Olga Govortsova vs Tsvetana Pironkova — Istanbul Round of 32

Istanbul · WTA · Round of 32
BLR
Olga Govortsova
37 yrs · 182 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 27 July 2009
clay
BUL
Tsvetana Pironkova
38 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Govortsova O.
6-2 5-7 6-4
Pironkova T.
Govortsova O.
6562
Pironkova T.
2741

Olga Govortsova defeated Tsvetana Pironkova 6-2 5-7 6-4 in the Istanbul round of 32 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Tsvetana Pironkova came in leading the head-to-head 5–0, defending last year's semi-final. Olga Govortsova claimed a first win over Tsvetana Pironkova in six meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 5–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Olga Govortsova closed it out in three sets, 6–2 5–7 6–4.

Head to head

0–5
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2015-04-27PragueR32clayTsvetana Pironkova7-5 6-1
2009-01-12HobartR16hardTsvetana Pironkova6-1 6-2
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
Govortsova O.serving60% hold

wins 54% of points on serve vs Pironkova T.

Pironkova T.serving64% hold

wins 56% of points on serve vs Govortsova O.

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

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

Clutch

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

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

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Dushevina V.
Hradecka L.
6-06-1
Semi-finals
Hradecka L.
Petkovic A.
6-757-57-5
Dushevina V.
Bacsinszky T.
6-26-4
Quarter-finals
Petkovic A.
Govortsova O.
6-36-3
Hradecka L.
Domachowska M.
6-15-76-4
Dushevina V.
Medina Garrigues A.
6-16-2
Bacsinszky T.
Radwanska U.
6-06-1
R16
Bacsinszky T.
Koryttseva M.
6-23-64-1
Petkovic A.
De Los Rios R.
6-16-0
Radwanska U.
Dzehalevich E.
7-51-66-4
Medina Garrigues A.
Ozgen P.
2-66-26-0
Dushevina V.
Camerin M.
6-06-1
Hradecka L.
Goerges J.
2-66-46-1
Domachowska M.
Rezai A.
6-34-66-4
Govortsova O.
Kerber A.
6-46-776-4
R32
Dzehalevich E.
Kustova D.
6-47-69
Koryttseva M.
Zvonareva V.
6-21-66-4
Camerin M.
Senoglu I.
6-06-2
De Los Rios R.
Schnyder P.
7-632-66-3
Petkovic A.
Zahlavova S.
6-16-2
Kerber A.
Jidkova A.
6-26-3
Govortsova O.
Pironkova T.
6-25-76-4
Rezai A.
Kutuzova V.
7-636-2
Domachowska M.
Mayr Achleitner P.
1-66-26-0
Goerges J.
Zec Peskiric M.
6-26-3
Hradecka L.
Buyukakcay C.
4-66-36-0
Dushevina V.
Fedak Y.
6-16-4
Ozgen P.
Rus A.
6-36-726-2
Medina Garrigues A.
Yakimova A.
6-46-2
Radwanska U.
Voegele S.
6-27-64
Bacsinszky T.
Hercog P.
6-26-2