Angelique Kerber vs Flavia Pennetta — US Open Quarter-final

US Open · WTA · Quarter-final
GER
Angelique Kerber
38 yrs · 173 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLLLLLW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 29 August 2011
hard
ITA
Flavia Pennetta
44 yrs · 172 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLWLLWWW
Kerber A.
6-4 4-6 6-3
Pennetta F.
Kerber A.
6462
Pennetta F.
4631

Angelique Kerber defeated Flavia Pennetta 6-4 4-6 6-3 in the US Open quarter-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Flavia Pennetta came in leading the head-to-head 4–1, defending last year's round of 32. Angelique Kerber narrowed the head-to-head to 4–2.

Key context

Head to head

1–4
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2015-02-16DubaiR16hardFlavia Pennetta6-2 3-6 6-1
2014-01-13Australian OpenR16hardFlavia Pennetta6-1 4-6 7-5
2012-05-28Roland GarrosR32clayAngelique Kerber4-6 6-3 6-2
2012-01-02AucklandSFhardFlavia Pennetta6-1 6-2
2011-07-04BastadR16clayFlavia Pennetta6-2 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Kerber A.serving69% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Pennetta F.

Pennetta F.serving69% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Kerber A.

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
Kerber A.Pennetta F.
1st serve in·Slight edge
65%
54%
1st serve points won·Even
62%
65%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
47%
Service points won·Even
57%
57%
Return points won·Even
45%
45%
Break points saved·Even
57%
57%
Aces / match·Clear edge
1.4
3.2
Double faults / match·Even
3.3
3.5

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (198 vs 188). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Kerber A.Pennetta F.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
87
71
Break points saved·Slight edge
91
83
Break points won·Slight edge
95
89
Deciding sets·Clear edge
86
69
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
90
78

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast
Weather
21°CClear
Wind 8 km/hHumidity 54%

