Tsvetana Pironkova vs Angelique Kerber — Doha Round of 32

Doha · WTA · Round of 32
BUL
Tsvetana Pironkova
38 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWLLWLLW
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 13 February 2012
hard
GER
Angelique Kerber
38 yrs · 173 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLLLLLW
Pironkova T.
6-4 6-1
Kerber A.
Pironkova T.
662
Kerber A.
41–

Tsvetana Pironkova defeated Angelique Kerber 6-4 6-1 in the Doha round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Angelique Kerber came in leading the head-to-head 2–1. Tsvetana Pironkova narrowed the head-to-head to 2–2.

Key context

Head to head

1–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2015-06-15BirminghamR32grassAngelique Kerber6-4 2-6 6-4
2014-03-17MiamiR32hardAngelique Kerber6-0 6-2
2014-01-06SydneyFhardTsvetana Pironkova6-4 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Pironkova T.serving67% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Kerber A.

Kerber A.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.Kerber A.
1st serve in·Slight edge
58%
65%
1st serve points won·Even
63%
62%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
47%
Service points won·Even
56%
57%
Return points won·Even
44%
45%
Break points saved·Even
53%
57%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.2
1.4
Double faults / match·Clear edge
1.9
3.3

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 198). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Pironkova T.Kerber A.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
20
87
Break points saved·Dominant
46
91
Break points won·Clear edge
78
95
Deciding sets·Dominant
7
86
Tiebreaks·Dominant
61
90

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast
Weather
21°COvercast
Wind 23 km/hHumidity 39%

Draw

Final
Azarenka V.
Stosur S.
6-16-2
Semi-finals
Stosur S.
Bartoli M.
6-30-0
Azarenka V.
Radwanska A.
6-26-4
Quarter-finals
Stosur S.
Niculescu M.
6-22-66-3
Radwanska A.
Mchale C.
6-16-1
Azarenka V.
Wickmayer Y.
6-06-4
Bartoli M.
Safarova L.
7-54-66-1
R16
Mchale C.
Peer S.
4-66-36-4
Wickmayer Y.
Pervak K.
6-46-0
Azarenka V.
Halep S.
6-36-1
Safarova L.
Kuznetsova S.
7-666-3
Bartoli M.
Pironkova T.
6-36-3
Stosur S.
Cetkovska P.
6-36-2
Niculescu M.
Bondarenko K.
7-656-4
Radwanska A.
Lepchenko V.
7-56-1
R32
Lepchenko V.
Goerges J.
7-647-65
Niculescu M.
Zvonareva V.
7-53-2
Bartoli M.
Medina Garrigues A.
6-26-0
Pironkova T.
Kerber A.
6-46-1
Kuznetsova S.
Kirilenko M.
6-46-4
Stosur S.
Cirstea S.
6-47-65
Azarenka V.
Barthel M.
6-16-0
Halep S.
Benesova I.
6-46-4
Pervak K.
Razzano V.
6-46-0
Wickmayer Y.
Schiavone F.
7-646-4
Radwanska A.
Keothavong A.
6-16-2
Mchale C.
Peng S.
5-76-36-2
Peer S.
Jankovic J.
7-636-2
Bondarenko K.
Pennetta F.
6-46-2
Cetkovska P.
Ivanovic A.
6-46-4
Safarova L.
Wozniacki C.
4-66-47-63
R64
Barthel M.
Garcia C.
7-667-64
Keothavong A.
Paszek T.
7-647-65
Ivanovic A.
Suarez Navarro C.
6-14-1
Peng S.
Al Nabhani F.
6-07-5
Benesova I.
Strycova B.
4-66-36-1
Medina Garrigues A.
Koukalova K.
6-46-1
Safarova L.
Radwanska U.
6-36-4
Kirilenko M.
Zheng J.
6-33-66-3
Kuznetsova S.
Martinez Sanchez M.
7-56-3
Kerber A.
Lisicki S.
4-66-46-1
Wickmayer Y.
Morita A.
6-26-1
Lepchenko V.
Wozniak A.
6-36-3
Goerges J.
Yakimova A.
6-26-2
Pironkova T.
Hercog P.
6-06-4
Halep S.
Hantuchova D.
3-66-27-64
Cirstea S.
Gajdosova J.
6-46-1
Cetkovska P.
Martic P.
7-657-5
Pennetta F.
Cibulkova D.
6-32-67-5
Bondarenko K.
Dushevina V.
7-56-2
Niculescu M.
Vesnina E.
6-16-0
Peer S.
Lalami N.
6-06-0
Mchale C.
Scheepers C.
6-46-3
Pervak K.
Pavlyuchenkova A.
1-66-26-3
Razzano V.
Jabeur O.
6-32-66-3