Tsvetana Pironkova defeated Tathiana Garbin 7-6 6-3 in the New Haven qualifying round of 16 on hard. The result followed the form book — Tsvetana Pironkova came in defending last year's round of 16.
Pironkova T. took it in straight sets.
Pironkova T. and Garbin T. faced 6 of the same opponents in the last 12 months. Pironkova T. went 1–6 (14%) against them, Garbin T. 4–3 (57%). Garbin T. came out clearly better against 3 of 5 comparable opponents, Pironkova T. against 0.
Tsvetana Pironkova beat Tathiana Garbin 7-6(2) 6-3. Umpiry, "Tsvetana Pironkova vs Tathiana Garbin — New Haven Qualifying Round of 16", https://umpiry.com/match/2009-08-22/garbin-vs-pironkova-new-haven-q16?utm_source=cite (as of 22 August 2009).