Sloane Stephens vs Flavia PennettaRome Round of 64

Rome · WTA · Round of 64
#315WTA
1683ELO
1664Clay ELO
33 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLLLLWL
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 13 May 2013
clay
44 yrs · 172 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WLLLWLLWWW
Stephens S.
6-3 6-3
Pennetta F.
Stephens S.
662
Pennetta F.
33

Sloane Stephens defeated Flavia Pennetta 6-3 6-3 in the Rome round of 64 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Flavia Pennetta came in leading the head-to-head 3–0, defending last year's quarter-final. Sloane Stephens claimed a first win over Flavia Pennetta in four meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 3–1.

Key context

Head to head

03
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2014-03-03Indian WellsQFhardFlavia Pennetta6-4 5-7 6-4
2012-05-14RomeR32clayFlavia Pennetta6-2 6-3
2010-07-05BastadR16clayFlavia Pennetta6-1 6-1

Serve vs return

This season
Stephens S.serving64% hold

wins 56% of points on serve vs Pennetta F.

Pennetta F.serving69% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Stephens S.

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
60%
65%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
47%
Service points won·Even
56%
57%
Return points won·Even
43%
44%
Break points saved·Even
54%
58%
Aces / match·Clear edge
1.2
3.5
Double faults / match·Dominant
1.9
3.7

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 107). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
63
71
Break points saved·Slight edge
78
83
Break points won·Even
90
89
Deciding sets·Clear edge
55
69
Tiebreaks·Even
74
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
20°CClear
Wind 17 km/hHumidity 49%

Draw