Francesca Schiavone vs Tsvetana Pironkova — Doha Round of 32

Doha · WTA · Round of 32
ITA
Francesca Schiavone
46 yrs · 166 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLLLLL
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 26 February 2007
hard
BUL
Tsvetana Pironkova
38 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWLLWLLW
Schiavone F.
6-2 6-4
Pironkova T.
Schiavone F.
662
Pironkova T.
24–

Francesca Schiavone defeated Tsvetana Pironkova 6-2 6-4 in the Doha round of 32 on hard. The result followed the form book — Francesca Schiavone came in leading the head-to-head 4–0, defending last year's round of 16. Francesca Schiavone extended the head-to-head to 5–0.

Key context

Head to head

4–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2012-05-28Roland GarrosR64clayFrancesca Schiavone2-6 6-3 6-1
2011-05-16BrusselsR32clayFrancesca Schiavone6-2 7-5
2009-03-23MiamiR128hardFrancesca Schiavone6-3 5-7 6-3
2006-06-12BirminghamR16grassFrancesca Schiavone3-6 6-3 6-1

Serve vs return

This season
Schiavone F.serving69% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Pironkova T.

Pironkova T.serving71% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Schiavone F.

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
Schiavone F.Pironkova T.
1st serve in·Even
55%
58%
1st serve points won·Even
64%
63%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
46%
Service points won·Even
56%
56%
Return points won·Even
43%
44%
Break points saved·Even
54%
53%
Aces / match·Even
2.4
2.2
Double faults / match·Dominant
4.9
1.9

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Schiavone F.Pironkova T.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
40
20
Break points saved·Clear edge
61
46
Break points won·Slight edge
72
78
Deciding sets·Dominant
55
7
Tiebreaks·Dominant
36
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
27°CClear
Wind 19 km/hHumidity 37%

Draw

Final
Henin J.
Kuznetsova S.
6-46-2
Semi-finals
Henin J.
Jankovic J.
6-756-26-4
Kuznetsova S.
Hantuchova D.
6-46-2
Quarter-finals
Jankovic J.
Bondarenko K.
6-36-3
Henin J.
Schnyder P.
3-66-47-5
Kuznetsova S.
Schiavone F.
6-36-4
Hantuchova D.
Hingis M.
1-66-46-4
R16
Bondarenko K.
Mirza S.
W/O
Schiavone F.
Santangelo M.
4-67-661-0
Jankovic J.
Camerin M.
6-06-1
Hingis M.
Kirilenko M.
6-26-2
Hantuchova D.
Daniilidou E.
6-746-36-3
Henin J.
Molik A.
6-27-69
Schnyder P.
Medina Garrigues A.
6-36-4
Kuznetsova S.
Goerges J.
7-56-1
R32
Molik A.
Sugiyama A.
0-66-23-1
Schnyder P.
Rezai A.
6-22-66-2
Santangelo M.
Kloesel S.
6-37-64
Schiavone F.
Pironkova T.
6-26-4
Goerges J.
Szavay A.
6-26-3
Bondarenko K.
Groenefeld A.
7-54-66-3
Hantuchova D.
Castano C.
6-16-0
Kirilenko M.
Kremer A.
6-16-2
Daniilidou E.
Sfar S.
6-06-3
Medina Garrigues A.
Shaughnessy M.
3-66-36-2
Camerin M.
Bondarenko A.
6-36-4
Mirza S.
Oprandi R.
6-46-3