Anabel Medina Garrigues vs Tsvetana PironkovaPortoroz Round of 32

Portoroz · WTA · Round of 32
43 yrs · 169 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Sets
Monday, 19 September 2005
hard
38 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Medina Garrigues A.
6-1 6-1
Pironkova T.
Medina Garrigues A.
662
Pironkova T.
11

Anabel Medina Garrigues defeated Tsvetana Pironkova 6-1 6-1 in the Portoroz round of 32 on hard. The result followed the form book — Anabel Medina Garrigues came in leading the head-to-head 4–0. Anabel Medina Garrigues extended the head-to-head to 5–0.

Key context

Head to head

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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
2005-07-18PalermoSFclayAnabel Medina Garrigues6-4 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Medina Garrigues A.serving67% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Pironkova T.

Pironkova T.serving64% hold

wins 56% 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
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
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
Mediumbalanced pace
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