Flavia Pennetta vs Kaia Kanepi — Dubai Round of 32

Dubai · WTA · Round of 32
ITA
Flavia Pennetta
44 yrs · 172 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WLLLWLLWWW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 17 February 2014
hard
EST
Kaia Kanepi
41 yrs · 181 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLWLWLW
Pennetta F.
7-5 6-4
Kanepi K.
Pennetta F.
762
Kanepi K.
540

Flavia Pennetta defeated Kaia Kanepi 7-5 6-4 in the Dubai round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Kaia Kanepi came in leading the head-to-head 5–3. Flavia Pennetta narrowed the head-to-head to 5–4.

Key context

Head to head

3–5
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2013-05-06MadridR64clayKaia Kanepi6-3 6-7(6) 6-2
2011-09-26TokyoR64hardKaia Kanepi3-6 6-4 6-4
2010-07-12PalermoFclayKaia Kanepi6-4 6-3
2008-08-11OlympicsR64hardKaia Kanepi6-2 7-6(6)
2008-03-10Indian WellsR64hardFlavia Pennetta6-2 6-1
2008-02-25AcapulcoSFhardFlavia Pennetta6-4 6-2
2008-02-11Vina Del MarQFclayFlavia Pennetta6-3 6-3
2007-01-15Australian OpenR128hardKaia Kanepi7-5 7-6(3)

Serve vs return

This season
Pennetta F.serving73% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Kanepi K.

Kanepi K.serving73% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Pennetta F.

Even serve battle

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.Kanepi K.
1st serve in·Even
55%
57%
1st serve points won·Even
65%
67%
2nd serve points won·Even
48%
47%
Service points won·Even
58%
58%
Return points won·Even
44%
44%
Break points saved·Even
57%
55%
Aces / match·Even
3.6
3.6
Double faults / match·Slight edge
3.4
4.0

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (78 vs 199). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Pennetta F.Kanepi K.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
71
39
Break points saved·Clear edge
83
69
Break points won·Clear edge
89
70
Deciding sets·Clear edge
69
57
Tiebreaks·Dominant
78
15

Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast
Weather
26°CClear
Wind 12 km/hHumidity 27%

Draw

Final
Williams V.
Cornet A.
6-36-0
Semi-finals
Cornet A.
Williams S.[1]
6-46-4
Williams V.
Wozniacki C.[8]
6-36-2
Quarter-finals
Williams S.[1]
Jankovic J.
6-26-2
Wozniacki C.[8]
Cirstea S.
6-16-2
Cornet A.
Suarez Navarro C.
7-56-3
Williams V.
Pennetta F.
6-37-5
R16
Williams S.[1]
Makarova K.
7-686-0
Jankovic J.
Safarova L.
7-56-4
Suarez Navarro C.
Kvitova P.[3]
1-66-47-64
Cornet A.
Flipkens K.
6-36-4
Wozniacki C.[8]
Beck A.
6-46-4
Williams V.
Ivanovic A.[6]
6-26-1
Pennetta F.
Radwanska A.
6-46-1
Cirstea S.
Errani S.
6-25-76-1
R32
Cornet A.
Halep S.
6-11-1
Makarova K.
Kleybanova A.
6-46-736-4
Jankovic J.
Zanevska M.
6-46-3
Wozniacki C.[8]
Lisicki S.[8]
2-66-36-3
Cirstea S.
Vinci R.
6-46-3
Williams V.
Vesnina E.
6-36-2
Pennetta F.
Kanepi K.
7-56-4
Beck A.
Stosur S.
1-66-16-4
Safarova L.
Stephens S.
6-37-5
Suarez Navarro C.
Petrova N.
6-36-2
Flipkens K.
Pliskova K.
6-17-5
Ivanovic A.[6]
Kerber A.[6]
3-66-37-66