Flavia Pennetta vs Angelique Kerber — Dubai Round of 16

Dubai · WTA · Round of 16
ITA10
Flavia Pennetta
44 yrs · 172 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WLLLWLLWWW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 16 February 2015
hard
GER7
Angelique Kerber
38 yrs · 173 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLLLLLW
Pennetta F.
6-2 3-6 6-1
Kerber A.
Pennetta F.
6362
Kerber A.
2611

Flavia Pennetta defeated Angelique Kerber 6-2 3-6 6-1 in the Dubai round of 16 on hard. The result followed the form book — Flavia Pennetta came in leading the head-to-head 3–2, defending last year's quarter-final. Flavia Pennetta extended the head-to-head to 4–2.

Key context

  • Match story: Flavia Pennetta closed it out in three sets, 6–2 3–6 6–1.

Head to head

3–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2014-01-13Australian OpenR16hardFlavia Pennetta6-1 4-6 7-5
2012-05-28Roland GarrosR32clayAngelique Kerber4-6 6-3 6-2
2012-01-02AucklandSFhardFlavia Pennetta6-1 6-2
2011-08-29US OpenQFhardAngelique Kerber6-4 4-6 6-3
2011-07-04BastadR16clayFlavia Pennetta6-2 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Pennetta F.serving71% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Kerber A.

Kerber A.serving75% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Pennetta F.

Serve advantage — Kerber A.

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.Kerber A.
1st serve in·Slight edge
59%
65%
1st serve points won·Even
64%
62%
2nd serve points won·Even
49%
47%
Service points won·Even
58%
57%
Return points won·Even
42%
45%
Break points saved·Even
60%
57%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.5
1.4
Double faults / match·Slight edge
4.0
3.3

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (31 vs 198). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Pennetta F.Kerber A.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
71
87
Break points saved·Slight edge
83
91
Break points won·Slight edge
89
95
Deciding sets·Clear edge
69
86
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
78
90

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

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast
Weather
28°CClear
Wind 11 km/hHumidity 39%

Draw

Final
Halep S.[1]
Pliskova K.[17]
6-47-64
Semi-finals
Halep S.[1]
Wozniacki C.[3]
2-66-16-1
Pliskova K.[17]
Muguruza G.
6-45-77-5
Quarter-finals
Halep S.[1]
Makarova K.[6]
6-31-67-5
Muguruza G.
Suarez Navarro C.[13]
6-746-36-3
Wozniacki C.[3]
Pennetta F.[10]
7-56-0
Pliskova K.[17]
Safarova L.[11]
3-67-656-1
R16
Wozniacki C.[3]
Cornet A.[15]
6-46-0
Muguruza G.
Radwanska A.[5]
6-46-2
Halep S.[1]
Pironkova T.
6-46-3
Pliskova K.[17]
Ivanovic A.[4]
6-24-66-4
Safarova L.[11]
Williams V.[8]
6-46-2
Suarez Navarro C.[13]
Kvitova P.[2]
6-34-66-3
Makarova K.[6]
Diyas Z.
6-36-4
Pennetta F.[10]
Kerber A.[7]
6-23-66-1
R32
Makarova K.[6]
Baindl K.
6-36-3
Radwanska A.[5]
Garcia C.
6-32-66-3
Halep S.[1]
Hantuchova D.
6-26-0
Pironkova T.
Peng S.[16]
3-66-47-65
Wozniacki C.[3]
Stosur S.
4-66-17-5
Cornet A.[15]
Buyukakcay C.
6-26-4
Pennetta F.[10]
Wang Q.
6-37-5
Williams V.[8]
Bencic B.
6-16-2
Suarez Navarro C.[13]
Giorgi C.
6-36-4
Kvitova P.[2]
Svitolina E.
2-66-36-2
Kerber A.[7]
Kuznetsova S.
7-696-4
Ivanovic A.[4]
Lisicki S.
6-06-3
Pliskova K.[17]
Strycova B.
6-46-2
Diyas Z.
Petkovic A.[9]
7-56-3
Muguruza G.
Jankovic J.[12]
6-36-1
Safarova L.[11]
Dellacqua C.
6-767-647-5
R64
Kuznetsova S.
Kanepi K.
4-1
Pennetta F.[10]
Goerges J.
2-67-636-4
Peng S.[16]
Vesnina E.
7-56-1
Diyas Z.
Beck A.
6-26-2
Stosur S.
Lucic M.
6-36-1
Buyukakcay C.
Dabrowski G.
6-26-776-4
Cornet A.[15]
Flipkens K.
6-06-766-3
Wang Q.
Nara K.
5-76-17-5
Bencic B.
Knapp K.
6-46-4
Safarova L.[11]
Puig M.
6-16-4
Pliskova K.[17]
Pavlyuchenkova A.
6-26-4
Strycova B.
Beygelzimer Y.
6-46-2
Jankovic J.[12]
Babos T.
6-34-66-1
Giorgi C.
Zvonareva V.
6-46-2
Pironkova T.
Koukalova K.
6-34-66-3
Svitolina E.
Vandeweghe C.
3-1
Muguruza G.
Gajdosova J.
3-66-16-2
Dellacqua C.
Siniakova K.
6-36-4
Garcia C.
Rodionova A.
6-36-2
Lisicki S.
Niculescu M.
6-36-4
Hantuchova D.
Barthel M.
7-653-66-3
Baindl K.
Watson H.
6-47-5