Kaia Kanepi vs Tsvetana Pironkova — Brussels Quarter-final

Brussels · WTA · Quarter-final
EST
Kaia Kanepi
41 yrs · 181 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 21 May 2012
clay
BUL
Tsvetana Pironkova
38 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Kanepi K.
6-3 6-1
Pironkova T.
Kanepi K.
662
Pironkova T.
31–

Kaia Kanepi defeated Tsvetana Pironkova 6-3 6-1 in the Brussels quarter-final on clay. The result followed the form book — Kaia Kanepi came in leading the head-to-head 1–0, defending last year's round of 32. Kaia Kanepi extended the head-to-head to 2–0.

Key context

Head to head

1–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2007-03-19MiamiR128hardKaia Kanepi6-4 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Kanepi K.serving69% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Pironkova T.

Pironkova T.serving64% hold

wins 56% of points on serve vs Kanepi K.

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
Kanepi K.Pironkova T.
1st serve in·Even
57%
58%
1st serve points won·Even
67%
63%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
46%
Service points won·Even
58%
56%
Return points won·Even
44%
44%
Break points saved·Even
55%
53%
Aces / match·Slight edge
3.6
2.2
Double faults / match·Dominant
4.0
1.9

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Kanepi K.Pironkova T.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
39
20
Break points saved·Clear edge
69
46
Break points won·Slight edge
70
78
Deciding sets·Dominant
57
7
Tiebreaks·Dominant
15
61

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

Draw

Final
Radwanska A.
Halep S.
7-56-0
Semi-finals
Radwanska A.
Kanepi K.
7-686-3
Halep S.
Arvidsson S.
6-46-3
Quarter-finals
Halep S.
Cibulkova D.
0-66-46-3
Arvidsson S.
Radwanska U.
7-56-4
Kanepi K.
Pironkova T.
6-36-1
Radwanska A.
Van Uytvanck A.
6-26-1
R16
Cibulkova D.
Wickmayer Y.
6-36-4
Radwanska U.
Bartoli M.
6-46-2
Arvidsson S.
Rus A.
6-23-1
Halep S.
Niculescu M.
6-16-1
Kanepi K.
Jovanovski B.
6-26-2
Pironkova T.
Petrova N.
6-36-2
Van Uytvanck A.
Scheepers C.
4-66-46-2
Radwanska A.
Tsurenko L.
6-16-0
R32
Pironkova T.
Daniilidou E.
6-16-4
Tsurenko L.
Arn G.
6-16-4
Niculescu M.
Mirza S.
6-17-5
Halep S.
Jankovic J.
6-23-67-63
Jovanovski B.
Hendler T.
7-57-5
Van Uytvanck A.
Pervak K.
6-35-76-4
Scheepers C.
Pavlyuchenkova A.
7-56-2
Petrova N.
Bondarenko K.
6-46-4
Kanepi K.
Falconi I.
6-36-2
Radwanska U.
Lepchenko V.
6-26-2
Rus A.
Zheng J.
7-53-66-4
Arvidsson S.
Peng S.
7-56-3
Cibulkova D.
Mchale C.
7-616-1
Wickmayer Y.
Chakvetadze A.
3-66-46-1