Sara Errani vs Tsvetana Pironkova — Brisbane Round of 16
Brisbane · WTA · Round of 16
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 5 January 2009
hard
Errani S.6-7 7-5 6-3
Pironkova T.
Errani S.
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Pironkova T.
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Sara Errani defeated Tsvetana Pironkova 6-7 7-5 6-3 in the Brisbane round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Tsvetana Pironkova came in leading the head-to-head 3–1. Sara Errani narrowed the head-to-head to 3–2.
Key context
- Match story: Sara Errani dropped the opening set before beating Tsvetana Pironkova 6–7 7–5 6–3.
Head to head
1–3| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-07-03 | Wimbledon | R128 | grass | Tsvetana Pironkova | 6-1 6-4 |
| 2016-05-23 | Roland Garros | R128 | clay | Tsvetana Pironkova | 6-3 6-2 |
| 2016-02-22 | Doha | R64 | hard | Sara Errani | 1-6 7-5 6-3 |
| 2014-01-06 | Sydney | QF | hard | Tsvetana Pironkova | 7-6(2) 6-3 |
Serve vs return
This seasonBaseline 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 season1st serve in·Clear edge
78%
58%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
55%
63%
2nd serve points won·Even
42%
46%
Service points won·Even
52%
56%
Return points won·Even
48%
44%
Break points saved·Even
49%
53%
Aces / match·Clear edge
0.3
2.2
Double faults / match·Even
2.1
1.9
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Clear edge
36
20
Break points saved·Dominant
8
46
Break points won·Clear edge
98
78
Deciding sets·Dominant
78
7
Tiebreaks·Dominant
34
61
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Conditions
Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Weather
26°COvercast
Wind 16 km/hHumidity 68%
Draw
Quarter-finals
Bartoli M.
Garbin T.
6-36-3
Azarenka V.
Safarova L.
7-656-4
Mauresmo A.
Ivanovic A.
6-36-2
Errani S.
Govortsova O.
6-36-3
R16
Mauresmo A.
Coin J.
5-76-27-611
Ivanovic A.
Vinci R.
6-747-56-1
Garbin T.
Kleybanova A.
4-66-46-2
Azarenka V.
Gajdosova J.
7-647-5
Govortsova O.
Karatantcheva S.
6-05-77-5
Safarova L.
Stosur S.
6-46-4
Errani S.
Pironkova T.
6-737-56-3
Bartoli M.
Czink M.
5-76-36-1
R32
Mauresmo A.
Dokic J.
7-697-65
Safarova L.
Holland I.
6-46-3
Errani S.
Hantuchova D.
6-716-46-0
Pironkova T.
Niculescu M.
6-726-46-4
Karatantcheva S.
Benesova I.
1-66-46-2
Govortsova O.
Schiavone F.
7-56-2
Garbin T.
Arvidsson S.
6-26-3
Czink M.
Bondarenko A.
7-636-1
Bartoli M.
Wejnert M.
6-16-2
Coin J.
Wickmayer Y.
7-56-757-63
Vinci R.
Groenefeld A.
0-66-36-1
Kleybanova A.
Kanepi K.
6-16-4
Azarenka V.
Bondarenko K.
6-06-2
Ivanovic A.
Kvitova P.
6-46-2
Gajdosova J.
Peng S.
6-46-2
Stosur S.
Sugiyama A.
6-26-3