Ana Ivanovic vs Flavia PennettaIndian Wells Round of 16

Indian Wells · WTA · Round of 16
38 yrs · 184 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 9 March 2009
hard
44 yrs · 172 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Ivanovic A.
6-4 4-6 6-4
Pennetta F.
Ivanovic A.
6462
Pennetta F.
4641

Ana Ivanovic defeated Flavia Pennetta 6-4 4-6 6-4 in the Indian Wells round of 16 on hard. The result followed the form book — Ana Ivanovic came in leading the head-to-head 4–0, defending the title. Ana Ivanovic extended the head-to-head to 5–0.

Key context

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

Head to head

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DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2014-03-17MiamiR32hardAna Ivanovic6-4 6-3
2013-09-30BeijingR64hardAna Ivanovic7-6(9) 6-1
2013-08-05TorontoR32hardAna Ivanovic6-4 6-4
2008-10-20LinzQFhardAna Ivanovic6-4 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Ivanovic A.serving73% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Pennetta F.

Pennetta F.serving67% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Ivanovic A.

Serve advantage — Ivanovic A.

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
1st serve in·Slight edge
60%
54%
1st serve points won·Even
67%
65%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
47%
Service points won·Even
59%
57%
Return points won·Even
46%
45%
Break points saved·Even
57%
57%
Aces / match·Even
3.5
3.2
Double faults / match·Slight edge
4.0
3.5

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
62
71
Break points saved·Even
84
83
Break points won·Even
86
89
Deciding sets·Clear edge
50
69
Tiebreaks·Even
74
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
Weather
16°CClear
Wind 11 km/hHumidity 40%

Draw