Serena Williams vs Flavia Pennetta — Rome Quarter-final

Rome · WTA · Quarter-final
USA
Serena Williams
44 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLLWLLLW
0 — 0
Sets
Retired
Monday, 14 May 2012
clay
ITA
Flavia Pennetta
44 yrs · 172 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WLLLWLLWWW
Williams S.
4-0
Pennetta F.
Williams S.
41
Pennetta F.
0–

Serena Williams advanced when Flavia Pennetta retired 4-0 in the Rome quarter-final. Serena Williams extended the head-to-head to 7–0.

Head to head

6–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2015-08-10TorontoR32hardSerena Williams2-6 6-3 6-0
2014-08-25US OpenQFhardSerena Williams6-3 6-2
2014-08-11CincinnatiR16hardSerena Williams6-2 6-2
2013-03-18MiamiR64hardSerena Williams6-1 6-1
2009-08-31US OpenQFhardSerena Williams6-4 6-3
2008-03-24MiamiR32hardSerena Williams6-7(6) 6-3 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Williams S.serving79% hold

wins 63% of points on serve vs Pennetta F.

Pennetta F.serving60% hold

wins 54% of points on serve vs Williams S.

Serve advantage — Williams S.

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
Williams S.Pennetta F.
1st serve in·Slight edge
59%
54%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
75%
65%
2nd serve points won·Even
49%
47%
Service points won·Slight edge
64%
56%
Return points won·Even
46%
45%
Break points saved·Even
61%
57%
Aces / match·Dominant
7.7
3.2
Double faults / match·Slight edge
3.2
3.6

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (199 vs 140). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Williams S.Pennetta F.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
95
71
Break points saved·Slight edge
94
83
Break points won·Slight edge
96
89
Deciding sets·Dominant
98
69
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
95
78

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