Alberta Brianti vs Tsvetana PironkovaBarcelona Round of 32

Barcelona · WTA · Round of 32
46 yrs · 165 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 25 April 2011
clay
38 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Brianti A.
6-1 6-2
Pironkova T.
Brianti A.
662
Pironkova T.
12

Alberta Brianti defeated Tsvetana Pironkova 6-1 6-2 in the Barcelona round of 32 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Tsvetana Pironkova came in leading the head-to-head 1–0. Alberta Brianti claimed a first win over Tsvetana Pironkova in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

Head to head

01
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2009-04-27StuttgartR32clayTsvetana Pironkova0-6 6-4 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Brianti A.serving57% hold

wins 53% of points on serve vs Pironkova T.

Pironkova T.serving64% hold

wins 56% of points on serve vs Brianti A.

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
1st serve in·Even
62%
58%
1st serve points won·Even
59%
63%
2nd serve points won·Even
43%
46%
Service points won·Even
53%
56%
Return points won·Even
44%
44%
Break points saved·Even
53%
53%
Aces / match·Slight edge
1.0
2.2
Double faults / match·Dominant
3.5
1.9

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (71 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Even
18
20
Break points saved·Even
44
46
Break points won·Clear edge
56
78
Deciding sets·Dominant
32
7
Tiebreaks·
61

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