Jie Zheng vs Flavia PennettaAuckland Final

Auckland · WTA · Final
43 yrs · 164 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Retired
Monday, 2 January 2012
hard
44 yrs · 172 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Zheng J.
2-6 6-3 2-0
Pennetta F.
Zheng J.
2622
Pennetta F.
6301

Jie Zheng advanced when Flavia Pennetta retired 2-6 6-3 2-0 in the Auckland final. Jie Zheng narrowed the head-to-head to 3–3.

Head to head

23
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2011-02-21DohaR32hardFlavia Pennetta6-2 6-2
2010-08-09CincinnatiR64hardFlavia Pennetta6-4 6-2
2006-05-01EstorilSFclayJie Zheng6-2 6-3
2005-09-12BaliR16hardFlavia Pennetta4-6 6-3 6-3
2003-09-08BaliR32hardJie Zheng6-3 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Zheng J.serving62% hold

wins 55% of points on serve vs Pennetta F.

Pennetta F.serving69% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Zheng J.

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·Clear edge
70%
54%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
59%
65%
2nd serve points won·Even
45%
47%
Service points won·Even
54%
56%
Return points won·Even
44%
45%
Break points saved·Slight edge
52%
57%
Aces / match·Clear edge
0.4
3.2
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.4
3.6

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (100 vs 140). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
56
71
Break points saved·Dominant
55
83
Break points won·Slight edge
80
89
Deciding sets·Even
71
69
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
73
78

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