Tsvetana Pironkova vs Polona Hercog — Istanbul Round of 32

Istanbul · WTA · Round of 32
BUL
Tsvetana Pironkova
38 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWLLWLLW
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 19 May 2008
clay
Polona Hercog
SLO
Polona Hercog
#228WTA
1590ELO
1574Clay ELO
35 yrs · 182 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WLLLWWLWWL
Pironkova T.
6-4 7-5
Hercog P.
Pironkova T.
672
Hercog P.
45–

Tsvetana Pironkova defeated Polona Hercog 6-4 7-5 in the Istanbul round of 32 on clay. The result followed the form book — Tsvetana Pironkova came in defending last year's round of 16. Tsvetana Pironkova extended the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

Head to head

1–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2012-07-16BastadQFclayPolona Hercog3-6 7-5 6-4
2012-02-13DohaR64hardTsvetana Pironkova6-0 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Pironkova T.serving67% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Hercog P.

Hercog P.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.Hercog P.
1st serve in·Even
58%
58%
1st serve points won·Even
63%
65%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
48%
Service points won·Even
56%
58%
Return points won·Even
44%
43%
Break points saved·Even
53%
57%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.2
3.1
Double faults / match·Dominant
1.9
3.6

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Pironkova T.Hercog P.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
20
50
Break points saved·Clear edge
46
68
Break points won·Even
78
75
Deciding sets·Dominant
7
51
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
61
69

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

Freshness

Recent load
Pironkova T.Hercog P.
Freshness·
—
80

Hercog P.: 1 day rest · 1 match, 26 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Radwanska A.
Dementieva E.
6-36-2
Semi-finals
Radwanska A.
Pironkova T.
7-613-66-1
Dementieva E.
Amanmuradova A.
6-26-4
Quarter-finals
Pironkova T.
Govortsova O.
7-647-62
Amanmuradova A.
Petrova N.
7-601-66-4
Dementieva E.
Craybas J.
6-16-4
Radwanska A.
Klepac A.
1-66-26-4
R16
Dementieva E.
Ungur L.
6-27-64
Govortsova O.
Vierin N.
7-636-1
Klepac A.
Dubois S.
4-66-27-5
Radwanska A.
Cirstea S.
6-06-0
Pironkova T.
Chvojkova V.
6-26-1
Amanmuradova A.
Nakamura A.
6-36-3
Petrova N.
Domachowska M.
6-26-2
Craybas J.
King V.
6-46-2
R32
Nakamura A.
Morigami A.
3-67-664-1
Amanmuradova A.
Muller M.
6-46-1
Ungur L.
Buyukakcay C.
6-24-67-62
King V.
Kudryavtseva A.
6-16-716-3
Craybas J.
Obziler T.
6-23-66-4
Petrova N.
Osterloh L.
6-16-2
Domachowska M.
Erakovic M.
7-626-3
Dubois S.
Ditty J.
6-26-3
Klepac A.
Arvidsson S.
6-37-62
Govortsova O.
Senoglu I.
6-36-2
Cirstea S.
Zec Peskiric M.
6-36-4
Vierin N.
Rodionova A.
3-66-36-1
Pironkova T.
Hercog P.
6-47-5
Chvojkova V.
Ozgen P.
7-56-4