Flavia Pennetta vs Tathiana Garbin — Palermo Semi-final

Palermo · WTA · Semi-final
ITA
Flavia Pennetta
44 yrs · 172 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WLLLWLLWWW
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 13 July 2009
clay
ITA
Tathiana Garbin
49 yrs · 172 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLWLLLLW
Pennetta F.
6-1 6-1
Garbin T.
Pennetta F.
662
Garbin T.
11–

Flavia Pennetta defeated Tathiana Garbin 6-1 6-1 in the Palermo semi-final on clay. The result followed the form book — Flavia Pennetta came in leading the head-to-head 3–2, defending last year's semi-final. Flavia Pennetta extended the head-to-head to 4–2.

Key context

Head to head

3–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2010-02-08ParisQFcarpetFlavia Pennetta6-1 6-3
2007-05-14RomeR64clayTathiana Garbin6-3 7-6(3)
2006-02-27AcapulcoR16hardFlavia Pennetta6-2 5-7 6-2
2004-02-16MemphisR32hardTathiana Garbin6-1 6-2
2003-10-06TashkentR32hardFlavia Pennetta6-3 3-6 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Pennetta F.serving69% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Garbin T.

Garbin T.serving55% hold

wins 52% 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
Pennetta F.Garbin T.
1st serve in·Slight edge
54%
62%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
65%
59%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
45%
Service points won·Even
57%
53%
Return points won·Even
45%
43%
Break points saved·Even
57%
53%
Aces / match·Slight edge
3.2
2.0
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.5
2.1

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 46). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Pennetta F.Garbin T.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
71
39
Break points saved·Clear edge
83
59
Break points won·Dominant
89
57
Deciding sets·Clear edge
69
55
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
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