Flavia Pennetta vs Maria Sharapova — Indian Wells Round of 16

Indian Wells · WTA · Round of 16
ITA15
Flavia Pennetta
44 yrs · 172 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLWLLWWW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 9 March 2015
hard
RUS2
Maria Sharapova
39 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLWLLLWL
Pennetta F.
3-6 6-3 6-2
Sharapova M.
Pennetta F.
3662
Sharapova M.
6321

Flavia Pennetta defeated Maria Sharapova 3-6 6-3 6-2 in the Indian Wells round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Maria Sharapova came in leading the head-to-head 3–2, defending last year's round of 32, but Flavia Pennetta had been the form player, winning 2 of their last 7 on hard. Flavia Pennetta narrowed the head-to-head to 3–3.

Key context

Head to head

2–3
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2015-10-25WTA FinalsRRhardMaria Sharapova7-5 6-1
2011-08-29US OpenR32hardFlavia Pennetta6-3 3-6 6-4
2009-08-03Los AngelesSFhardFlavia Pennetta6-2 4-6 6-3
2006-06-26WimbledonR16grassMaria Sharapova7-6(5) 3-6 6-3
2004-03-10Indian WellsR64hardMaria Sharapova6-3 4-6 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Pennetta F.serving68% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Sharapova M.

Sharapova M.serving80% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Pennetta F.

Serve advantage — Sharapova M.

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.Sharapova M.
1st serve in·Even
59%
60%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
64%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
49%
47%
Service points won·Even
58%
60%
Return points won·Even
42%
46%
Break points saved·Even
58%
58%
Aces / match·Clear edge
2.5
4.8
Double faults / match·Dominant
3.8
5.6

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (31 vs 111). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Pennetta F.Sharapova M.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
71
87
Break points saved·Slight edge
83
89
Break points won·Slight edge
89
94
Deciding sets·Dominant
69
97
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
78
73

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
28°CClear
Wind 7 km/hHumidity 11%

