Tsvetana Pironkova vs Venus Williams — Australian Open Round of 128

Australian Open · WTA · Round of 128
BUL
Tsvetana Pironkova
38 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWLLWLLW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 16 January 2006
hard
Venus Williams
USA
Venus Williams
1654ELO
1617Hard ELO
46 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLLLLL
Pironkova T.
2-6 6-0 9-7
Williams V.
Pironkova T.
2692
Williams V.
6071

Tsvetana Pironkova defeated Venus Williams 2-6 6-0 9-7 in the Australian Open round of 128 on hard. The result followed the form book — Tsvetana Pironkova came in leading the head-to-head 2–1. Tsvetana Pironkova extended the head-to-head to 3–1.

Key context

Head to head

2–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2011-06-20WimbledonR16grassTsvetana Pironkova6-2 6-3
2010-06-21WimbledonQFgrassTsvetana Pironkova6-2 6-3
2005-05-16IstanbulSFclayVenus Williams6-1 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Pironkova T.serving69% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Williams V.

Williams V.serving69% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Pironkova T.

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

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

Clutch

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

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

Freshness

Recent load
Pironkova T.Williams V.
Freshness·
—
100

Williams V.: 21 days rest. Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast
Weather
26°COvercast
Wind 5 km/hHumidity 56%

