Yanina Wickmayer defeated Tsvetana Pironkova 4-6 6-2 6-2 in the New Haven qualifying round on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Tsvetana Pironkova came in defending last year's round of 16.
Wickmayer Y. came through in three sets.
Wickmayer Y. and Pironkova T. faced 5 of the same opponents in the last 12 months. Wickmayer Y. went 2–3 (40%) against them, Pironkova T. 2–3 (40%). Results against comparable opponents are close (1 : 1 better-results split).
Yanina Wickmayer beat Tsvetana Pironkova 4-6 6-2 6-2. Umpiry, "Yanina Wickmayer vs Tsvetana Pironkova — New Haven Qualifying Round", https://umpiry.com/match/2009-08-23/pironkova-vs-wickmayer-new-haven-qf?utm_source=cite (as of 23 August 2009).