Flavia Pennetta vs Aravane Rezai — Palermo Quarter-final

Palermo · WTA · Quarter-final
ITA
Flavia Pennetta
44 yrs · 172 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WLLLWLLWWW
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 13 July 2009
clay
FRA
Aravane Rezai
39 yrs · 165 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWLLLWLL
Pennetta F.
6-4 6-4
Rezai A.
Pennetta F.
662
Rezai A.
44–

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

Key context

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

Head to head

2–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2011-08-29US OpenR128hardFlavia Pennetta6-1 6-4
2010-01-11SydneyQFhardAravane Rezai6-3 6-0
2007-07-16PalermoR32clayFlavia Pennetta6-3 7-5

Serve vs return

This season
Pennetta F.serving67% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Rezai A.

Rezai A.serving62% hold

wins 55% 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.Rezai A.
1st serve in·Even
54%
57%
1st serve points won·Even
65%
65%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
44%
Service points won·Even
57%
56%
Return points won·Even
45%
44%
Break points saved·Slight edge
57%
52%
Aces / match·Even
3.2
2.9
Double faults / match·Dominant
3.5
5.2

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 138). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Pennetta F.Rezai A.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
71
21
Break points saved·Dominant
83
43
Break points won·Dominant
89
57
Deciding sets·Dominant
69
32
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
78
55

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