Fernandez v Pennetta

Flavia Pennetta takes it, 10–2 on categories

Pennetta wins on first-serve points won %. Fernandez’s case rests on break points saved %, but it isn’t enough to swing it. WTA Tour career: Fernandez 94 matches, Pennetta 713 matches.

• Pennetta averages 1.9 aces a match to Fernandez’s 0.6 — 3.3 times as many.
• Pennetta has the better break points converted %: 49.3 to Fernandez’s 34.4.
• Pennetta averages 0.9 sets lost a match to Fernandez’s 1.2.
• Winners’ edge: Pennetta’s team won 62%, Fernandez’s team won 49% of the matches they played.
• Longevity: Pennetta has 713 matches across 14 seasons, Fernandez 94 in 8 — the averages matter more than the totals here.
• Not every stat was recorded for every match (grand slam titles, aces): those averages use only the games that logged them.

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