Venus Williams vs Tsvetana Pironkova — Istanbul Semi-final

Istanbul · WTA · Semi-final
Venus Williams
USA
Venus Williams
1654ELO
1570Clay ELO
46 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 16 May 2005
clay
BUL
Tsvetana Pironkova
38 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Williams V.
6-1 6-3
Pironkova T.
Williams V.
662
Pironkova T.
13–

Venus Williams defeated Tsvetana Pironkova 6-1 6-3 in the Istanbul semi-final on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Tsvetana Pironkova came in leading the head-to-head 3–0. Venus Williams claimed a first win over Tsvetana Pironkova in four meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 3–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–3
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2011-06-20WimbledonR16grassTsvetana Pironkova6-2 6-3
2010-06-21WimbledonQFgrassTsvetana Pironkova6-2 6-3
2006-01-16Australian OpenR128hardTsvetana Pironkova2-6 6-0 9-7

Serve vs return

This season
Williams V.serving64% hold

wins 56% of points on serve vs Pironkova T.

Pironkova T.serving64% hold

wins 56% of points on serve vs Williams V.

Baseline battle — serve is shaky, expect plenty of breaks

Each player's serve crossed against the other's return, converted to expected hold of serve. Recent completed matches, ATP, WTA & Challenger. About

Statistics

This season
Williams V.Pironkova T.
1st serve in·Even
61%
58%
1st serve points won·Even
65%
63%
2nd serve points won·Even
44%
46%
Service points won·Even
56%
56%
Return points won·Even
44%
44%
Break points saved·Even
57%
53%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.9
2.2
Double faults / match·Dominant
4.8
1.9

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (199 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Williams V.Pironkova T.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
54
20
Break points saved·Dominant
83
46
Break points won·Slight edge
83
78
Deciding sets·Clear edge
30
7
Tiebreaks·Dominant
86
61

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

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Williams V.
Vaidisova N.
6-36-2
Semi-finals
Vaidisova N.
Smashnova A.
4-66-16-0
Williams V.
Pironkova T.
6-16-3
Quarter-finals
Smashnova A.
Washington M.
6-36-1
Vaidisova N.
Groenefeld A.
7-57-66
Williams V.
Chakvetadze A.
6-26-1
Pironkova T.
Peer S.
6-37-64
R16
Washington M.
Vesnina E.
7-56-1
Pironkova T.
Fedak Y.
3-66-46-4
Vaidisova N.
Abramovic I.
6-26-3
Peer S.
Morigami A.
3-66-46-2
Chakvetadze A.
Panova T.
5-76-46-1
Williams V.
Marrero M.
6-06-0
Groenefeld A.
Gagliardi E.
6-36-2
Smashnova A.
Hopkins J.
6-16-0
R32
Vesnina E.
Buyukakcay C.
6-16-2
Pironkova T.
Shaughnessy M.
6-37-5
Morigami A.
Raymond L.
6-16-2
Abramovic I.
Ozgen P.
6-36-0
Hopkins J.
Matevzic M.
4-66-06-1
Washington M.
Bondarenko A.
6-42-67-5
Marrero M.
Hisamatsu S.
6-06-2
Panova T.
Craybas J.
6-45-76-4
Fedak Y.
Irvin M.
4-66-27-5
Peer S.
Bondarenko K.
6-26-2
Chakvetadze A.
Serra Zanetti A.
7-56-2
Gagliardi E.
Stanciute L.
6-46-756-3
Groenefeld A.
Diaz Oliva M.
6-37-5
Smashnova A.
Castano C.
6-32-66-2