Zanetti v Pennetta

Flavia Pennetta takes it, 12–1 on categories

Pennetta wins on first-serve points won %. Serra Zanetti’s case rests on first serve in %, but it isn’t enough to swing it. WTA Tour career: Serra Zanetti 144 matches, Pennetta 713 matches.

• Serra Zanetti has the better first serve in %: 69.3 to Pennetta’s 55.5.
• Pennetta has the better first-serve points won %: 65.1 to Serra Zanetti’s 54.5.
• Pennetta averages 1.9 aces a match to Serra Zanetti’s 0.0 — 64.3 times as many.
• Winners’ edge: Pennetta’s team won 62%, Serra Zanetti’s team won 35% of the matches they played.
• Longevity: Pennetta has 713 matches across 14 seasons, Serra Zanetti 144 in 9 — the averages matter more than the totals here.
• Not every stat was recorded for every match (grand slam titles, finals): those averages use only the games that logged them.

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