Sara Errani vs Flavia Pennetta — Palermo Semi-final

Palermo · WTA · Semi-final
ITA
Sara Errani
39 yrs · 164 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLLWLLLL
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 7 July 2008
clay
ITA
Flavia Pennetta
44 yrs · 172 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WLLLWLLWWW
Errani S.
7-5 6-3
Pennetta F.
Errani S.
762
Pennetta F.
53–

Sara Errani defeated Flavia Pennetta 7-5 6-3 in the Palermo semi-final on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Flavia Pennetta came in leading the head-to-head 4–1, defending last year's quarter-final. Sara Errani narrowed the head-to-head to 4–2.

Key context

  • Match story: Sara Errani closed it out in two sets, 7–5 6–3.

Head to head

1–4
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2013-08-26US OpenR64hardFlavia Pennetta6-3 6-1
2012-02-27AcapulcoFhardSara Errani5-7 7-6(2) 6-0
2010-04-05MarbellaSFclayFlavia Pennetta6-1 6-1
2009-07-13PalermoFclayFlavia Pennetta6-1 6-2
2007-02-26AcapulcoSFhardFlavia Pennetta6-2 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Errani S.serving52% hold

wins 51% of points on serve vs Pennetta F.

Pennetta F.serving57% hold

wins 53% of points on serve vs Errani S.

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
Errani S.Pennetta F.
1st serve in·Clear edge
78%
54%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
55%
65%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
42%
47%
Service points won·Slight edge
52%
57%
Return points won·Even
48%
45%
Break points saved·Slight edge
49%
57%
Aces / match·Clear edge
0.3
3.2
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.1
3.5

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Errani S.Pennetta F.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
36
71
Break points saved·Dominant
8
83
Break points won·Slight edge
98
89
Deciding sets·Slight edge
78
69
Tiebreaks·Dominant
35
78

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

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast
Weather
36°CClear
Wind 9 km/hHumidity 25%

Draw

Final
Errani S.
Koryttseva M.
6-26-3
Semi-finals
Koryttseva M.
Medina Garrigues A.
6-26-2
Errani S.
Pennetta F.
7-56-3
Quarter-finals
Errani S.
Suarez Navarro C.
4-1
Pennetta F.
Chakhnashvili M.
6-16-1
Koryttseva M.
Pavlyuchenkova A.
7-646-3
Medina Garrigues A.
Garbin T.
6-03-66-0
R16
Pavlyuchenkova A.
De Los Rios R.
6-16-2
Garbin T.
Sanchez O.
7-56-4
Errani S.
Vakulenko J.
3-66-46-1
Chakhnashvili M.
Dentoni C.
2-66-16-1
Medina Garrigues A.
Llagostera Vives N.
6-06-4
Pennetta F.
Dominguez Lino L.
6-26-3
Suarez Navarro C.
Voskoboeva G.
1-66-36-1
Koryttseva M.
Han X.
6-43-66-3
R32
Voskoboeva G.
Loit E.
4-66-30-1
Sanchez O.
Bychkova E.
7-614-0
Errani S.
Hsieh S.
6-16-0
Dentoni C.
Brianti A.
4-67-637-5
Koryttseva M.
Voracova R.
6-43-66-3
Vakulenko J.
Santangelo M.
6-41-66-1
Suarez Navarro C.
Strycova B.
7-57-62
Dominguez Lino L.
Obrien K.
5-76-36-0
Pennetta F.
Kloesel S.
6-26-2
Medina Garrigues A.
Kudryavtseva A.
6-06-4
Llagostera Vives N.
Gajdosova J.
6-06-3
Pavlyuchenkova A.
Vinci R.
7-56-3
De Los Rios R.
Rezai A.
6-46-1
Garbin T.
Fedak Y.
6-27-5
Han X.
Kerber A.
6-46-0
Chakhnashvili M.
Wickmayer Y.
4-67-646-4