Venus Williams vs Flavia Pennetta — Zurich Final

Zurich · WTA · Final
Venus Williams
USA
Venus Williams
1654ELO
1617Hard ELO
46 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLLLLL
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 13 October 2008
hard
ITA
Flavia Pennetta
44 yrs · 172 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WLLLWLLWWW
Williams V.
7-6 6-2
Pennetta F.
Williams V.
7762
Pennetta F.
612–

Venus Williams defeated Flavia Pennetta 7-6 6-2 in the Zurich final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Flavia Pennetta came in leading the head-to-head 4–3. Venus Williams narrowed the head-to-head to 4–4.

Key context

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
2008-10-06MoscowR32hardFlavia Pennetta6-4 2-6 6-4
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
Williams V.serving67% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Pennetta F.

Pennetta F.serving71% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Williams V.

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

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

Clutch

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

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

Freshness

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

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

Draw

Final
Williams V.
Pennetta F.
7-616-2
Semi-finals
Pennetta F.
Medina Garrigues A.
6-37-66
Williams V.
Ivanovic A.
4-66-36-4
Quarter-finals
Medina Garrigues A.
Azarenka V.
4-66-30-0
Williams V.
Schiavone F.
6-36-3
Pennetta F.
Srebotnik K.
7-56-2
Ivanovic A.
Kvitova P.
6-16-4
R16
Medina Garrigues A.
Zvonareva V.
6-33-0
Srebotnik K.
Radwanska A.
2-67-666-3
Schiavone F.
Kirilenko M.
6-37-5
Ivanovic A.
Bartoli M.
6-26-4
Azarenka V.
Niculescu M.
6-06-0
Pennetta F.
Jankovic J.
5-76-36-3
Williams V.
Bondarenko A.
6-36-4
Kvitova P.
Arvidsson S.
6-26-1
R32
Pennetta F.
Petrova N.
6-16-1
Azarenka V.
Mauresmo A.
6-26-1
Niculescu M.
Chakvetadze A.
3-66-36-2
Kirilenko M.
Hantuchova D.
7-56-2
Schiavone F.
Wozniacki C.
7-636-2
Bondarenko A.
Cornet A.
1-66-37-66
Kvitova P.
Schnyder P.
6-43-66-4
Arvidsson S.
Bammer S.
0-67-56-4
Bartoli M.
Szavay A.
6-46-0
Srebotnik K.
Bacsinszky T.
6-36-3
Radwanska A.
Dushevina V.
6-46-1
Medina Garrigues A.
Li N.
6-26-4