Svetlana Kuznetsova vs Tsvetana Pironkova — Dubai Round of 32

Dubai · WTA · Round of 32
RUS
Svetlana Kuznetsova
41 yrs · 174 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 14 February 2011
hard
BUL
Tsvetana Pironkova
38 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Kuznetsova S.
5-7 6-2 6-4
Pironkova T.
Kuznetsova S.
5662
Pironkova T.
7241

Svetlana Kuznetsova defeated Tsvetana Pironkova 5-7 6-2 6-4 in the Dubai round of 32 on hard. The result followed the form book — Svetlana Kuznetsova came in leading the head-to-head 3–0, defending last year's round of 16. Svetlana Kuznetsova extended the head-to-head to 4–0.

Key context

Head to head

3–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2011-10-17MoscowR16hardSvetlana Kuznetsova7-5 7-5
2008-01-14Australian OpenR64hardSvetlana Kuznetsova7-6(0) 6-2
2006-05-01WarsawR16claySvetlana Kuznetsova6-3 6-1

Serve vs return

This season
Kuznetsova S.serving71% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Pironkova T.

Pironkova T.serving67% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Kuznetsova S.

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
Kuznetsova S.Pironkova T.
1st serve in·Slight edge
66%
58%
1st serve points won·Even
64%
63%
2nd serve points won·Even
45%
46%
Service points won·Even
57%
56%
Return points won·Even
45%
44%
Break points saved·Even
55%
53%
Aces / match·Even
2.8
2.2
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.3
1.9

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (197 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Kuznetsova S.Pironkova T.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
79
20
Break points saved·Dominant
81
46
Break points won·Slight edge
89
78
Deciding sets·Dominant
85
7
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
82
61

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

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast
Weather
21°CMainly clear
Wind 22 km/hHumidity 46%

Draw

Final
Wozniacki C.
Kuznetsova S.
6-16-3
Semi-finals
Kuznetsova S.
Pennetta F.
6-46-4
Wozniacki C.
Jankovic J.
7-56-3
Quarter-finals
Jankovic J.
Stosur S.
6-35-77-64
Pennetta F.
Kleybanova A.
6-26-0
Wozniacki C.
Peer S.
6-26-4
Kuznetsova S.
Radwanska A.
7-676-3
R16
Wozniacki C.
Morita A.
6-16-0
Kuznetsova S.
Schiavone F.
1-66-07-5
Peer S.
Wickmayer Y.
3-66-46-1
Stosur S.
Schnyder P.
6-36-4
Jankovic J.
Kanepi K.
2-66-37-5
Radwanska A.
Bartoli M.
6-36-2
Pennetta F.
Azarenka V.
6-36-726-4
Kleybanova A.
Zvonareva V.
6-36-2
R32
Wozniacki C.
Chakvetadze A.
6-13-5
Pennetta F.
Koukalova K.
5-76-16-2
Jankovic J.
Scheepers C.
6-26-3
Kanepi K.
Petkovic A.
6-33-66-3
Schnyder P.
Zheng J.
1-66-06-2
Stosur S.
Errani S.
6-06-1
Morita A.
Mirza S.
6-46-2
Peer S.
Dulgheru A.
6-46-2
Wickmayer Y.
Li N.
6-767-666-2
Zvonareva V.
Vinci R.
6-36-1
Azarenka V.
Peng S.
4-66-27-65
Schiavone F.
Zhang S.
6-36-1
Kleybanova A.
Gajdosova J.
6-46-3
Kuznetsova S.
Pironkova T.
5-76-26-4
Bartoli M.
Bacsinszky T.
3-66-46-1
Radwanska A.
Sevastova A.
7-56-4
R64
Gajdosova J.
Cibulkova D.
7-656-2
Pennetta F.
Dokic J.
6-26-2
Kleybanova A.
Pavlyuchenkova A.
4-66-46-0
Morita A.
Kvitova P.
7-627-63
Peer S.
Martinez Sanchez M.
6-46-1
Kanepi K.
Dushevina V.
6-16-2
Dulgheru A.
Baltacha E.
7-636-4
Petkovic A.
Kerber A.
6-44-66-3
Scheepers C.
Kirilenko M.
6-26-2
Sevastova A.
Rodionova A.
6-15-76-3
Bacsinszky T.
Benesova I.
6-33-66-1
Bartoli M.
Date Krumm K.
7-686-4
Kuznetsova S.
Llagostera Vives N.
6-46-2
Pironkova T.
Makarova K.
7-56-3
Zhang S.
Shvedova Y.
6-36-4
Peng S.
Mattek Sands B.
6-32-66-3
Vinci R.
Vesnina E.
6-46-3
Koukalova K.
Safarova L.
6-26-2
Errani S.
Kucova Z.
6-16-4
Zheng J.
Barrois K.
6-32-66-4
Schnyder P.
Ivanovic A.
4-67-626-2
Chakvetadze A.
Hantuchova D.
6-16-3
Mirza S.
Amanmuradova A.
6-36-1
Wickmayer Y.
Jovanovski B.
7-53-66-2