Flavia Pennetta vs Maria Kirilenko — Rome Round of 64

Rome · WTA · Round of 64
ITA
Flavia Pennetta
44 yrs · 172 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WLLLWLLWWW
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 14 May 2012
clay
RUS
Maria Kirilenko
39 yrs · 173 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWWLLWLL
Pennetta F.
6-1 7-6
Kirilenko M.
Pennetta F.
6772
Kirilenko M.
162–

Flavia Pennetta defeated Maria Kirilenko 6-1 7-6 in the Rome round of 64 on clay. The result followed the form book — Flavia Pennetta came in leading the head-to-head 5–1, defending last year's round of 64. Flavia Pennetta extended the head-to-head to 6–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Flavia Pennetta came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 6–1 7–6.

Head to head

5–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2011-08-08TorontoR64hardFlavia Pennetta6-3 6-1
2010-09-27TokyoR32hardFlavia Pennetta6-3 4-6 6-3
2010-08-02San DiegoR16hardFlavia Pennetta6-4 7-6(5)
2009-08-17TorontoR64hardFlavia Pennetta6-3 6-3
2009-03-23MiamiR64hardFlavia Pennetta6-4 7-5
2007-09-17KolkataQFhardMaria Kirilenko6-3 6-1

Serve vs return

This season
Pennetta F.serving64% hold

wins 56% of points on serve vs Kirilenko M.

Kirilenko M.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.Kirilenko M.
1st serve in·Slight edge
54%
63%
1st serve points won·Even
65%
66%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
48%
Service points won·Even
56%
59%
Return points won·Even
45%
44%
Break points saved·Even
57%
54%
Aces / match·Even
3.1
2.9
Double faults / match·Even
3.5
3.3

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (140 vs 105). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Pennetta F.Kirilenko M.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
71
59
Break points saved·Slight edge
83
72
Break points won·Clear edge
89
74
Deciding sets·Even
69
71
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
78
66

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
17°CClear
Wind 24 km/hHumidity 46%

Draw

Final
Sharapova M.
Li N.
4-66-47-65
Semi-finals
Li N.
Williams S.
W/O
Sharapova M.
Kerber A.
6-36-4
Quarter-finals
Williams S.
Pennetta F.
4-0
Kerber A.
Kvitova P.
7-621-66-1
Li N.
Cibulkova D.
6-17-64
Sharapova M.
Williams V.
6-46-3
R16
Cibulkova D.
Azarenka V.
W/O
Pennetta F.
Cetkovska P.
6-06-1
Li N.
Scheepers C.
7-636-2
Williams S.
Medina Garrigues A.
6-36-1
Kerber A.
Goerges J.
6-46-1
Kvitova P.
Cirstea S.
6-25-76-2
Williams V.
Stosur S.
6-46-3
Sharapova M.
Ivanovic A.
7-646-3
R32
Ivanovic A.
Soler Espinosa S.
6-26-1
Medina Garrigues A.
Wozniacki C.
6-44-0
Sharapova M.
Mchale C.
7-57-5
Cetkovska P.
Radwanska A.
6-44-66-1
Li N.
Benesova I.
6-17-5
Scheepers C.
Erakovic M.
5-76-16-2
Cibulkova D.
Knapp K.
6-34-66-1
Azarenka V.
Peer S.
6-16-2
Stosur S.
Errani S.
6-37-5
Kvitova P.
Pavlyuchenkova A.
7-56-4
Pennetta F.
Stephens S.
6-26-3
Williams S.
Petrova N.
4-66-26-3
Cirstea S.
Arvidsson S.
6-36-1
Kerber A.
King V.
6-36-2
Williams V.
Makarova K.
7-676-1
Goerges J.
Bartoli M.
6-36-1
R64
Peer S.
Peng S.
7-644-63-1
Williams S.
Voskoboeva G.
6-26-3
Kerber A.
Rodionova A.
4-67-56-2
Cirstea S.
Jankovic J.
6-34-67-64
Errani S.
Bacsinszky T.
6-03-0
Soler Espinosa S.
Brianti A.
6-26-1
Scheepers C.
Gajdosova J.
6-47-63
Erakovic M.
Lisicki S.
7-644-66-3
Cibulkova D.
Lucic M.
6-16-2
Knapp K.
Vinci R.
6-42-66-2
Makarova K.
Schiavone F.
6-36-4
Williams V.
Halep S.
6-36-4
Petrova N.
Hlavackova A.
6-36-3
Benesova I.
Wickmayer Y.
6-45-77-65
Cetkovska P.
Govortsova O.
7-56-4
Stephens S.
Chakvetadze A.
6-22-66-4
Pennetta F.
Kirilenko M.
6-17-62
Medina Garrigues A.
Zheng J.
6-26-1
Goerges J.
Wozniak A.
6-16-716-3
King V.
Pironkova T.
6-06-1
Arvidsson S.
Martinez Sanchez M.
6-36-2
Pavlyuchenkova A.
Pervak K.
6-26-4
Mchale C.
Niculescu M.
6-46-4
Ivanovic A.
Kuznetsova S.
6-46-3