Anastasia Myskina vs Tsvetana Pironkova — Istanbul Round of 16

Istanbul · WTA · Round of 16
RUS
Anastasia Myskina
45 yrs · 174 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 22 May 2006
clay
BUL
Tsvetana Pironkova
38 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Myskina A.
6-4 6-2
Pironkova T.
Myskina A.
662
Pironkova T.
42–

Anastasia Myskina defeated Tsvetana Pironkova 6-4 6-2 in the Istanbul round of 16 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Tsvetana Pironkova came in defending last year's semi-final.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Myskina A.serving57% hold

wins 53% of points on serve vs Pironkova T.

Pironkova T.serving57% hold

wins 53% of points on serve vs Myskina 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
Myskina A.Pironkova T.
1st serve in·Even
62%
58%
1st serve points won·Even
59%
63%
2nd serve points won·Even
44%
46%
Service points won·Even
53%
56%
Return points won·Even
47%
44%
Break points saved·Even
54%
53%
Aces / match·Slight edge
1.4
2.2
Double faults / match·Dominant
3.4
1.9

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (35 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Myskina A.Pironkova T.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
45
20
Break points saved·Clear edge
66
46
Break points won·Clear edge
63
78
Deciding sets·Dominant
58
7
Tiebreaks·Even
57
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
Peer S.
Myskina A.
1-66-37-63
Semi-finals
Myskina A.
Krajicek M.
6-27-65
Peer S.
Groenefeld A.
6-06-2
Quarter-finals
Peer S.
Santangelo M.
6-16-2
Krajicek M.
Yakimova A.
6-16-0
Myskina A.
Castano C.
6-47-63
Groenefeld A.
Sprem K.
6-46-4
R16
Yakimova A.
Shaughnessy M.
2-66-36-0
Castano C.
Paszek T.
3-66-36-4
Myskina A.
Pironkova T.
6-46-2
Groenefeld A.
Gagliardi E.
7-636-2
Sprem K.
Washington M.
6-46-1
Peer S.
Radwanska U.
6-36-0
Santangelo M.
Cibulkova D.
6-16-4
Krajicek M.
Mirza S.
4-66-16-2
R32
Santangelo M.
Czink M.
6-1
Krajicek M.
Kotkina I.
6-04-0
Gagliardi E.
Daniilidou E.
6-12-0
Washington M.
Rybarikova M.
7-696-756-3
Mirza S.
Senoglu I.
6-36-1
Yakimova A.
Widjaja A.
6-26-1
Shaughnessy M.
Chakvetadze A.
1-66-46-0
Castano C.
Bondarenko A.
6-36-3
Paszek T.
Molik A.
5-76-46-4
Pironkova T.
Diaz Oliva M.
7-633-66-3
Sprem K.
Kostanic Tosic J.
6-27-63
Peer S.
Jackson J.
6-26-1
Radwanska U.
Camerin M.
6-47-5
Cibulkova D.
Harkleroad A.
6-746-36-0