Draw

Final
Halep S.[3]
Jankovic J.[18]
2-67-56-4
Semi-finals
Halep S.[3]
Williams S.[1]
W/O
Jankovic J.[18]
Lisicki S.[24]
3-66-36-1
Quarter-finals
Jankovic J.[18]
Tsurenko L.
6-14-1
Williams S.[1]
Bacsinszky T.[27]
7-56-3
Halep S.[3]
Suarez Navarro C.[12]
5-76-16-1
Lisicki S.[24]
Pennetta F.[15]
6-46-737-64
R16
Bacsinszky T.[27]
Svitolina E.[23]
4-66-16-1
Halep S.[3]
Pliskova K.[14]
6-46-4
Suarez Navarro C.[12]
Watson H.
7-653-66-1
Tsurenko L.
Bouchard E.[6]
6-757-56-4
Pennetta F.[15]
Sharapova M.[2]
3-66-36-2
Williams S.[1]
Stephens S.
6-736-26-2
Jankovic J.[18]
Bencic B.[31]
6-33-66-3
Lisicki S.[24]
Garcia C.[25]
6-46-4
R32
Stephens S.
Kuznetsova S.[22]
7-641-66-4
Svitolina E.[23]
Safarova L.[10]
7-657-5
Williams S.[1]
Diyas Z.[28]
6-26-0
Halep S.[3]
Lepchenko V.[26]
6-13-66-1
Pliskova K.[14]
Muguruza G.[19]
7-56-4
Tsurenko L.
Cornet A.[20]
7-51-66-2
Bencic B.[31]
Wozniacki C.[4]
6-46-4
Garcia C.[25]
Ivanovic A.[5]
6-25-76-2
Lisicki S.[24]
Errani S.[11]
6-46-2
Pennetta F.[15]
Stosur S.[21]
6-46-2
Sharapova M.[2]
Azarenka V.[32]
6-46-3
Suarez Navarro C.[12]
Pavlyuchenkova A.
7-646-756-0
Jankovic J.[18]
Keys M.[16]
5-76-46-3
Watson H.
Radwanska A.[7]
6-46-4
Bouchard E.[6]
Vandeweghe C.[30]
6-36-2
Bacsinszky T.[27]
Makarova K.[8]
3-67-56-4
R64
Errani S.[11]
Zhu L.
6-04-66-2
Diyas Z.[28]
Vekic D.
6-36-3
Kuznetsova S.[22]
Siniakova K.
7-626-2
Stephens S.
Kerber A.[13]
7-666-2
Safarova L.[10]
Barthel M.
6-47-64
Svitolina E.[23]
Van Uytvanck A.
4-67-646-1
Bacsinszky T.[27]
Erakovic M.
4-66-36-2
Halep S.[3]
Saville D.
2-66-16-2
Lepchenko V.[26]
Vickery S.
6-46-1
Muguruza G.[19]
Falconi I.
4-66-26-3
Pliskova K.[14]
Arruabarrena L.
6-37-5
Watson H.
Giorgi C.[29]
7-57-5
Bouchard E.[6]
Hradecka L.
6-26-2
Vandeweghe C.[30]
Karatantcheva S.
6-26-3
Tsurenko L.
Petkovic A.[9]
6-34-66-4
Keys M.[16]
Koukalova K.
6-36-2
Jankovic J.[18]
Davis L.
6-756-06-4
Wozniacki C.[4]
Jabeur O.
7-636-4
Ivanovic A.[5]
Putintseva Y.
6-36-1
Garcia C.[25]
Hercog P.
6-46-756-4
Lisicki S.[24]
Vinci R.
6-15-76-4
Stosur S.[21]
Townsend T.
6-46-2
Azarenka V.[32]
Flipkens K.
6-26-4
Bencic B.[31]
Jovanovski B.
6-27-62
Sharapova M.[2]
Wickmayer Y.
6-17-5
Suarez Navarro C.[12]
Puig M.
6-16-1
Radwanska A.[7]
Riske Amritraj A.
6-36-1
Cornet A.[20]
Mchale C.
4-66-26-1
Makarova K.[8]
Vesnina E.
6-46-0
Williams S.[1]
Niculescu M.
7-57-5
Pennetta F.[15]
Brengle M.
6-46-2
Pavlyuchenkova A.
Strycova B.[17]
6-36-3
R128
Vickery S.
Kudryavtseva A.
7-667-66
Hercog P.
Zvonareva V.
6-16-1
Vekic D.
Chirico L.
6-46-3
Siniakova K.
Rodina E.
6-36-3
Barthel M.
Mladenovic K.
6-35-76-4
Van Uytvanck A.
Nara K.
4-66-36-2
Erakovic M.
Min G.
6-36-1
Vesnina E.
Baindl K.
6-36-3
Arruabarrena L.
Rybarikova M.
6-06-1
Puig M.
Gibbs N.
6-37-5
Pavlyuchenkova A.
Larsson J.
6-46-3
Watson H.
Goerges J.
6-45-76-3
Hradecka L.
Cepelova J.
6-36-1
Karatantcheva S.
Pironkova T.
7-56-1
Tsurenko L.
Beck A.
6-16-3
Jabeur O.
Kanepi K.
7-56-2
Putintseva Y.
Smitkova T.
6-46-4
Vinci R.
Gajdosova J.
4-66-16-2
Zhu L.
Schiavone F.
0-66-36-3
Townsend T.
Mattek Sands B.
6-45-77-5
Flipkens K.
Rogers S.
6-26-4
Wickmayer Y.
Knapp K.
6-17-5
Riske Amritraj A.
Lucic M.
6-26-3
Niculescu M.
Krunic A.
6-26-1
Brengle M.
Zheng S.
6-36-0
Davis L.
Schmiedlova A.
6-26-2
Jovanovski B.
Bertens K.
6-36-4
Stephens S.
Scheepers C.
7-57-5
Mchale C.
Cetkovska P.
6-47-5
Falconi I.
Tomljanovic A.
7-666-4
Saville D.
Soler Espinosa S.
6-36-4
Koukalova K.
Hantuchova D.
6-41-66-3