Flavia Pennetta vs Nadia PetrovaStuttgart Round of 16

Stuttgart · WTA · Round of 16
44 yrs · 172 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Sets
Monday, 27 April 2009
clay
44 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Pennetta F.
6-2 6-2
Petrova N.
Pennetta F.
662
Petrova N.
22

Flavia Pennetta defeated Nadia Petrova 6-2 6-2 in the Stuttgart round of 16 on clay. The result followed the form book — Flavia Pennetta came in leading the head-to-head 4–1, defending last year's round of 32. Flavia Pennetta extended the head-to-head to 5–1.

Key context

Head to head

41
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2009-08-03Los AngelesR16hardFlavia Pennetta6-3 6-3
2008-10-13ZurichR32hardFlavia Pennetta6-1 6-1
2008-08-25US OpenR32hardFlavia Pennetta4-6 6-4 6-3
2004-06-21WimbledonR128grassNadia Petrova6-3 2-6 6-4
2004-05-10RomeR32clayFlavia Pennetta1-6 7-6(4) 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Pennetta F.serving69% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Petrova N.

Petrova N.serving69% hold

wins 58% 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
1st serve in·Even
54%
57%
1st serve points won·Even
65%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
46%
Service points won·Even
57%
59%
Return points won·Even
45%
43%
Break points saved·Even
57%
57%
Aces / match·Clear edge
3.2
5.8
Double faults / match·Even
3.5
3.2

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Even
71
68
Break points saved·Even
83
85
Break points won·Slight edge
89
80
Deciding sets·Slight edge
69
75
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
78
62

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast
Weather
14°CDrizzle
Wind 2 km/hHumidity 78%