Venus Williams vs Flavia Pennetta — Dubai Quarter-final
Dubai · WTA · Quarter-final
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 17 February 2014
hard
Williams V.6-3 7-5
Pennetta F.
Williams V.
672
Pennetta F.
350
Venus Williams defeated Flavia Pennetta 6-3 7-5 in the Dubai quarter-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Flavia Pennetta came in leading the head-to-head 4–3. Venus Williams narrowed the head-to-head to 4–4.
Key context
- Match story: Venus Williams closed it out in two sets, 6–3 7–5.
Head to head
3–4| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009-08-10 | Cincinnati | R16 | hard | Flavia Pennetta | 7-6(2) 6-4 |
| 2009-02-23 | Acapulco | F | hard | Venus Williams | 6-1 6-2 |
| 2008-10-13 | Zurich | F | hard | Venus Williams | 7-6(1) 6-2 |
| 2008-10-06 | Moscow | R32 | hard | Flavia Pennetta | 6-4 2-6 6-4 |
| 2008-05-26 | Roland Garros | R32 | clay | Flavia Pennetta | 7-5 6-3 |
| 2007-10-08 | Bangkok | SF | hard | Flavia Pennetta | 6-4 7-6(8) |
| 2007-09-24 | Seoul | SF | hard | Venus Williams | 6-2 6-2 |
Serve vs return
This seasonServe advantage — Pennetta F.
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 season1st serve in·Slight edge
61%
56%
1st serve points won·Even
65%
65%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
44%
49%
Service points won·Even
56%
58%
Return points won·Even
44%
44%
Break points saved·Even
57%
57%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.9
3.6
Double faults / match·Clear edge
4.8
3.4
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (199 vs 78). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Clear edge
54
71
Break points saved·Even
83
83
Break points won·Slight edge
83
89
Deciding sets·Dominant
30
69
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
86
78
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
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