Flavia Pennetta vs Vera ZvonarevaSydney Round of 16

Sydney · WTA · Round of 16
44 yrs · 172 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WLLLWLLWWW
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 10 January 2011
hard
1693ELO
1659Hard ELO
41 yrs · 172 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWWLWLW
Pennetta F.
7-5 7-5
Zvonareva V.
Pennetta F.
772
Zvonareva V.
55

Flavia Pennetta defeated Vera Zvonareva 7-5 7-5 in the Sydney round of 16 on hard. The result followed the form book — Flavia Pennetta came in leading the head-to-head 3–2, defending last year's quarter-final. Flavia Pennetta extended the head-to-head to 4–2.

Key context

Head to head

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DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2010-08-09CincinnatiR16hardFlavia Pennetta6-4 6-3
2009-10-05BeijingR16hardVera Zvonareva6-3 5-7 7-5
2009-08-31US OpenR16hardFlavia Pennetta3-6 7-6(6) 6-0
2009-08-03Los AngelesQFhardFlavia Pennetta6-4 6-2
2002-07-21SopotR16clayVera Zvonareva6-3 6-1

Serve vs return

This season
Pennetta F.serving71% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Zvonareva V.

Zvonareva V.serving69% hold

wins 58% 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
1st serve in·Slight edge
54%
65%
1st serve points won·Even
65%
63%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
46%
Service points won·Even
57%
57%
Return points won·Even
45%
44%
Break points saved·Even
57%
56%
Aces / match·Clear edge
3.2
1.5
Double faults / match·Even
3.5
3.4

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (188 vs 199). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
71
76
Break points saved·Even
83
79
Break points won·Slight edge
89
94
Deciding sets·Clear edge
69
92
Tiebreaks·Dominant
78
52

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