Flavia Pennetta vs Victoria Azarenka — Dubai Round of 16

Dubai · WTA · Round of 16
ITA
Flavia Pennetta
44 yrs · 172 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WLLLWLLWWW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 14 February 2011
hard
Victoria Azarenka
BLR
Victoria Azarenka
#449WTA
1875ELO
1839Hard ELO
36 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWWLWLW
Pennetta F.
6-3 6-7 6-4
Azarenka V.
Pennetta F.
66262
Azarenka V.
37741

Flavia Pennetta defeated Victoria Azarenka 6-3 6-7 6-4 in the Dubai round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Victoria Azarenka came in leading the head-to-head 2–1, defending last year's final. Flavia Pennetta narrowed the head-to-head to 2–2.

Key context

  • Match story: Flavia Pennetta closed it out in three sets, 6–3 6–7 6–4.

Head to head

1–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2015-03-23MiamiR32hardFlavia Pennetta7-6(5) 7-6(6)
2013-08-26US OpenSFhardVictoria Azarenka6-4 6-2
2010-04-26StuttgartR32clayVictoria Azarenka6-1 6-4
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Serve vs return

This season
Pennetta F.serving67% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Azarenka V.

Azarenka V.serving71% hold

wins 59% 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.Azarenka V.
1st serve in·Slight edge
54%
63%
1st serve points won·Even
65%
66%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
44%
Service points won·Even
57%
58%
Return points won·Even
45%
46%
Break points saved·Even
57%
57%
Aces / match·Even
3.1
2.8
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.5
4.3

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (188 vs 195). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Pennetta F.Azarenka V.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
71
91
Break points saved·Slight edge
83
94
Break points won·Slight edge
89
99
Deciding sets·Dominant
69
96
Tiebreaks·Even
78
77

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

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast
Weather
21°CMainly clear
Wind 22 km/hHumidity 46%

Draw

Final
Wozniacki C.
Kuznetsova S.
6-16-3
Semi-finals
Kuznetsova S.
Pennetta F.
6-46-4
Wozniacki C.
Jankovic J.
7-56-3
Quarter-finals
Jankovic J.
Stosur S.
6-35-77-64
Pennetta F.
Kleybanova A.
6-26-0
Wozniacki C.
Peer S.
6-26-4
Kuznetsova S.
Radwanska A.
7-676-3
R16
Wozniacki C.
Morita A.
6-16-0
Kuznetsova S.
Schiavone F.
1-66-07-5
Peer S.
Wickmayer Y.
3-66-46-1
Stosur S.
Schnyder P.
6-36-4
Jankovic J.
Kanepi K.
2-66-37-5
Radwanska A.
Bartoli M.
6-36-2
Pennetta F.
Azarenka V.
6-36-726-4
Kleybanova A.
Zvonareva V.
6-36-2
R32
Wozniacki C.
Chakvetadze A.
6-13-5
Pennetta F.
Koukalova K.
5-76-16-2
Jankovic J.
Scheepers C.
6-26-3
Kanepi K.
Petkovic A.
6-33-66-3
Schnyder P.
Zheng J.
1-66-06-2
Stosur S.
Errani S.
6-06-1
Morita A.
Mirza S.
6-46-2
Peer S.
Dulgheru A.
6-46-2
Wickmayer Y.
Li N.
6-767-666-2
Zvonareva V.
Vinci R.
6-36-1
Azarenka V.
Peng S.
4-66-27-65
Schiavone F.
Zhang S.
6-36-1
Kleybanova A.
Gajdosova J.
6-46-3
Kuznetsova S.
Pironkova T.
5-76-26-4
Bartoli M.
Bacsinszky T.
3-66-46-1
Radwanska A.
Sevastova A.
7-56-4
R64
Gajdosova J.
Cibulkova D.
7-656-2
Pennetta F.
Dokic J.
6-26-2
Kleybanova A.
Pavlyuchenkova A.
4-66-46-0
Morita A.
Kvitova P.
7-627-63
Peer S.
Martinez Sanchez M.
6-46-1
Kanepi K.
Dushevina V.
6-16-2
Dulgheru A.
Baltacha E.
7-636-4
Petkovic A.
Kerber A.
6-44-66-3
Scheepers C.
Kirilenko M.
6-26-2
Sevastova A.
Rodionova A.
6-15-76-3
Bacsinszky T.
Benesova I.
6-33-66-1
Bartoli M.
Date Krumm K.
7-686-4
Kuznetsova S.
Llagostera Vives N.
6-46-2
Pironkova T.
Makarova K.
7-56-3
Zhang S.
Shvedova Y.
6-36-4
Peng S.
Mattek Sands B.
6-32-66-3
Vinci R.
Vesnina E.
6-46-3
Koukalova K.
Safarova L.
6-26-2
Errani S.
Kucova Z.
6-16-4
Zheng J.
Barrois K.
6-32-66-4
Schnyder P.
Ivanovic A.
4-67-626-2
Chakvetadze A.
Hantuchova D.
6-16-3
Mirza S.
Amanmuradova A.
6-36-1
Wickmayer Y.
Jovanovski B.
7-53-66-2