Anabel Medina Garrigues vs Tsvetana Pironkova — Palermo Semi-final

Palermo · WTA · Semi-final
ESP
Anabel Medina Garrigues
43 yrs · 169 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 18 July 2005
clay
BUL
Tsvetana Pironkova
38 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Medina Garrigues A.
6-4 6-2
Pironkova T.
Medina Garrigues A.
662
Pironkova T.
42–

Anabel Medina Garrigues defeated Tsvetana Pironkova 6-4 6-2 in the Palermo semi-final on clay. The result followed the form book — Anabel Medina Garrigues came in leading the head-to-head 4–0, defending the title. Anabel Medina Garrigues extended the head-to-head to 5–0.

Key context

Head to head

4–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2012-05-07MadridR64clayAnabel Medina Garrigues6-0 6-2
2008-08-25US OpenR128hardAnabel Medina Garrigues6-4 7-5
2008-05-26Roland GarrosR64clayAnabel Medina Garrigues4-6 6-3 6-1
2005-09-19PortorozR32hardAnabel Medina Garrigues6-1 6-1

Serve vs return

This season
Medina Garrigues A.serving62% hold

wins 55% of points on serve vs Pironkova T.

Pironkova T.serving60% hold

wins 54% of points on serve vs Medina Garrigues A.

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
Medina Garrigues A.Pironkova T.
1st serve in·Slight edge
65%
58%
1st serve points won·Even
61%
63%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
46%
Service points won·Even
55%
56%
Return points won·Even
46%
44%
Break points saved·Even
52%
53%
Aces / match·Slight edge
1.2
2.2
Double faults / match·Slight edge
1.5
1.9

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Medina Garrigues A.Pironkova T.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
26
20
Break points saved·Even
48
46
Break points won·Even
75
78
Deciding sets·Clear edge
22
7
Tiebreaks·Even
60
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
Weather
35°CClear
Wind 6 km/hHumidity 23%

Draw

Final
Medina Garrigues A.
Koukalova K.
6-46-0
Semi-finals
Medina Garrigues A.
Pironkova T.
6-46-2
Koukalova K.
Pennetta F.
6-46-0
Quarter-finals
Pironkova T.
Vierin N.
4-67-56-2
Pennetta F.
Vinci R.
6-14-67-63
Koukalova K.
Muller M.
7-635-76-2
Medina Garrigues A.
Diaz Oliva M.
7-56-1
R16
Pennetta F.
Gagliardi E.
1-66-36-3
Vinci R.
Kostanic Tosic J.
7-56-3
Muller M.
Llagostera Vives N.
4-66-16-2
Pironkova T.
Smashnova A.
7-606-4
Koukalova K.
Ani M.
6-21-66-3
Diaz Oliva M.
Castano C.
6-17-66
Medina Garrigues A.
Martinez Granados C.
7-56-2
Vierin N.
Domachowska M.
6-26-3
R32
Pironkova T.
Farina Elia S.
7-632-0
Diaz Oliva M.
Srebotnik K.
6-36-3
Pennetta F.
Serra Zanetti A.
6-27-5
Domachowska M.
Pastikova M.
6-36-2
Vierin N.
Sfar S.
6-46-2
Martinez Granados C.
Sanchez Lorenzo M.
6-22-66-3
Medina Garrigues A.
Chladkova D.
6-36-4
Smashnova A.
Parra Santonja A.
6-36-2
Koukalova K.
Yakimova A.
6-27-65
Castano C.
Oprandi R.
6-46-4
Gagliardi E.
Flipkens K.
6-22-66-1
Kostanic Tosic J.
Dominguez Lino L.
2-66-26-2
Vinci R.
Sucha M.
5-76-46-4
Llagostera Vives N.
Bondarenko A.
6-26-0
Muller M.
Safarova L.
3-66-16-1
Ani M.
Vesnina E.
7-656-3