Venus Williams vs Flavia Pennetta — Acapulco Final
Acapulco · WTA · Final
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 23 February 2009
hard
Williams V.6-1 6-2
Pennetta F.
Williams V.
662
Pennetta F.
12–
Venus Williams defeated Flavia Pennetta 6-1 6-2 in the Acapulco final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Flavia Pennetta came in leading the head-to-head 4–3, defending the title. Venus Williams narrowed the head-to-head to 4–4.
Key context
- Match story: Venus Williams dropped just 3 games past Flavia Pennetta.
Head to head
3–4| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-02-17 | Dubai | QF | hard | Venus Williams | 6-3 7-5 |
| 2009-08-10 | Cincinnati | R16 | hard | Flavia Pennetta | 7-6(2) 6-4 |
| 2008-10-13 | Zurich | F | hard | Venus Williams | 7-6(1) 6-2 |
| 2008-10-06 | Moscow | R32 | hard | Flavia Pennetta | 6-4 2-6 6-4 |
| 2008-05-26 | Roland Garros | R32 | clay | Flavia Pennetta | 7-5 6-3 |
| 2007-10-08 | Bangkok | SF | hard | Flavia Pennetta | 6-4 7-6(8) |
| 2007-09-24 | Seoul | SF | hard | Venus Williams | 6-2 6-2 |
Serve vs return
This seasonBaseline 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 season1st 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 pressureClutch 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
Conditions
Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast
Draw
Final
Williams V.
Pennetta F.
6-16-2
Quarter-finals
Williams V.
Szavay A.
6-25-76-1
Benesova I.
Johansson M.
6-16-3
Pennetta F.
Cetkovska P.
2-66-36-0
Strycova B.
Ani M.
4-67-56-1
R16
Johansson M.
Garbin T.
W/O
Pennetta F.
Parmentier P.
6-16-3
Cetkovska P.
Martinez Sanchez M.
3-66-46-1
Benesova I.
Koukalova K.
4-66-47-63
Ani M.
Dulko G.
7-666-3
Strycova B.
Suarez Navarro C.
6-47-5
Szavay A.
Vinci R.
7-616-4
Williams V.
Arn G.
6-36-736-4
R32
Pennetta F.
Koryttseva M.
6-36-1
Ani M.
Mayr Achleitner P.
4-67-616-4
Dulko G.
Olaru R.
6-36-2
Strycova B.
Klepac A.
2-66-16-4
Suarez Navarro C.
Kutuzova V.
7-56-3
Vinci R.
Safarova L.
6-46-4
Garbin T.
Craybas J.
7-644-66-3
Szavay A.
Orlik A.
7-57-5
Arn G.
Gallovits Hall E.
6-26-3
Johansson M.
De Los Rios R.
6-46-1
Williams V.
Llagostera Vives N.
6-44-66-2
Koukalova K.
Loit E.
4-66-47-5
Benesova I.
Savchuk O.
6-26-0
Martinez Sanchez M.
Parra Santonja A.
6-26-3
Cetkovska P.
Dominguez Lino L.
6-26-2
Parmentier P.
Torres Sandoval M.
6-26-3