Christina Mchale vs Tsvetana Pironkova — Cincinnati Round of 64

Cincinnati · WTA · Round of 64
USA
Christina Mchale
34 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 15 August 2011
hard
BUL
Tsvetana Pironkova
38 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWLLWLLW
Mchale C.
7-5 4-6 6-1
Pironkova T.
Mchale C.
7462
Pironkova T.
5611

Christina Mchale defeated Tsvetana Pironkova 7-5 4-6 6-1 in the Cincinnati round of 64 on hard. The result followed the form book — Christina Mchale came in leading the head-to-head 1–0, defending last year's round of 16. Christina Mchale extended the head-to-head to 2–0.

Key context

  • Match story: Christina Mchale came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 7–5 4–6 6–1.

Head to head

1–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2013-03-04Indian WellsR128hardChristina Mchale6-3 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Mchale C.serving64% hold

wins 56% of points on serve vs Pironkova T.

Pironkova T.serving67% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Mchale C.

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
Mchale C.Pironkova T.
1st serve in·Slight edge
63%
58%
1st serve points won·Even
61%
63%
2nd serve points won·Even
42%
46%
Service points won·Even
54%
56%
Return points won·Even
45%
44%
Break points saved·Even
54%
53%
Aces / match·Even
1.7
2.2
Double faults / match·Dominant
3.9
1.9

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Mchale C.Pironkova T.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
0
20
Break points saved·Clear edge
28
46
Break points won·Clear edge
65
78
Deciding sets·Even
8
7
Tiebreaks·Dominant
29
61

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

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Weather
24°CPartly cloudy
Wind 14 km/hHumidity 55%

Draw

Final
Sharapova M.
Jankovic J.
4-67-636-3
Semi-finals
Sharapova M.
Zvonareva V.
2-66-36-3
Jankovic J.
Petkovic A.
7-646-1
Quarter-finals
Jankovic J.
Peng S.
W/O
Sharapova M.
Stosur S.
6-36-2
Zvonareva V.
Hantuchova D.
6-37-66
Petkovic A.
Petrova N.
7-56-1
R16
Zvonareva V.
Martic P.
6-26-2
Jankovic J.
Schiavone F.
6-35-76-4
Petrova N.
Mchale C.
6-36-3
Hantuchova D.
Bartoli M.
6-35-76-3
Sharapova M.
Kuznetsova S.
6-26-3
Stosur S.
Li N.
6-43-66-4
Peng S.
Peer S.
6-36-2
Petkovic A.
Kvitova P.
6-36-3
R32
Stosur S.
Williams S.
W/O
Hantuchova D.
Pennetta F.
6-36-4
Petkovic A.
Arvidsson S.
6-26-4
Zvonareva V.
Makarova K.
6-36-0
Martic P.
Wickmayer Y.
3-66-26-2
Bartoli M.
Bondarenko A.
6-16-2
Sharapova M.
Rodionova A.
6-16-3
Kuznetsova S.
Cetkovska P.
4-66-36-4
Mchale C.
Wozniacki C.
6-47-5
Petrova N.
Ivanovic A.
6-37-64
Kvitova P.
Scheepers C.
7-636-3
Peer S.
Parmentier P.
6-26-3
Peng S.
Errani S.
6-26-4
Jankovic J.
Zheng J.
4-66-36-1
Schiavone F.
Kirilenko M.
7-53-66-4
Li N.
Safarova L.
6-36-4
R64
Hantuchova D.
Dominguez Lino L.
6-34-1
Scheepers C.
Marino R.
7-56-2
Cetkovska P.
Medina Garrigues A.
2-66-26-2
Petrova N.
Vinci R.
6-30-66-4
Makarova K.
Martinez Sanchez M.
7-56-3
Martic P.
Vesnina E.
3-67-656-0
Wickmayer Y.
Jovanovski B.
6-36-4
Mchale C.
Pironkova T.
7-54-66-1
Peer S.
Lisicki S.
6-47-64
Arvidsson S.
Niculescu M.
0-67-646-3
Petkovic A.
Gajdosova J.
5-77-656-2
Errani S.
Stephens S.
6-17-5
Ivanovic A.
Glatch A.
6-06-2
Pennetta F.
Pavlyuchenkova A.
2-66-36-3
Bondarenko A.
Morita A.
6-24-66-2
Rodionova A.
Hercog P.
6-06-0
Kuznetsova S.
Craybas J.
6-36-4
Stosur S.
Daniilidou E.
6-36-1
Williams S.
Hradecka L.
6-37-65
Safarova L.
Koukalova K.
6-26-2
Kirilenko M.
Zhang S.
7-626-3
Zheng J.
Goerges J.
6-21-66-4
Peng S.
Dulko G.
6-34-66-4
Jankovic J.
Benesova I.
6-06-3