Flavia Pennetta vs Sania Mirza — Japan Open Quarter-final

Japan Open · WTA · Quarter-final
ITA
Flavia Pennetta
44 yrs · 172 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WLLLWLLWWW
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 1 October 2007
hard
IND
Sania Mirza
39 yrs · 153 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLLWWWLL
Pennetta F.
6-4 6-4
Mirza S.
Pennetta F.
662
Mirza S.
44–

Flavia Pennetta defeated Sania Mirza 6-4 6-4 in the Japan Open quarter-final on hard. The result followed the form book — Flavia Pennetta came in leading the head-to-head 3–2. Flavia Pennetta extended the head-to-head to 4–2.

Key context

  • Match story: Flavia Pennetta edged a tight contest from start to finish — 6–4 6–4.

Head to head

3–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2009-08-31US OpenR64hardFlavia Pennetta6-0 6-0
2009-03-09Indian WellsR64hardFlavia Pennetta6-3 6-4
2008-06-16's-HertogenboschR32grassSania Mirza6-4 6-3
2008-01-07HobartQFhardFlavia Pennetta7-5 1-6 6-3
2006-02-06ParisR32carpetSania Mirza6-2 7-6(5)

Serve vs return

This season
Pennetta F.serving67% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Mirza S.

Mirza S.serving64% hold

wins 56% 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
Pennetta F.Mirza S.
1st serve in·Even
54%
57%
1st serve points won·Even
65%
63%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
43%
Service points won·Even
57%
55%
Return points won·Even
45%
46%
Break points saved·Slight edge
57%
52%
Aces / match·Slight edge
3.2
2.1
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.5
4.4

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 132). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Pennetta F.Mirza S.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
71
36
Break points saved·Dominant
83
55
Break points won·Clear edge
89
69
Deciding sets·Clear edge
69
47
Tiebreaks·Dominant
78
52

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

Draw

Final
Razzano V.
Williams V.
4-67-676-4
Semi-finals
Razzano V.
Pennetta F.
4-67-56-3
Williams V.
Wozniacki C.
6-37-5
Quarter-finals
Pennetta F.
Mirza S.
6-46-4
Wozniacki C.
Koukalova K.
6-32-67-63
Williams V.
Molik A.
7-646-3
Razzano V.
Pin C.
6-26-2
R16
Mirza S.
Dellacqua C.
6-43-66-4
Williams V.
King V.
6-06-4
Molik A.
Wozniak A.
6-16-0
Wozniacki C.
Yuan M.
7-634-66-1
Koukalova K.
Radwanska U.
6-23-66-2
Razzano V.
Baltacha E.
6-26-2
Pin C.
Kostanic Tosic J.
6-16-0
Pennetta F.
Spears A.
6-47-62
R32
Kostanic Tosic J.
Dominguez Lino L.
6-46-4
Spears A.
Yonemura T.
6-46-1
Pennetta F.
Rolle A.
7-56-1
Dellacqua C.
Beltrame S.
6-46-0
Mirza S.
Morita A.
6-06-4
Williams V.
Craybas J.
6-36-1
King V.
Gallovits Hall E.
6-25-77-5
Wozniak A.
Fedossova Y.
7-56-776-1
Molik A.
Morigami A.
6-16-2
Yuan M.
Sugiyama A.
6-36-3
Wozniacki C.
Castano C.
6-26-1
Radwanska U.
Ferguson S.
6-16-2
Koukalova K.
Nakamura A.
6-36-4
Razzano V.
Tanasugarn T.
6-36-1
Baltacha E.
Yan Z.
2-66-26-4
Pin C.
Kirilenko M.
6-34-66-3