Nathalie Dechy vs Flavia PennettaIndian Wells Round of 64

Indian Wells · WTA · Round of 64
47 yrs · 177 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 5 March 2007
hard
44 yrs · 172 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Dechy N.
6-7 6-4 6-2
Pennetta F.
Dechy N.
63662
Pennetta F.
77421

Nathalie Dechy defeated Flavia Pennetta 6-7 6-4 6-2 in the Indian Wells round of 64 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Flavia Pennetta came in leading the head-to-head 3–0, defending last year's round of 32. Nathalie Dechy claimed a first win over Flavia Pennetta in four meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 3–1.

Key context

Head to head

03
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2008-05-19StrasbourgR32clayFlavia Pennetta4-6 6-2 6-3
2005-10-10MoscowR32hardFlavia Pennetta6-3 7-5
2005-01-03Gold CoastR32hardFlavia Pennetta7-6(7) 6-1

Serve vs return

This season
Dechy N.serving60% hold

wins 54% of points on serve vs Pennetta F.

Pennetta F.serving75% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Dechy N.

Serve advantage — Pennetta F.

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
69%
54%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
59%
65%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
42%
47%
Service points won·Even
53%
57%
Return points won·Even
42%
45%
Break points saved·Slight edge
50%
57%
Aces / match·Clear edge
1.4
3.2
Double faults / match·Even
3.7
3.5

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (67 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Dominant
42
71
Break points saved·Clear edge
66
83
Break points won·Dominant
64
89
Deciding sets·Clear edge
57
69
Tiebreaks·Dominant
46
78

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast
Weather
21°CClear
Wind 6 km/hHumidity 6%

Draw