Venus Williams vs Flavia Pennetta — Seoul Semi-final
Seoul · WTA · Semi-final
#615WTA
1654ELO
1617Hard ELO
46 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLLLLL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 24 September 2007 ·
hard
Williams V.6-2 6-2
Pennetta F.
Williams V.
662
Pennetta F.
220
Venus Williams defeated Flavia Pennetta 6-2 6-2 in the Seoul semi-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 dropped just 4 games past Flavia Pennetta.
Head to head
3–4| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-02-17 | Dubai | QF | hard | Venus Williams | 6-3 7-5 |
| 2009-08-10 | Cincinnati | R16 | hard | Flavia Pennetta | 7-6 6-4 |
| 2009-02-23 | Acapulco | F | hard | Venus Williams | 6-1 6-2 |
| 2008-10-13 | Zurich | F | hard | Venus Williams | 7-6 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 |
| 2007-10-13 | Bangkok | SF | hard | Flavia Pennetta | 6-4 7-6(8) |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Slight edge
61%
54%
1st serve points won·Even
65%
65%
2nd serve points won·Even
43%
47%
Service points won·Even
56%
57%
Return points won·Even
44%
45%
Break points saved·Even
57%
57%
Aces / match·Even
3.0
3.2
Double faults / match·Clear edge
4.8
3.5
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (199 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Clear edge
53
76
Break points saved·Clear edge
53
67
Break points won·Even
92
95
Deciding sets·Dominant
29
76
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
87
80
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Freshness
Recent loadFreshness·
95
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Williams V.: 5 days rest · 1 match, 16 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About
Conditions
Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast