Tsvetana Pironkova vs Monica Niculescu — Brisbane Round of 32

Brisbane · WTA · Round of 32
BUL
Tsvetana Pironkova
38 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWLLWLLW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 5 January 2009
hard
ROU
Monica Niculescu
38 yrs · 168 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLWWWWW
Pironkova T.
6-7 6-4 6-4
Niculescu M.
Pironkova T.
62662
Niculescu M.
77441

Tsvetana Pironkova defeated Monica Niculescu 6-7 6-4 6-4 in the Brisbane round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Monica Niculescu came in leading the head-to-head 2–1. Tsvetana Pironkova narrowed the head-to-head to 2–2.

Key context

Head to head

1–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2017-06-26EastbourneR32grassTsvetana Pironkova6-0 6-4
2011-08-22New HavenR32hardMonica Niculescu6-3 6-2
2011-01-17Australian OpenR64hardMonica Niculescu6-4 6-1

Serve vs return

This season
Pironkova T.serving60% hold

wins 54% of points on serve vs Niculescu M.

Niculescu M.serving64% hold

wins 56% 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.Niculescu M.
1st serve in·Clear edge
58%
76%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
63%
56%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
46%
Service points won·Even
56%
54%
Return points won·Even
44%
48%
Break points saved·Even
53%
51%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.2
0.8
Double faults / match·Even
1.9
1.6

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 195). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Pironkova T.Niculescu M.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
20
12
Break points saved·Dominant
46
14
Break points won·Slight edge
78
84
Deciding sets·Clear edge
7
28
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
61
40

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

Final
Azarenka V.
Bartoli M.
6-36-1
Semi-finals
Bartoli M.
Mauresmo A.
4-0
Azarenka V.
Errani S.
6-36-1
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