Flavia Pennetta vs Tsvetana Pironkova — 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, 11 July 2011
clay
BUL
Tsvetana Pironkova
38 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWLLWLLW
Pennetta F.
6-2 6-2
Pironkova T.
Pennetta F.
662
Pironkova T.
22–

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

Key context

Head to head

3–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2015-03-23MiamiR64hardFlavia Pennetta6-7(1) 6-3 6-3
2015-01-12SydneyR32hardTsvetana Pironkova6-3 7-6(4)
2012-07-30OlympicsR32hardFlavia Pennetta7-5 6-1
2009-05-04RomeR64clayFlavia Pennetta6-7(2) 6-4 6-1

Serve vs return

This season
Pennetta F.serving67% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Pironkova T.

Pironkova T.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.Pironkova T.
1st serve in·Even
54%
58%
1st serve points won·Even
65%
63%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
46%
Service points won·Even
57%
56%
Return points won·Even
45%
44%
Break points saved·Even
57%
53%
Aces / match·Slight edge
3.2
2.2
Double faults / match·Dominant
3.5
1.9

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (188 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Pennetta F.Pironkova T.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
71
20
Break points saved·Dominant
83
46
Break points won·Slight edge
89
78
Deciding sets·Dominant
69
7
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
78
61

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
33°CClear
Wind 11 km/hHumidity 36%

Draw

Final
Medina Garrigues A.
Hercog P.
6-36-2
Semi-finals
Hercog P.
Pennetta F.
6-26-2
Medina Garrigues A.
Cetkovska P.
7-56-3
Quarter-finals
Pennetta F.
Pironkova T.
6-26-2
Hercog P.
Koukalova K.
6-16-1
Cetkovska P.
Errani S.
5-76-37-64
Medina Garrigues A.
Begu I.
6-21-66-0
R16
Cetkovska P.
Amanmuradova A.
6-26-4
Medina Garrigues A.
Arruabarrena L.
6-17-5
Begu I.
Vinci R.
6-46-3
Errani S.
Parmentier P.
7-56-1
Hercog P.
Brianti A.
6-26-4
Koukalova K.
Mijacika A.
7-54-66-3
Pironkova T.
Cirstea S.
2-66-16-1
Pennetta F.
Johansson M.
4-67-57-5
R32
Pironkova T.
Tatishvili A.
6-27-5
Arruabarrena L.
Dentoni C.
6-37-65
Begu I.
Camerin M.
6-27-5
Vinci R.
Karatantcheva S.
6-27-5
Amanmuradova A.
Gojnea M.
7-646-2
Cetkovska P.
Bovina E.
6-17-5
Hercog P.
Knapp K.
5-76-46-2
Brianti A.
Albano S.
6-16-0
Mijacika A.
Daniilidou E.
3-66-36-3
Koukalova K.
Pivovarova A.
0-66-16-1
Cirstea S.
Hlavackova A.
6-36-2
Johansson M.
Rezai A.
7-656-1
Pennetta F.
Grymalska A.
6-46-1
Errani S.
Kulikova R.
6-16-3
Parmentier P.
Craybas J.
6-43-66-4
Medina Garrigues A.
Floris A.
6-36-3