Tsvetana Pironkova vs Heather Watson — Hobart Round of 32

Hobart · WTA · Round of 32
BUL
Tsvetana Pironkova
38 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWLLWLLW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 9 January 2012
hard
Heather Watson
GBR
Heather Watson
#470WTA
1572ELO
1548Hard ELO
34 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWLLLLW
Pironkova T.
7-6 3-6 7-6
Watson H.
Pironkova T.
7123772
Watson H.
6106621

Tsvetana Pironkova defeated Heather Watson 7-6 3-6 7-6 in the Hobart round of 32 on hard. The result followed the form book — Tsvetana Pironkova came in defending last year's round of 32. Tsvetana Pironkova extended the head-to-head to 3–2.

Key context

Head to head

2–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2015-01-19Australian OpenR128hardTsvetana Pironkova6-4 6-0
2014-06-16EastbourneR32grassHeather Watson3-6 7-5 6-2
2013-02-10Fed Cup G1 PO: GBR vs BULRRhardHeather Watson1-6 6-4 6-2
2010-03-22MiamiR128hardTsvetana Pironkova6-4 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Pironkova T.serving73% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Watson H.

Watson H.serving71% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Pironkova T.

Even serve battle

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.Watson H.
1st serve in·Even
58%
58%
1st serve points won·Even
63%
66%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
44%
Service points won·Even
56%
57%
Return points won·Even
44%
42%
Break points saved·Even
53%
54%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.2
3.3
Double faults / match·Dominant
1.9
3.4

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 199). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Pironkova T.Watson H.
Clutch Rating·Even
20
20
Break points saved·Even
46
43
Break points won·Clear edge
78
62
Deciding sets·Dominant
7
50
Tiebreaks·Dominant
61
13

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

Freshness

Recent load
Pironkova T.Watson H.
Freshness·
—
100

Watson H.: 18 days rest. Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast
Weather
18°CMainly clear
Wind 29 km/hHumidity 54%

Draw

Final
Barthel M.
Wickmayer Y.
6-16-2
Semi-finals
Barthel M.
Kerber A.
6-07-66
Wickmayer Y.
Peer S.
7-616-3
Quarter-finals
Peer S.
Chakvetadze A.
4-66-41-0
Barthel M.
Gajdosova J.
2-66-36-2
Kerber A.
Cirstea S.
6-03-67-5
Wickmayer Y.
Halep S.
6-46-0
R16
Wickmayer Y.
Dellacqua C.
6-16-1
Gajdosova J.
Rodionova A.
6-31-66-4
Barthel M.
Medina Garrigues A.
6-16-4
Kerber A.
Errani S.
6-16-2
Cirstea S.
Mattek Sands B.
2-66-37-5
Peer S.
Jones S.
7-676-4
Chakvetadze A.
Pironkova T.
6-36-2
Halep S.
Begu I.
6-46-2
R32
Mattek Sands B.
Barty A.
6-26-2
Jones S.
Barrois K.
6-16-4
Begu I.
Baltacha E.
6-27-5
Halep S.
Koukalova K.
4-66-27-5
Dellacqua C.
Voskoboeva G.
7-54-66-4
Wickmayer Y.
Erakovic M.
7-56-4
Medina Garrigues A.
Suarez Navarro C.
6-27-63
Pironkova T.
Watson H.
7-6103-67-62
Barthel M.
Oprandi R.
6-16-4
Rodionova A.
Arn G.
6-47-5
Gajdosova J.
Morita A.
6-36-4
Kerber A.
Vesnina E.
6-26-4
Errani S.
Larsson J.
6-36-3
Cirstea S.
Pervak K.
6-27-66
Peer S.
Hradecka L.
6-36-1
Chakvetadze A.
Niculescu M.
6-06-4