Tsvetana Pironkova vs Sorana Cirstea — Palermo Round of 16

Palermo · WTA · Round of 16
BUL
Tsvetana Pironkova
38 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWLLWLLW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 11 July 2011
clay
Sorana Cirstea
ROU
Sorana Cirstea
#17WTA
1957ELO
1856Clay ELO
$1.5MYTD
$12MCAREER
36 yrs · 176 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWLWWWW
Pironkova T.
2-6 6-1 6-1
Cirstea S.
Pironkova T.
2662
Cirstea S.
6111

Tsvetana Pironkova defeated Sorana Cirstea 2-6 6-1 6-1 in the Palermo round of 16 on clay. The result followed the form book — Tsvetana Pironkova came in leading the head-to-head 2–1, defending last year's round of 16. Tsvetana Pironkova extended the head-to-head to 3–1.

Key context

Head to head

2–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2014-03-17MiamiR64hardTsvetana Pironkova6-3 6-3
2014-01-06SydneyR32hardTsvetana Pironkova6-4 6-1
2013-06-10BirminghamR32grassSorana Cirstea6-4 6-4
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Serve vs return

This season
Pironkova T.serving64% hold

wins 56% of points on serve vs Cirstea S.

Cirstea S.serving71% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Pironkova T.

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
Pironkova T.Cirstea S.
1st serve in·Even
58%
61%
1st serve points won·Even
63%
65%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
48%
Service points won·Even
56%
59%
Return points won·Even
44%
44%
Break points saved·Even
53%
56%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.2
3.2
Double faults / match·Slight edge
1.9
2.3

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Pironkova T.Cirstea S.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
20
85
Break points saved·Dominant
46
86
Break points won·Clear edge
78
92
Deciding sets·Dominant
7
85
Tiebreaks·Dominant
61
96

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

Freshness

Recent load
Pironkova T.Cirstea S.
Freshness·
—
91

Cirstea S.: 10 days rest · 3 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast
Weather
33°CClear
Wind 11 km/hHumidity 36%

Draw

Final
Medina Garrigues A.
Hercog P.
6-36-2
Semi-finals
Hercog P.
Pennetta F.
6-26-2
Medina Garrigues A.
Cetkovska P.
7-56-3
Quarter-finals
Pennetta F.
Pironkova T.
6-26-2
Hercog P.
Koukalova K.
6-16-1
Cetkovska P.
Errani S.
5-76-37-64
Medina Garrigues A.
Begu I.
6-21-66-0
R16
Cetkovska P.
Amanmuradova A.
6-26-4
Medina Garrigues A.
Arruabarrena L.
6-17-5
Begu I.
Vinci R.
6-46-3
Errani S.
Parmentier P.
7-56-1
Hercog P.
Brianti A.
6-26-4
Koukalova K.
Mijacika A.
7-54-66-3
Pironkova T.
Cirstea S.
2-66-16-1
Pennetta F.
Johansson M.
4-67-57-5
R32
Pironkova T.
Tatishvili A.
6-27-5
Arruabarrena L.
Dentoni C.
6-37-65
Begu I.
Camerin M.
6-27-5
Vinci R.
Karatantcheva S.
6-27-5
Amanmuradova A.
Gojnea M.
7-646-2
Cetkovska P.
Bovina E.
6-17-5
Hercog P.
Knapp K.
5-76-46-2
Brianti A.
Albano S.
6-16-0
Mijacika A.
Daniilidou E.
3-66-36-3
Koukalova K.
Pivovarova A.
0-66-16-1
Cirstea S.
Hlavackova A.
6-36-2
Johansson M.
Rezai A.
7-656-1
Pennetta F.
Grymalska A.
6-46-1
Errani S.
Kulikova R.
6-16-3
Parmentier P.
Craybas J.
6-43-66-4
Medina Garrigues A.
Floris A.
6-36-3