Flavia Pennetta vs Venus Williams — Moscow Round of 32

Moscow · WTA · Round of 32
ITA
Flavia Pennetta
44 yrs · 172 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WLLLWLLWWW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 6 October 2008
hard
Venus Williams
USA
Venus Williams
1654ELO
1617Hard ELO
46 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLLLLL
Pennetta F.
6-4 2-6 6-4
Williams V.
Pennetta F.
6262
Williams V.
4641

Flavia Pennetta defeated Venus Williams 6-4 2-6 6-4 in the Moscow round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Venus Williams came in leading the head-to-head 4–3, but Flavia Pennetta had been the form player, winning 3 of their last 8 on hard. Flavia Pennetta narrowed the head-to-head to 4–4.

Key context

  • Match story: Flavia Pennetta closed it out in three sets, 6–4 2–6 6–4.

Head to head

3–4
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2014-02-17DubaiQFhardVenus Williams6-3 7-5
2009-08-10CincinnatiR16hardFlavia Pennetta7-6(2) 6-4
2009-02-23AcapulcoFhardVenus Williams6-1 6-2
2008-10-13ZurichFhardVenus Williams7-6(1) 6-2
2008-05-26Roland GarrosR32clayFlavia Pennetta7-5 6-3
2007-10-08BangkokSFhardFlavia Pennetta6-4 7-6(8)
2007-09-24SeoulSFhardVenus Williams6-2 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Pennetta F.serving71% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Williams V.

Williams V.serving67% hold

wins 57% 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.Williams V.
1st serve in·Slight edge
54%
61%
1st serve points won·Even
65%
65%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
44%
Service points won·Even
57%
56%
Return points won·Even
45%
44%
Break points saved·Even
57%
57%
Aces / match·Even
3.2
2.9
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.5
4.8

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Pennetta F.Williams V.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
71
54
Break points saved·Even
83
83
Break points won·Slight edge
89
83
Deciding sets·Dominant
69
30
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
78
86

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

Freshness

Recent load
Pennetta F.Williams V.
Freshness·
—
100

Williams V.: 21 days rest. Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Jankovic J.
Zvonareva V.
6-26-4
Semi-finals
Zvonareva V.
Safina D.
6-27-65
Jankovic J.
Dementieva E.
0-66-16-0
Quarter-finals
Jankovic J.
Pennetta F.
7-666-3
Zvonareva V.
Cibulkova D.
7-56-4
Safina D.
Kuznetsova S.
6-47-5
Dementieva E.
Petrova N.
6-44-67-66
R16
Petrova N.
Wozniacki C.
6-43-2
Pennetta F.
Makarova K.
3-66-46-4
Zvonareva V.
Hantuchova D.
6-16-0
Safina D.
Mauresmo A.
6-726-46-4
Kuznetsova S.
Errani S.
7-606-1
Cibulkova D.
Ivanovic A.
3-66-27-64
Jankovic J.
Dushevina V.
6-766-36-2
Dementieva E.
Srebotnik K.
6-34-67-62
R32
Makarova K.
Vesnina E.
7-647-61
Cibulkova D.
Bartoli M.
6-14-1
Pennetta F.
Williams V.
6-42-66-4
Srebotnik K.
Bondarenko A.
6-26-1
Petrova N.
Lapushchenkova A.
6-26-1
Zvonareva V.
Kirilenko M.
6-46-4
Wozniacki C.
Chakvetadze A.
2-66-16-4
Hantuchova D.
Schiavone F.
6-36-2
Kuznetsova S.
Li N.
6-47-5
Errani S.
Azarenka V.
1-66-46-3
Mauresmo A.
Cornet A.
6-736-36-4
Dushevina V.
Vaidisova N.
6-13-66-3