Tsvetana Pironkova vs Nadia Petrova — Brussels Round of 16

Brussels · WTA · Round of 16
BUL
Tsvetana Pironkova
38 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWLLWLLW
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 21 May 2012
clay
RUS
Nadia Petrova
44 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLLWWLLW
Pironkova T.
6-3 6-2
Petrova N.
Pironkova T.
662
Petrova N.
32–

Tsvetana Pironkova defeated Nadia Petrova 6-3 6-2 in the Brussels round of 16 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Nadia Petrova came in leading the head-to-head 1–0. Tsvetana Pironkova claimed a first win over Nadia Petrova in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2012-10-29Tournament of ChampionsRRhardNadia Petrova5-7 6-1 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Pironkova T.serving64% hold

wins 56% of points on serve vs Petrova N.

Petrova N.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.Petrova N.
1st serve in·Even
58%
56%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
63%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
45%
Service points won·Even
56%
59%
Return points won·Even
44%
44%
Break points saved·Even
53%
52%
Aces / match·Dominant
2.2
6.2
Double faults / match·Clear edge
1.9
3.3

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 79). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Pironkova T.Petrova N.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
20
68
Break points saved·Dominant
46
85
Break points won·Even
78
80
Deciding sets·Dominant
7
75
Tiebreaks·Even
61
62

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