Roberta Vinci vs Flavia PennettaBarcelona Round of 16

Barcelona · WTA · Round of 16
43 yrs · 163 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 13 April 2009
clay
44 yrs · 172 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Vinci R.
6-1 6-2
Pennetta F.
Vinci R.
662
Pennetta F.
12

Roberta Vinci defeated Flavia Pennetta 6-1 6-2 in the Barcelona round of 16 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Flavia Pennetta came in leading the head-to-head 6–2. Roberta Vinci narrowed the head-to-head to 6–3.

Key context

Head to head

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DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2015-08-31US OpenFhardFlavia Pennetta7-6(4) 6-2
2013-08-26US OpenQFhardFlavia Pennetta6-4 6-1
2010-05-24Roland GarrosR64clayFlavia Pennetta6-1 6-1
2009-09-28TokyoR64hardRoberta Vinci6-1 6-2
2009-07-13PalermoR16clayFlavia Pennetta7-5 6-1
2007-02-26AcapulcoR16hardFlavia Pennetta6-0 6-2
2007-02-19BogotaSFclayRoberta Vinci3-6 7-6(2) 6-2
2005-07-18PalermoQFclayFlavia Pennetta6-1 4-6 7-6(3)

Serve vs return

This season
Vinci R.serving62% hold

wins 55% of points on serve vs Pennetta F.

Pennetta F.serving69% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Vinci R.

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
1st serve in·Slight edge
59%
54%
1st serve points won·Even
63%
65%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
47%
Service points won·Even
56%
57%
Return points won·Even
43%
45%
Break points saved·Even
55%
57%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.4
3.2
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.0
3.5

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
56
71
Break points saved·Clear edge
64
83
Break points won·Clear edge
72
89
Deciding sets·Slight edge
75
69
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
63
78

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