Flavia Pennetta vs Angelique Kerber — Auckland Semi-final

Auckland · WTA · Semi-final
ITA
Flavia Pennetta
44 yrs · 172 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WLLLWLLWWW
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 2 January 2012
hard
GER
Angelique Kerber
38 yrs · 173 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLLLLLW
Pennetta F.
6-1 6-2
Kerber A.
Pennetta F.
662
Kerber A.
12–

Flavia Pennetta defeated Angelique Kerber 6-1 6-2 in the Auckland semi-final on hard. The result followed the form book — Flavia Pennetta came in leading the head-to-head 3–2. Flavia Pennetta extended the head-to-head to 4–2.

Key context

Head to head

3–2
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
2011-08-29US OpenQFhardAngelique Kerber6-4 4-6 6-3
2011-07-04BastadR16clayFlavia Pennetta6-2 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Pennetta F.serving67% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Kerber A.

Kerber A.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
Pennetta F.Kerber A.
1st serve in·Slight edge
54%
65%
1st serve points won·Even
65%
62%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
47%
Service points won·Even
56%
57%
Return points won·Even
45%
45%
Break points saved·Even
57%
57%
Aces / match·Clear edge
3.2
1.4
Double faults / match·Slight edge
3.6
3.3

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (140 vs 198). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

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

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
19°COvercast
Wind 32 km/hHumidity 71%

Draw

Final
Zheng J.
Pennetta F.
2-66-32-0
Radwanska A.
Wickmayer Y.
6-46-4
Semi-finals
Pennetta F.
Kerber A.
6-16-2
Zheng J.
Kuznetsova S.
2-66-36-3
Radwanska A.
Hampton J.
7-647-63
Wickmayer Y.
Barthel M.
6-41-67-63
Quarter-finals
Zheng J.
Hradecka L.
6-26-3
Kerber A.
Lisicki S.
6-44-3
Kuznetsova S.
Errani S.
6-46-3
Pennetta F.
Vesnina E.
6-26-1
Barthel M.
Larsson J.
6-26-1
Radwanska A.
Vesnina E.
6-36-3
Hampton J.
Bertens K.
6-16-756-2
Wickmayer Y.
Flipkens K.
6-36-4
R16
Hradecka L.
Peng S.
6-46-3
Zheng J.
Niculescu M.
6-06-2
Kuznetsova S.
Mchale C.
6-16-1
Errani S.
Wickmayer Y.
4-66-16-1
Lisicki S.
Barthel M.
7-633-66-3
Vesnina E.
Vinci R.
6-36-4
Pennetta F.
Baltacha E.
6-46-2
Kerber A.
Goerges J.
6-26-3
Larsson J.
Goerges J.
7-56-716-3
Barthel M.
Daniilidou E.
7-666-2
Vesnina E.
Shvedova Y.
6-26-3
Wickmayer Y.
Oprandi R.
6-36-0
Bertens K.
Watson H.
6-43-66-3
Flipkens K.
Parmentier P.
6-26-2
Radwanska A.
Halep S.
6-36-1
Hampton J.
Erakovic M.
6-17-65
R32
Vesnina E.
Rybarikova M.
6-36-2
Baltacha E.
Jones S.
6-24-66-3
Zheng J.
Morita A.
4-66-36-4
Niculescu M.
Hampton J.
7-616-1
Kuznetsova S.
Riske Amritraj A.
6-36-2
Wickmayer Y.
Pliskova K.
6-36-4
Pennetta F.
Cirstea S.
6-47-65
Goerges J.
Arn G.
7-53-66-4
Kerber A.
Erakovic M.
4-66-46-4
Barthel M.
Dokic J.
7-656-1
Lisicki S.
Razzano V.
6-46-4
Vinci R.
Marino R.
7-56-4
Peng S.
Rezai A.
4-66-36-4
Hradecka L.
Brianti A.
6-43-66-2
Mchale C.
Dulgheru A.
6-26-3
Errani S.
Larsson J.
6-16-1
Watson H.
Cirstea S.
6-30-0
Hampton J.
Zheng J.
7-56-1
Oprandi R.
Luangnam N.
6-06-2
Flipkens K.
Voskoboeva G.
6-16-727-5
Parmentier P.
Mchale C.
6-46-1
Larsson J.
Doi M.
4-66-36-2
Bertens K.
Kuznetsova S.
6-756-27-5
Erakovic M.
Dubois S.
6-26-1
Shvedova Y.
Arruabarrena L.
6-36-2
Vesnina E.
Bouchard E.
7-56-3
Halep S.
Rus A.
4-66-36-1
Radwanska A.
Arn G.
6-26-2
Goerges J.
Sevastova A.
6-36-4
Daniilidou E.
Vandeweghe C.
1-67-656-4
Barthel M.
Min G.
6-16-3
Wickmayer Y.
Rybarikova M.
7-636-2