Flavia Pennetta vs Mara SantangeloAustralian Open Round of 128

Australian Open · WTA · Round of 128
44 yrs · 172 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 19 January 2009 ·
hard
45 yrs · 181 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Pennetta F.
6-2 5-7 6-2
Santangelo M.
Pennetta F.
6562
Santangelo M.
2721

Flavia Pennetta defeated Mara Santangelo 6-2 5-7 6-2 in the Australian Open round of 128 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

  • Match story: Flavia Pennetta closed it out in three sets, 6–2 5–7 6–2.

Head to head

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DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2002-09-02Fano 50KFclayFlavia Pennetta3-6 6-4 6-0
1999-08-16Alghero 10KSFhardFlavia Pennetta7-6 6-1

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Slight edge
54%
63%
1st serve points won·Even
65%
61%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
50%
Service points won·Even
57%
57%
Return points won·Slight edge
45%
39%
Break points saved·Slight edge
57%
62%
Aces / match·Slight edge
3.2
2.4
Double faults / match·Even
3.5
3.3

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 8). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Dominant
76
45
Break points saved·Clear edge
67
52
Break points won·Dominant
95
61
Deciding sets·Dominant
76
48
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
80
62

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast

Draw