Flavia Pennetta vs Maria Sharapova — Los Angeles Semi-final

Los Angeles · WTA · Semi-final
ITA
Flavia Pennetta
44 yrs · 172 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 3 August 2009
hard
RUS
Maria Sharapova
39 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Pennetta F.
6-2 4-6 6-3
Sharapova M.
Pennetta F.
6462
Sharapova M.
2631

Flavia Pennetta defeated Maria Sharapova 6-2 4-6 6-3 in the Los Angeles semi-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Maria Sharapova came in leading the head-to-head 3–2, but Flavia Pennetta had been the form player, winning 2 of their last 7 on hard. Flavia Pennetta narrowed the head-to-head to 3–3.

Key context

  • Match story: Flavia Pennetta closed it out in three sets, 6–2 4–6 6–3.

Head to head

2–3
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2015-10-25WTA FinalsRRhardMaria Sharapova7-5 6-1
2015-03-09Indian WellsR16hardFlavia Pennetta3-6 6-3 6-2
2011-08-29US OpenR32hardFlavia Pennetta6-3 3-6 6-4
2006-06-26WimbledonR16grassMaria Sharapova7-6(5) 3-6 6-3
2004-03-10Indian WellsR64hardMaria Sharapova6-3 4-6 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Pennetta F.serving64% hold

wins 56% of points on serve vs Sharapova M.

Sharapova M.serving75% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Pennetta F.

Serve advantage — Sharapova M.

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.Sharapova M.
1st serve in·Slight edge
54%
61%
1st serve points won·Even
65%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
47%
Service points won·Even
57%
60%
Return points won·Even
45%
47%
Break points saved·Even
57%
58%
Aces / match·Slight edge
3.2
4.2
Double faults / match·Dominant
3.5
5.6

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 198). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Pennetta F.Sharapova M.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
71
87
Break points saved·Slight edge
83
89
Break points won·Slight edge
89
94
Deciding sets·Dominant
69
97
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
78
73

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

Draw

Final
Pennetta F.
Stosur S.
6-46-3
Semi-finals
Pennetta F.
Sharapova M.
6-24-66-3
Stosur S.
Cirstea S.
6-36-2
Quarter-finals
Stosur S.
Zheng J.
4-66-36-4
Sharapova M.
Radwanska U.
6-47-5
Cirstea S.
Radwanska A.
7-641-67-5
Pennetta F.
Zvonareva V.
6-46-2
R16
Cirstea S.
Lisicki S.
6-31-0
Stosur S.
Ivanovic A.
6-36-2
Radwanska U.
Li N.
W/O
Sharapova M.
Bondarenko A.
4-66-06-3
Zvonareva V.
Wickmayer Y.
7-654-66-4
Zheng J.
Safina D.
7-54-66-4
Pennetta F.
Petrova N.
6-36-3
Radwanska A.
Chakvetadze A.
6-36-2
R32
Radwanska U.
Cibulkova D.
6-46-766-4
Safina D.
Hantuchova D.
6-26-4
Zheng J.
Vesnina E.
6-44-66-0
Stosur S.
Kirilenko M.
6-26-4
Ivanovic A.
King V.
6-44-66-1
Cirstea S.
Wozniacki C.
1-66-47-65
Lisicki S.
Makarova K.
6-16-4
Chakvetadze A.
Kleybanova A.
6-33-66-1
Radwanska A.
Sugiyama A.
6-26-1
Li N.
Wozniak A.
4-66-46-2
Bondarenko A.
Safarova L.
5-76-47-5
Sharapova M.
Azarenka V.
6-746-46-2
Petrova N.
Peer S.
6-42-66-3
Pennetta F.
Vandeweghe C.
6-26-4
Wickmayer Y.
Craybas J.
7-626-1
Zvonareva V.
Peng S.
3-66-37-66
R64
Li N.
Morita A.
6-02-0
Peer S.
Rodionova A.
7-54-1
Radwanska U.
Coin J.
6-16-2
Wozniak A.
Mattek Sands B.
7-57-5
Safarova L.
Kanepi K.
6-37-64
Bondarenko A.
Shaughnessy M.
3-66-36-3
Sharapova M.
Gajdosova J.
6-06-4
Vandeweghe C.
Garbin T.
6-46-4
Pennetta F.
Lepchenko V.
6-25-76-0
Craybas J.
Schiavone F.
7-676-2
Wickmayer Y.
Vaidisova N.
6-16-1
Peng S.
Krajicek M.
6-36-746-3
Hantuchova D.
Oudin M.
6-736-26-2
Vesnina E.
Szavay A.
6-16-0
Zheng J.
Savchuk O.
7-51-66-2
Stosur S.
Niculescu M.
6-16-2
King V.
Bammer S.
6-36-2
Kirilenko M.
Scheepers C.
4-66-36-1
Cirstea S.
Larcher De Brito M.
6-47-5
Makarova K.
Czink M.
3-66-46-1
Lisicki S.
Date Krumm K.
7-652-67-5
Chakvetadze A.
Razzano V.
7-656-3
Kleybanova A.
Kudryavtseva A.
6-16-3
Sugiyama A.
Gullickson C.
6-36-1