Draw

Final
Mauresmo A.
Henin J.
6-12-0
Semi-finals
Mauresmo A.
Clijsters K.
5-76-23-2
Henin J.
Sharapova M.
4-66-16-4
Quarter-finals
Sharapova M.
Petrova N.
7-666-4
Clijsters K.
Hingis M.
6-32-66-4
Henin J.
Davenport L.
2-66-26-3
Mauresmo A.
Schnyder P.
6-36-0
R16
Mauresmo A.
Vaidisova N.
6-16-1
Petrova N.
Vesnina E.
6-36-1
Sharapova M.
Hantuchova D.
6-46-4
Henin J.
Ruano Pascual V.
6-06-3
Davenport L.
Kuznetsova S.
6-26-4
Clijsters K.
Schiavone F.
7-656-4
Hingis M.
Stosur S.
6-17-68
Schnyder P.
Myskina A.
6-26-1
R32
Mauresmo A.
Krajicek M.
6-2
Henin J.
Razzano V.
6-46-1
Vesnina E.
Savchuk O.
5-76-26-4
Petrova N.
Camerin M.
6-16-2
Schnyder P.
Nakamura A.
6-26-3
Davenport L.
Kirilenko M.
6-44-66-2
Kuznetsova S.
Santangelo M.
6-36-1
Myskina A.
Arvidsson S.
6-36-1
Vaidisova N.
Pennetta F.
6-46-2
Clijsters K.
Vinci R.
6-16-2
Hingis M.
Benesova I.
6-46-1
Schiavone F.
Sanchez Lorenzo M.
6-06-0
Stosur S.
Bammer S.
7-54-66-3
Ruano Pascual V.
Granville L.
6-36-3
Sharapova M.
Kostanic Tosic J.
6-06-1
Hantuchova D.
Williams S.
6-17-65
R64
Williams S.
Pin C.
6-36-1
Hantuchova D.
Amanmuradova A.
6-46-1
Mauresmo A.
Loit E.
7-616-2
Clijsters K.
Yuan M.
6-46-2
Vinci R.
Bartoli M.
6-43-66-3
Sanchez Lorenzo M.
Groenefeld A.
4-66-46-1
Schiavone F.
Castano C.
6-14-66-3
Bammer S.
Yan Z.
6-36-4
Stosur S.
Ivanovic A.
6-37-5
Hingis M.
Laine E.
6-16-1
Benesova I.
Pierce M.
6-37-5
Krajicek M.
Mirza S.
6-37-5
Pennetta F.
Sucha M.
6-36-0
Vaidisova N.
Chakvetadze A.
6-26-1
Myskina A.
Jackson J.
7-640-66-3
Arvidsson S.
Safina D.
6-46-0
Nakamura A.
Dulko G.
6-16-1
Schnyder P.
Asagoe S.
6-17-69
Petrova N.
Muller M.
6-46-1
Camerin M.
Bychkova E.
4-67-676-2
Savchuk O.
Jankovic J.
6-36-4
Vesnina E.
Schruff J.
6-07-5
Kostanic Tosic J.
Ondraskova Z.
6-26-1
Sharapova M.
Harkleroad A.
6-17-5
Henin J.
Sromova H.
7-626-1
Razzano V.
Martinez Granados C.
7-636-3
Ruano Pascual V.
Likhovtseva E.
6-46-4
Granville L.
Pironkova T.
7-56-2
Kuznetsova S.
Parra Santonja A.
6-26-736-2
Santangelo M.
Srebotnik K.
7-655-76-3
Kirilenko M.
Voskoboeva G.
7-616-4
Davenport L.
Sprem K.
7-646-3
R128
Muller M.
Gajdosova J.
1-66-26-3
Vesnina E.
Li T.
6-26-3
Likhovtseva E.
Raymond L.
7-647-65
Ruano Pascual V.
Dominguez Lino L.
6-27-61
Sromova H.
Morigami A.
3-0
Kirilenko M.
Linetskaya E.
6-13-1
Santangelo M.
Golovin T.
6-44-66-4
Vinci R.
Shaughnessy M.
7-56-4
Bartoli M.
Frazier A.
6-36-2
Groenefeld A.
Pous Tio L.
2-66-47-5
Sanchez Lorenzo M.
Safarova L.
6-46-3
Castano C.
Dushevina V.
5-76-36-1
Srebotnik K.
Foretz Gacon S.
6-46-3
Parra Santonja A.
Panova T.
4-67-56-1
Kuznetsova S.
Breadmore L.
6-16-3
Pironkova T.
Williams V.
2-66-09-7
Amanmuradova A.
Randriantefy D.
6-32-66-1
Schiavone F.
Serra Zanetti A.
6-27-5
Yan Z.
Dechy N.
6-756-26-3
Hantuchova D.
Obata S.
3-66-36-0
Camerin M.
Meusburger Y.
6-46-2
Bychkova E.
Koukalova K.
6-15-76-2
Chakvetadze A.
Zheng J.
5-76-26-4
Bammer S.
Birnerova E.
7-56-4
Stosur S.
Beltrame S.
6-36-4
Ivanovic A.
Perry S.
6-46-4
Jankovic J.
Craybas J.
6-24-66-4
Savchuk O.
Obziler T.
6-13-66-4
Schruff J.
Dementieva E.
7-56-2
Williams S.
Li N.
6-36-716-2
Nakamura A.
Cornet A.
6-24-66-2
Hingis M.
Zvonareva V.
6-16-2
Dulko G.
Ani M.
6-07-67
Laine E.
Llagostera Vives N.
6-16-1
Pin C.
Diaz Oliva M.
2-67-56-4
Safina D.
Garbin T.
6-06-1
Arvidsson S.
Vento Kabchi M.
6-16-2
Jackson J.
Tanasugarn T.
7-656-2
Myskina A.
Fedak Y.
7-666-1
Petrova N.
Ferguson S.
6-26-1
Schnyder P.
Daniilidou E.
6-46-3
Benesova I.
Fujiwara R.
2-66-17-5
Martinez Granados C.
Sugiyama A.
6-46-3
Razzano V.
Dokic J.
3-67-666-1
Loit E.
Kutuzova V.
6-26-0
Mauresmo A.
Sun T.
4-66-26-2
Granville L.
Woerle K.
5-76-26-0
Henin J.
Domachowska M.
6-26-1
Ondraskova Z.
Medina Garrigues A.
6-36-4
Pierce M.
Pratt N.
6-16-1
Sharapova M.
Kloesel S.
6-26-1
Harkleroad A.
Peng S.
6-46-1
Kostanic Tosic J.
Washington M.
6-16-2
Krajicek M.
Brandi K.
6-47-61
Mirza S.
Azarenka V.
7-666-2
Asagoe S.
Peer S.
3-66-16-4
Vaidisova N.
Yakimova A.
6-16-3
Davenport L.
Dellacqua C.
6-26-1
Pennetta F.
Black C.
6-22-66-3
Sprem K.
Bondarenko A.
6-46-2
Voskoboeva G.
Gagliardi E.
6-46-3
Sucha M.
Smashnova A.
3-66-36-4
Clijsters K.
Cho Y.
6-36-0
Yuan M.
Czink M.
6-46-2