Kaia Kanepi vs Flavia PennettaAustralian Open Round of 128

Australian Open · WTA · Round of 128
41 yrs · 181 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Sets
Monday, 15 January 2007
hard
44 yrs · 172 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Kanepi K.
7-5 7-6
Pennetta F.
Kanepi K.
7772
Pennetta F.
563

Kaia Kanepi defeated Flavia Pennetta 7-5 7-6 in the Australian Open round of 128 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Flavia Pennetta came in defending last year's round of 32. Kaia Kanepi extended the head-to-head to 5–4.

Key context

Head to head

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DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2014-02-17DubaiR32hardFlavia Pennetta7-5 6-4
2013-05-06MadridR64clayKaia Kanepi6-3 6-7(6) 6-2
2011-09-26TokyoR64hardKaia Kanepi3-6 6-4 6-4
2010-07-12PalermoFclayKaia Kanepi6-4 6-3
2008-08-11OlympicsR64hardKaia Kanepi6-2 7-6(6)
2008-03-10Indian WellsR64hardFlavia Pennetta6-2 6-1
2008-02-25AcapulcoSFhardFlavia Pennetta6-4 6-2
2008-02-11Vina Del MarQFclayFlavia Pennetta6-3 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Kanepi K.serving71% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Pennetta F.

Pennetta F.serving71% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Kanepi K.

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·Even
57%
54%
1st serve points won·Even
67%
65%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
47%
Service points won·Even
58%
57%
Return points won·Even
44%
45%
Break points saved·Even
55%
57%
Aces / match·Even
3.6
3.2
Double faults / match·Slight edge
4.0
3.5

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Dominant
39
71
Break points saved·Clear edge
69
83
Break points won·Clear edge
70
89
Deciding sets·Clear edge
57
69
Tiebreaks·Dominant
15
78

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast
Weather
24°CClear
Wind 12 km/hHumidity 51%

Draw

R128
Dominguez Lino L.
Rolle A.
6-36-4
Camerin M.
Flipkens K.
6-26-2
Bartoli M.
Dushevina V.
6-06-3
Clijsters K.
Bardina V.
6-06-0
Puchkova O.
Domachowska M.
6-26-4
Garbin T.
Gagliardi E.
3-66-26-1
Voracova R.
Shaughnessy M.
7-56-3
Rodionova A.
Vinci R.
6-36-1
Sharapova M.
Pin C.
6-34-69-7
Mauresmo A.
Perry S.
6-36-4
Birnerova E.
Sucha M.
7-56-3
Schruff J.
Zheng J.
4-67-616-4
Sugiyama A.
Arvidsson S.
6-36-4
Yakimova A.
Pous Tio L.
6-24-67-5
Safarova L.
Brianti A.
6-36-1
Schiavone F.
Kloesel S.
6-46-4
Vaidisova N.
Craybas J.
6-45-76-1
Sequera M.
Gajdosova J.
6-36-4
Benesova I.
Voskoboeva G.
6-736-16-4
Srebotnik K.
Dellacqua C.
4-66-27-5
Vesnina E.
Medina Garrigues A.
6-776-16-1
Muller M.
Cravero J.
6-06-3
Dementieva E.
Foretz Gacon S.
6-16-2
Kuznetsova S.
Moore J.
6-26-0
Adamczak M.
Tulyaganova I.
6-16-4
Vakulenko J.
Likhovtseva E.
6-04-66-3
Kirilenko M.
Sprem K.
3-66-36-1
Golovin T.
Smashnova A.
6-36-1
Ondraskova Z.
Fernandez C.
6-46-2
Tu M.
Gallovits Hall E.
2-66-46-2
Peer S.
Oprandi R.
6-16-3
Jankovic J.
Wozniak A.
6-36-3
Ruano Pascual V.
Czink M.
1-66-19-7
Azarenka V.
Fedak Y.
6-25-76-4
Williams S.
Santangelo M.
6-26-1
Kremer A.
Krajicek M.
6-46-3
Dulko G.
Sun T.
6-26-2
Petrova N.
Tanasugarn T.
6-36-2
Hingis M.
Dechy N.
6-06-2
Kudryavtseva A.
Laine E.
4-66-29-7
Mirza S.
Savchuk O.
6-37-5
Nakamura A.
Daniilidou E.
6-46-0
Li N.
Bovina E.
6-46-3
Fedossova Y.
Castano C.
7-56-4
Safina D.
Bychkova E.
7-656-1
Hantuchova D.
Cornet A.
6-46-1
Loit E.
Rezai A.
6-34-66-3
Harkleroad A.
Yuan M.
6-36-0
Groenefeld A.
Zahlavova S.
6-46-1
Bondarenko A.
Cohen Aloro S.
6-17-66
Razzano V.
Pratt N.
6-786-46-0
Morigami A.
Pironkova T.
7-52-66-4
Schnyder P.
Brengle M.
6-36-4
Peng S.
Klepac A.
6-34-66-1
Molik A.
Chan Y.
6-27-64
Kanepi K.
Pennetta F.
7-57-63
Stosur S.
Koukalova K.
6-36-1
Kostanic Tosic J.
Ferguson S.
7-56-3
Granville L.
Beygelzimer Y.
6-26-3
Chakvetadze A.
Bammer S.
6-47-5
Ivanovic A.
King V.
6-26-0
Radwanska A.
Lepchenko V.
5-76-36-2
Paszek T.
Beltrame S.
6-16-4
Zvonareva V.
Obziler T.
6-36-4