Tsvetana Pironkova vs Gisela Dulko — Tokyo Round of 64

Tokyo · WTA · Round of 64
BUL
Tsvetana Pironkova
38 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWLLWLLW
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 26 September 2011
hard
ARG
Gisela Dulko
41 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLLWLLLW
Pironkova T.
7-6 6-1
Dulko G.
Pironkova T.
7762
Dulko G.
621–

Tsvetana Pironkova defeated Gisela Dulko 7-6 6-1 in the Tokyo round of 64 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Gisela Dulko came in leading the head-to-head 2–0, defending last year's round of 64. Tsvetana Pironkova claimed a first win over Gisela Dulko in three meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Tsvetana Pironkova came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 7–6 6–1.

Head to head

0–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2011-05-23Roland GarrosR64clayGisela Dulko6-4 6-2
2007-04-23BudapestR32clayGisela Dulko6-2 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Pironkova T.serving67% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Dulko G.

Dulko G.serving67% hold

wins 57% 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.Dulko G.
1st serve in·Even
58%
56%
1st serve points won·Even
63%
63%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
44%
Service points won·Even
56%
55%
Return points won·Even
44%
45%
Break points saved·Even
53%
52%
Aces / match·Even
2.2
1.8
Double faults / match·Dominant
1.9
4.3

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 32). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Pironkova T.Dulko G.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
20
47
Break points saved·Clear edge
46
65
Break points won·Slight edge
78
68
Deciding sets·Dominant
7
64
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
61
50

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
20°COvercast
Wind 14 km/hHumidity 69%

Draw

Final
Radwanska A.
Zvonareva V.
6-36-2
Semi-finals
Zvonareva V.
Kvitova P.
7-626-0
Radwanska A.
Azarenka V.
6-34-66-2
Quarter-finals
Kvitova P.
Sharapova M.
4-3
Radwanska A.
Kanepi K.
6-27-67
Azarenka V.
Bartoli M.
7-56-0
Zvonareva V.
Kirilenko M.
6-36-3
R16
Sharapova M.
Goerges J.
7-647-64
Kanepi K.
Wozniacki C.
7-51-66-4
Azarenka V.
Koukalova K.
6-37-5
Bartoli M.
Peng S.
6-26-1
Kirilenko M.
Ivanovic A.
6-36-1
Zvonareva V.
Benesova I.
6-16-2
Kvitova P.
King V.
6-17-64
Radwanska A.
Jankovic J.
2-66-46-0
R32
Wozniacki C.
Gajdosova J.
6-16-746-3
Sharapova M.
Tanasugarn T.
6-27-5
Kanepi K.
Vandeweghe C.
6-26-2
Radwanska A.
Kerber A.
3-66-36-3
Jankovic J.
Strycova B.
6-46-2
Azarenka V.
Begu I.
6-16-3
Koukalova K.
Peer S.
6-36-1
Peng S.
Mchale C.
6-06-3
Bartoli M.
Morita A.
6-30-66-3
Kirilenko M.
Stosur S.
6-24-66-4
Ivanovic A.
Robson L.
7-56-4
Benesova I.
Cibulkova D.
6-46-2
Zvonareva V.
Pironkova T.
7-56-0
Kvitova P.
Minella M.
6-26-3
King V.
Pavlyuchenkova A.
6-47-66
Goerges J.
Arn G.
6-26-1
R64
Strycova B.
Sevastova A.
7-624-1
Benesova I.
Yakimova A.
6-26-4
Arn G.
Arvidsson S.
7-56-3
Mchale C.
Paszek T.
7-616-3
Gajdosova J.
Marino R.
1-66-27-5
Vandeweghe C.
Zheng J.
7-644-66-2
Kanepi K.
Pennetta F.
3-66-46-4
Radwanska A.
Doi M.
6-16-1
Kerber A.
Jovanovski B.
6-16-0
Begu I.
Pliskova K.
1-66-36-4
Koukalova K.
Radwanska U.
3-66-36-1
Peer S.
Pliskova K.
4-67-56-1
Peng S.
Craybas J.
6-26-0
Morita A.
Falconi I.
7-56-1
Kirilenko M.
Sema E.
6-16-0
Robson L.
Dulgheru A.
6-26-2
Ivanovic A.
Rodionova A.
6-46-0
Cibulkova D.
Rybarikova M.
2-66-36-0
Pironkova T.
Dulko G.
7-626-1
Minella M.
Date Krumm K.
1-66-36-3
King V.
Zhang S.
6-16-0
Pavlyuchenkova A.
Rus A.
6-46-3
Goerges J.
Parmentier P.
6-36-4
Tanasugarn T.
Cetkovska P.
6-46-4