Flavia Pennetta vs Venus Williams — Cincinnati Round of 16
Cincinnati · WTA · Round of 16
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 10 August 2009
hard
Pennetta F.7-6 6-4
Williams V.
Pennetta F.
7762
Williams V.
624–
Flavia Pennetta defeated Venus Williams 7-6 6-4 in the Cincinnati round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Venus Williams came in leading the head-to-head 4–3, but Flavia Pennetta had been the form player, winning 3 of their last 8 on hard. Flavia Pennetta narrowed the head-to-head to 4–4.
Key context
- Match story: Flavia Pennetta edged Venus Williams in two tight sets (7–6 6–4).
Head to head
3–4| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-02-17 | Dubai | QF | hard | Venus Williams | 6-3 7-5 |
| 2009-02-23 | Acapulco | F | hard | Venus Williams | 6-1 6-2 |
| 2008-10-13 | Zurich | F | hard | Venus Williams | 7-6(1) 6-2 |
| 2008-10-06 | Moscow | R32 | hard | Flavia Pennetta | 6-4 2-6 6-4 |
| 2008-05-26 | Roland Garros | R32 | clay | Flavia Pennetta | 7-5 6-3 |
| 2007-10-08 | Bangkok | SF | hard | Flavia Pennetta | 6-4 7-6(8) |
| 2007-09-24 | Seoul | SF | hard | Venus Williams | 6-2 6-2 |
Serve vs return
This seasonBaseline 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 season1st serve in·Slight edge
54%
61%
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·Even
57%
57%
Aces / match·Even
3.2
2.9
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.5
4.8
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 199). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Clear edge
71
54
Break points saved·Even
83
83
Break points won·Slight edge
89
83
Deciding sets·Dominant
69
30
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
78
86
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Conditions
Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Weather
29°CMainly clear
Wind 16 km/hHumidity 69%
Draw
Quarter-finals
Jankovic J.
Bammer S.
6-06-3
Pennetta F.
Hantuchova D.
6-36-3
Safina D.
Clijsters K.
6-27-5
Dementieva E.
Wozniacki C.
6-26-1
R16
Wozniacki C.
Czink M.
3-0
Hantuchova D.
Zvonareva V.
7-660-67-65
Safina D.
Peng S.
6-36-4
Clijsters K.
Kuznetsova S.
6-44-66-2
Pennetta F.
Williams V.
7-626-4
Bammer S.
Williams S.
7-56-4
Jankovic J.
Azarenka V.
7-57-64
Dementieva E.
Cirstea S.
6-46-4
R32
Pennetta F.
Szavay A.
6-26-4
Williams S.
Bondarenko K.
6-36-2
Safina D.
Vinci R.
2-67-56-4
Peng S.
Martinez Sanchez M.
5-76-26-1
Clijsters K.
Schnyder P.
6-27-5
Kuznetsova S.
Safarova L.
6-36-727-64
Williams V.
Govortsova O.
6-26-2
Hantuchova D.
Bondarenko A.
7-51-66-4
Zvonareva V.
Kleybanova A.
6-41-67-5
Bammer S.
Radwanska A.
6-07-5
Wozniacki C.
Wozniak A.
4-66-46-4
Czink M.
Ivanovic A.
7-667-5
Cirstea S.
Groenefeld A.
6-36-2
Azarenka V.
Chakvetadze A.
6-46-2
Jankovic J.
Kirilenko M.
7-666-3
Dementieva E.
Wickmayer Y.
6-36-4
R64
Azarenka V.
Kanepi K.
6-37-62
Bondarenko K.
Rybarikova M.
6-26-2
Bammer S.
Zheng J.
6-24-66-2
Radwanska A.
Sugiyama A.
6-26-1
Chakvetadze A.
Vesnina E.
7-56-3
Kirilenko M.
Shvedova Y.
6-46-1
Wickmayer Y.
Schiavone F.
6-36-4
Cirstea S.
Shaughnessy M.
7-57-5
Groenefeld A.
Razzano V.
6-33-66-4
Ivanovic A.
Oudin M.
2-66-16-1
Czink M.
Cornet A.
6-36-2
Wozniak A.
Suarez Navarro C.
6-06-3
Kleybanova A.
Rezai A.
6-36-3
Hantuchova D.
Errani S.
3-66-36-1
Bondarenko A.
Petrova N.
6-26-3
Pennetta F.
Morita A.
6-26-3
Szavay A.
Radwanska U.
7-57-5
Govortsova O.
Makarova K.
6-16-3
Safarova L.
Benesova I.
6-37-67
Schnyder P.
Dulko G.
6-46-0
Clijsters K.
Bartoli M.
6-46-3
Peng S.
Cibulkova D.
6-26-1
Martinez Sanchez M.
Dushevina V.
6-43-66-3
Vinci R.
Maria T.
6-46-1