Tsvetana Pironkova vs Olga Govortsova — Hobart Round of 16

Hobart · WTA · Round of 16
BUL
Tsvetana Pironkova
38 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWLLWLLW
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 12 January 2009
hard
BLR
Olga Govortsova
37 yrs · 182 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLLLWW
Pironkova T.
6-1 6-2
Govortsova O.
Pironkova T.
662
Govortsova O.
12–

Tsvetana Pironkova defeated Olga Govortsova 6-1 6-2 in the Hobart round of 16 on hard. The result followed the form book — Tsvetana Pironkova came in leading the head-to-head 4–1. Tsvetana Pironkova extended the head-to-head to 5–1.

Key context

Head to head

4–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2015-04-27PragueR32clayTsvetana Pironkova7-5 6-1
2009-07-27IstanbulR32clayOlga Govortsova6-2 5-7 6-4
2008-05-19IstanbulQFclayTsvetana Pironkova7-6(4) 7-6(2)
2008-01-14Australian OpenR128hardTsvetana Pironkova6-1 6-1
2007-05-21IstanbulR32clayTsvetana Pironkova6-4 2-6 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Pironkova T.serving69% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Govortsova O.

Govortsova O.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.Govortsova O.
1st serve in·Slight edge
58%
66%
1st serve points won·Even
63%
60%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
43%
Service points won·Even
56%
54%
Return points won·Even
44%
44%
Break points saved·Even
53%
52%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.2
1.4
Double faults / match·Dominant
1.9
3.5

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Pironkova T.Govortsova O.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
20
0
Break points saved·Dominant
46
16
Break points won·Dominant
78
52
Deciding sets·Clear edge
7
25
Tiebreaks·Dominant
61
24

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

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast
Weather
20°CClear
Wind 5 km/hHumidity 42%

Draw

Final
Kvitova P.
Benesova I.
7-56-1
Semi-finals
Benesova I.
Rybarikova M.
6-16-3
Kvitova P.
Razzano V.
6-46-2
Quarter-finals
Razzano V.
Pironkova T.
6-46-1
Rybarikova M.
Czink M.
6-01-67-67
Benesova I.
Dulko G.
6-46-4
Kvitova P.
Pavlyuchenkova A.
1-67-56-3
R16
Czink M.
Radwanska U.
4-2
Pironkova T.
Govortsova O.
6-16-2
Dulko G.
Zheng J.
6-36-3
Rybarikova M.
Pennetta F.
7-56-3
Benesova I.
Santangelo M.
6-36-1
Kvitova P.
Bondarenko A.
6-26-1
Pavlyuchenkova A.
Suarez Navarro C.
6-46-1
Razzano V.
Keothavong A.
4-66-07-5
R32
Santangelo M.
Vaidisova N.
6-16-1
Benesova I.
Tanasugarn T.
7-57-5
Bondarenko A.
Niculescu M.
6-42-66-2
Pennetta F.
Peer S.
6-27-65
Pironkova T.
Schnyder P.
6-26-4
Govortsova O.
Moore J.
6-06-3
Razzano V.
Camerin M.
6-16-2
Keothavong A.
Szavay A.
6-37-5
Suarez Navarro C.
Chakvetadze A.
7-651-67-5
Pavlyuchenkova A.
Rogowska O.
6-36-1
Kvitova P.
Peers S.
6-06-0
Rybarikova M.
Bondarenko K.
4-67-666-1
Czink M.
Garbin T.
6-21-67-5
Radwanska U.
Wozniak A.
3-67-637-5
Zheng J.
Erakovic M.
6-14-66-1
Dulko G.
Voegele S.
6-26-3