Flavia Pennetta vs Christina Mchale — Beijing Round of 64

Beijing · WTA · Round of 64
ITA14
Flavia Pennetta
44 yrs · 172 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLWLLWWW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 29 September 2014
hard
USA
Christina Mchale
34 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLLLLW
Pennetta F.
7-6 6-4
Mchale C.
Pennetta F.
7762
Mchale C.
6340

Flavia Pennetta defeated Christina Mchale 7-6 6-4 in the Beijing round of 64 on hard. The result followed the form book — Flavia Pennetta came in leading the head-to-head 2–0, defending last year's round of 64. Flavia Pennetta extended the head-to-head to 3–0.

Key context

Head to head

2–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2015-04-18Fed Cup WG PO: ITA vs USARRclayFlavia Pennetta6-1 6-1
2010-09-27TokyoR64hardFlavia Pennetta6-3 6-1

Serve vs return

This season
Pennetta F.serving71% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Mchale C.

Mchale C.serving64% hold

wins 56% 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.Mchale C.
1st serve in·Slight edge
55%
63%
1st serve points won·Even
65%
61%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
48%
43%
Service points won·Even
58%
54%
Return points won·Even
44%
45%
Break points saved·Even
57%
54%
Aces / match·Clear edge
3.6
1.7
Double faults / match·Slight edge
3.5
3.9

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (78 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Pennetta F.Mchale C.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
71
0
Break points saved·Dominant
83
28
Break points won·Clear edge
89
65
Deciding sets·Dominant
69
8
Tiebreaks·Dominant
78
29

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast
Weather
21°CClear
Wind 19 km/hHumidity 44%

Draw

Final
Sharapova M.[4]
Kvitova P.[3]
6-42-66-3
Semi-finals
Kvitova P.[3]
Stosur S.
6-35-76-2
Sharapova M.[4]
Ivanovic A.[9]
6-06-4
Quarter-finals
Sharapova M.[4]
Kuznetsova S.
6-06-4
Stosur S.
Williams S.[1]
DEF
Kvitova P.[3]
Vinci R.
7-626-4
Ivanovic A.[9]
Halep S.[2]
DEF
R16
Vinci R.
Makarova K.[12]
6-10-67-5
Kuznetsova S.
Kerber A.[7]
2-66-46-3
Kvitova P.[3]
Williams V.[16]
DEF
Sharapova M.[4]
Suarez Navarro C.
6-17-63
Halep S.[2]
Petkovic A.[15]
7-645-77-61
Williams S.[1]
Safarova L.[13]
6-11-66-2
Ivanovic A.[9]
Lisicki S.
6-37-5
Stosur S.
Cornet A.
6-46-2
R32
Makarova K.[12]
Hercog P.
7-56-0
Cornet A.
Davis L.
6-26-1
Stosur S.
Wozniacki C.[6]
6-47-69
Vinci R.
Radwanska A.[5]
6-46-4
Sharapova M.[4]
Svitolina E.
6-26-2
Williams V.[16]
Garcia C.
6-46-3
Safarova L.[13]
Barthel M.
6-36-3
Petkovic A.[15]
Keys M.
6-26-3
Suarez Navarro C.
Pennetta F.[14]
6-13-66-2
Halep S.[2]
Zhu L.
7-56-4
Williams S.[1]
Pironkova T.
6-26-3
Lisicki S.
Bouchard E.[8]
6-26-4
Ivanovic A.[9]
Oprandi R.
6-46-2
Kvitova P.[3]
Peng S.
6-46-2
Kerber A.[7]
Diyas Z.
6-36-1
Kuznetsova S.
Nara K.
6-36-1
R64
Williams V.[16]
Watson H.
6-36-1
Zhu L.
Pavlyuchenkova A.
6-33-3
Peng S.
Zhang K.
6-46-1
Diyas Z.
Koukalova K.
6-16-4
Safarova L.[13]
Giorgi C.
7-636-4
Makarova K.[12]
Muguruza G.
6-786-46-4
Vinci R.
Shvedova Y.
6-22-66-1
Radwanska A.[5]
Vandeweghe C.
6-46-3
Suarez Navarro C.
Flipkens K.
6-26-4
Oprandi R.
Jovanovski B.
6-26-4
Petkovic A.[15]
Niculescu M.
2-67-686-4
Pennetta F.[14]
Mchale C.
7-636-4
Hercog P.
Pliskova K.
6-42-66-2
Davis L.
Xu Y.
6-36-3
Nara K.
Errani S.[11]
3-66-36-4
Kuznetsova S.
Hantuchova D.
6-21-1
Pironkova T.
Kirilenko M.
6-46-1
Williams S.[1]
Soler Espinosa S.
7-56-2
Lisicki S.
Xu S.
4-66-26-0
Ivanovic A.[9]
Bencic B.
6-26-1
Keys M.
Riske Amritraj A.
6-36-737-5
Garcia C.
Zhang S.
6-16-4
Kerber A.[7]
Dellacqua C.
6-13-66-3
Stosur S.
Schiavone F.
6-46-2
Halep S.[2]
Strycova B.
6-16-4
Sharapova M.[4]
Kanepi K.
6-46-1
Cornet A.
Jankovic J.[10]
7-53-66-4
Barthel M.
Mattek Sands B.
4-66-16-4