Flavia Pennetta vs Maria Sharapova — Indian Wells Round of 16
Indian Wells · WTA · Round of 16
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 9 March 2015 ·
hard
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 4–2, defending last year's round of 32, but Flavia Pennetta had been the form player, winning 3 of their last 7 on hard. Flavia Pennetta narrowed the head-to-head to 4–3.
Key context
- Match story: Flavia Pennetta dropped the opening set before beating Maria Sharapova 3–6 6–3 6–2.
Head to head
2–4| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-10-29 | Singapore | RR | hard | Maria Sharapova | 7-5 6-1 |
| 2015-10-25 | WTA Finals | RR | hard | Maria Sharapova | 7-5 6-1 |
| 2011-08-29 | US Open | R32 | hard | Flavia Pennetta | 6-3 3-6 6-4 |
| 2009-08-03 | Los Angeles | SF | hard | Flavia Pennetta | 6-2 4-6 6-3 |
| 2006-06-26 | Wimbledon | R16 | grass | Maria Sharapova | 7-6 3-6 6-3 |
| 2004-03-10 | Indian Wells | R64 | hard | Maria Sharapova | 6-3 4-6 6-4 |
Statistics
This season1st 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 113). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Clear edge
76
88
Break points saved·Clear edge
67
79
Break points won·Even
95
98
Deciding sets·Clear edge
76
97
Tiebreaks·Even
80
76
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Conditions
Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast