Tsvetana Pironkova vs Virginia Ruano PascualIndian Wells Round of 128

Indian Wells · WTA · Round of 128
38 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 6 March 2006
hard
52 yrs · 169 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Pironkova T.
6-4 6-3
Ruano Pascual V.
Pironkova T.
662
Ruano Pascual V.
43

Tsvetana Pironkova defeated Virginia Ruano Pascual 6-4 6-3 in the Indian Wells round of 128 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Virginia Ruano Pascual came in defending last year's round of 128.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Pironkova T.serving69% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Ruano Pascual V.

Ruano Pascual V.serving62% hold

wins 55% 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
1st serve in·Clear edge
58%
72%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
63%
56%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
44%
Service points won·Even
56%
53%
Return points won·Even
44%
44%
Break points saved·Slight edge
53%
48%
Aces / match·Clear edge
2.2
0.5
Double faults / match·Even
1.9
1.9

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 65). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
20
36
Break points saved·Slight edge
46
56
Break points won·Clear edge
78
60
Deciding sets·Dominant
7
51
Tiebreaks·
61

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast
Weather
18°COvercast
Wind 5 km/hHumidity 37%

Draw