsinszky T.
6-16-3
Krajicek M.
Gagliardi E.
6-16-737-5
Rezai A.
Bychkova E.
6-46-2
Vinci R.
Kanepi K.
7-56-4
Koukalova K.
Foretz Gacon S.
6-46-2
Medina Garrigues A.
Pous Tio L.
6-36-1
Benesova I.
Serra Zanetti A.
6-27-5
Knapp K.
Vierin N.
7-626-746-1