Tathiana Garbin defeated Tsvetana Pironkova 5-7 6-3 6-1 in the Sofia 100K qualifying round on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Tsvetana Pironkova came in leading the head-to-head 1–0. Tathiana Garbin claimed a first win over Tsvetana Pironkova in two meetings, levelling the head-to-head at 1–1.
Garbin T. came through in three sets.
Garbin T. and Pironkova T. faced 6 of the same opponents in the last 12 months. Garbin T. went 4–3 (57%) against them, Pironkova T. 1–6 (14%). Garbin T. came out better against 3 of 6 comparable opponents, Pironkova T. against 0.
Clay: Garbin T. leads 1–0 · Hard: Pironkova T. leads 1–0
Tathiana Garbin beat Tsvetana Pironkova 5-7 6-3 6-1. Umpiry, "Tathiana Garbin vs Tsvetana Pironkova — Sofia 100K Qualifying Round", https://umpiry.com/match/2009-09-14/garbin-vs-pironkova-sofia-100k-qf?utm_source=cite (as of 14 September 2009).