Sara Errani vs Anna Lena Groenefeld — Palermo Semi-final

Palermo · WTA · Semi-final
ITA
Sara Errani
39 yrs · 164 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLLWLLLL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 13 July 2009
clay
GER
Anna Lena Groenefeld
41 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLLWLL
Errani S.
6-3 4-6 6-1
Groenefeld A.
Errani S.
6462
Groenefeld A.
3611

Sara Errani defeated Anna Lena Groenefeld 6-3 4-6 6-1 in the Palermo semi-final on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Anna Lena Groenefeld came in leading the head-to-head 1–0, but Sara Errani had been the form player, winning 2 of their last 6 on clay. Sara Errani claimed a first win over Anna Lena Groenefeld in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Sara Errani came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 6–3 4–6 6–1.

Head to head

0–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2009-03-23MiamiR64hardAnna Lena Groenefeld6-4 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Errani S.serving62% hold

wins 55% of points on serve vs Groenefeld A.

Groenefeld A.serving52% hold

wins 51% of points on serve vs Errani S.

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
Errani S.Groenefeld A.
1st serve in·Clear edge
78%
56%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
55%
65%
2nd serve points won·Even
42%
43%
Service points won·Even
52%
55%
Return points won·Slight edge
48%
41%
Break points saved·Even
49%
53%
Aces / match·Dominant
0.3
3.4
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.1
5.8

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 54). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Errani S.Groenefeld A.
Clutch Rating·Even
36
35
Break points saved·Dominant
8
68
Break points won·Dominant
98
59
Deciding sets·Dominant
78
39
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
34
53

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

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast
Weather
28°CClear
Wind 14 km/hHumidity 41%

Draw

Final
Pennetta F.
Errani S.
6-16-2
Semi-finals
Pennetta F.
Garbin T.
6-16-1
Errani S.
Groenefeld A.
6-34-66-1
Quarter-finals
Groenefeld A.
Schnyder P.
4-3
Pennetta F.
Rezai A.
6-46-4
Errani S.
Shvedova Y.
6-27-5
Garbin T.
Govortsova O.
6-26-1
R16
Rezai A.
Lepchenko V.
6-726-46-2
Pennetta F.
Vinci R.
7-56-1
Errani S.
Mayr Achleitner P.
7-666-1
Govortsova O.
Makarova K.
6-26-2
Shvedova Y.
Brianti A.
6-36-2
Groenefeld A.
Rus A.
7-656-3
Schnyder P.
Llagostera Vives N.
6-26-2
Garbin T.
Martinez Sanchez M.
6-26-3
R32
Brianti A.
Pavlyuchenkova A.
6-34-0
Pennetta F.
Parra Santonja A.
6-26-3
Rezai A.
Voskoboeva G.
6-26-4
Martinez Sanchez M.
Cornet A.
6-26-2
Garbin T.
Gallovits Hall E.
6-47-5
Govortsova O.
Camerin M.
6-36-3
Makarova K.
Craybas J.
6-36-1
Errani S.
Koryttseva M.
6-46-4
Mayr Achleitner P.
Savchuk O.
6-46-4
Shvedova Y.
Vierin N.
6-36-2
Groenefeld A.
Dulko G.
6-46-1
Rus A.
Floris A.
7-636-4
Llagostera Vives N.
Zec Peskiric M.
3-66-46-2
Schnyder P.
Pivovarova A.
6-46-0
Lepchenko V.
Dentoni C.
6-36-2
Vinci R.
Dominguez Lino L.
4-66-47-63