Draw

Final
Stosur S.
Williams S.
6-26-3
Semi-finals
Williams S.
Wozniacki C.
6-26-4
Stosur S.
Kerber A.
6-32-66-2
Quarter-finals
Kerber A.
Pennetta F.
6-44-66-3
Stosur S.
Zvonareva V.
6-36-3
Wozniacki C.
Petkovic A.
6-17-65
Williams S.
Pavlyuchenkova A.
7-56-1
R16
Pavlyuchenkova A.
Schiavone F.
5-76-36-4
Pennetta F.
Peng S.
6-47-66
Stosur S.
Kirilenko M.
6-26-7156-3
Zvonareva V.
Lisicki S.
6-26-3
Wozniacki C.
Kuznetsova S.
6-767-56-1
Petkovic A.
Suarez Navarro C.
6-16-4
Williams S.
Ivanovic A.
6-36-4
Kerber A.
Niculescu M.
6-46-3
R32
Stosur S.
Petrova N.
7-656-757-5
Lisicki S.
Falconi I.
6-06-1
Zvonareva V.
Medina Garrigues A.
6-47-5
Kirilenko M.
Mchale C.
6-26-3
Pennetta F.
Sharapova M.
6-33-66-4
Peng S.
Goerges J.
6-47-61
Kerber A.
Kudryavtseva A.
6-36-1
Niculescu M.
Safarova L.
6-06-1
Schiavone F.
Scheepers C.
5-77-656-3
Pavlyuchenkova A.
Jankovic J.
6-46-4
Ivanovic A.
Stephens S.
6-36-4
Williams S.
Azarenka V.
6-17-65
Suarez Navarro C.
Soler Espinosa S.
6-06-4
Petkovic A.
Vinci R.
6-46-0
Kuznetsova S.
Amanmuradova A.
6-46-2
Wozniacki C.
King V.
6-26-4
R64
Lisicki S.
Williams V.
W/O
Kirilenko M.
Dushevina V.
6-16-2
Kudryavtseva A.
Wickmayer Y.
6-13-0
Ivanovic A.
Cetkovska P.
W/O
Scheepers C.
Barthel M.
6-47-5
Pavlyuchenkova A.
Martic P.
6-42-66-4
Kuznetsova S.
Baltacha E.
6-46-3
Jankovic J.
Dokic J.
6-36-4
Zvonareva V.
Bondarenko K.
7-53-66-3
Medina Garrigues A.
Robson L.
6-26-3
Falconi I.
Cibulkova D.
2-66-37-5
Stosur S.
Vandeweghe C.
6-36-4
Petrova N.
Hercog P.
6-26-4
Mchale C.
Bartoli M.
7-626-2
Sharapova M.
Yakimova A.
6-16-1
Pennetta F.
Oprandi R.
6-06-3
Goerges J.
Pous Tio L.
6-36-1
Peng S.
Pironkova T.
6-26-4
Kerber A.
Radwanska A.
6-34-66-3
Safarova L.
Keys M.
3-67-56-4
Niculescu M.
Dulgheru A.
6-36-0
Schiavone F.
Lucic M.
6-16-1
Stephens S.
Peer S.
6-17-64
Williams S.
Krajicek M.
6-06-1
Azarenka V.
Dulko G.
6-46-3
Suarez Navarro C.
Halep S.
3-66-26-2
Soler Espinosa S.
Kanepi K.
6-46-2
Vinci R.
Cornet A.
6-26-3
Petkovic A.
Zheng J.
3-66-36-3
Amanmuradova A.
Parmentier P.
6-37-5
King V.
Gajdosova J.
6-26-0
Wozniacki C.
Rus A.
6-26-0
R128
Baltacha E.
Hampton J.
2-66-25-1
Wozniacki C.
Llagostera Vives N.
6-36-1
Soler Espinosa S.
Date Krumm K.
7-657-62
Williams S.
Jovanovski B.
6-16-1
Peer S.
Mirza S.
6-756-36-1
Pous Tio L.
Doi M.
6-26-7125-2
Pironkova T.
Razzano V.
6-26-3
Robson L.
Morita A.
7-651-0
Bondarenko K.
Hradecka L.
6-36-0
Lucic M.
Erakovic M.
6-42-66-4
Rus A.
Vesnina E.
6-26-4
King V.
Arn G.
6-16-4
Gajdosova J.
Benesova I.
7-657-5
Parmentier P.
Hantuchova D.
6-26-3
Amanmuradova A.
Paszek T.
6-46-2
Kuznetsova S.
Errani S.
7-56-1
Petkovic A.
Bychkova E.
6-26-2
Zheng J.
Diatchenko V.
4-67-56-2
Cornet A.
Dellacqua C.
7-56-0
Vinci R.
Begu I.
6-36-4
Kanepi K.
Tanasugarn T.
6-46-3
Suarez Navarro C.
Johansson M.
6-24-67-5
Halep S.
Li N.
6-27-5
Azarenka V.
Larsson J.
6-16-3
Dulko G.
Marino R.
6-36-3
Krajicek M.
Daniilidou E.
3-67-646-1
Stephens S.
Jani R.
6-23-67-63
Cetkovska P.
Rodina E.
1-66-16-2
Ivanovic A.
Pervak K.
6-46-2
Jankovic J.
Riske Amritraj A.
6-26-0
Dokic J.
Govortsova O.
6-36-1
Martic P.
Strycova B.
5-76-36-4
Pavlyuchenkova A.
Tatishvili A.
6-26-2
Barthel M.
Martinez Sanchez M.
6-36-4
Scheepers C.
Keothavong A.
7-56-3
Schiavone F.
Voskoboeva G.
6-31-66-4
Dulgheru A.
Kvitova P.
7-636-3
Niculescu M.
Mayr Achleitner P.
6-36-3
Keys M.
Craybas J.
6-26-4
Safarova L.
Rybarikova M.
2-66-36-2
Wickmayer Y.
Cirstea S.
6-17-5
Kudryavtseva A.
Rodionova A.
7-617-5
Kerber A.
Davis L.
7-636-3
Radwanska A.
Radwanska U.
6-26-3
Peng S.
Lepchenko V.
6-36-4
Goerges J.
Barrois K.
6-36-2
Pennetta F.
Rezai A.
6-16-4
Oprandi R.
Oudin M.
6-07-67
Yakimova A.
Lertcheewakarn N.
6-04-66-3
Sharapova M.
Watson H.
3-67-56-3
Bartoli M.
Panova A.
7-56-3
Mchale C.
Wozniak A.
6-36-756-4
Dushevina V.
Sevastova A.
6-36-4
Kirilenko M.
Makarova K.
4-66-17-63
Petrova N.
Chan Y.
6-31-66-4
Hercog P.
Mattek Sands B.
6-16-3
Vandeweghe C.
Brianti A.
7-56-3
Stosur S.
Arvidsson S.
6-26-3
Cibulkova D.
Zhang S.
6-36-4
Falconi I.
Koukalova K.
3-66-46-2
Williams V.
Dolonc V.
6-46-3
Lisicki S.
Bondarenko A.
6-36-3
Zvonareva V.
Foretz Gacon S.
6-36-0
Medina Garrigues A.
Knapp K.
6-746-46-3