Sloane Stephens vs Tsvetana Pironkova — Cincinnati Round of 64

Cincinnati · WTA · Round of 64
Sloane Stephens
USA
Sloane Stephens
#315WTA
1683ELO
1630Hard ELO
33 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLLLLWL
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 13 August 2012
hard
BUL
Tsvetana Pironkova
38 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWLLWLLW
Stephens S.
6-4 6-1
Pironkova T.
Stephens S.
662
Pironkova T.
41–

Sloane Stephens defeated Tsvetana Pironkova 6-4 6-1 in the Cincinnati round of 64 on hard. The result followed the form book — Sloane Stephens came in leading the head-to-head 2–1, defending last year's round of 64. Sloane Stephens extended the head-to-head to 3–1.

Key context

Head to head

2–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2016-05-23Roland GarrosR32clayTsvetana Pironkova6-2 6-1
2015-05-25Roland GarrosR32claySloane Stephens6-4 6-1
2013-05-20BrusselsR32claySloane Stephens6-3 2-6 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Stephens S.serving69% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Pironkova T.

Pironkova T.serving71% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Stephens S.

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
Stephens S.Pironkova T.
1st serve in·Clear edge
70%
58%
1st serve points won·Even
60%
63%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
46%
Service points won·Even
56%
56%
Return points won·Even
43%
44%
Break points saved·Even
54%
53%
Aces / match·Slight edge
1.2
2.2
Double faults / match·Even
1.9
1.9

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Stephens S.Pironkova T.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
63
20
Break points saved·Dominant
78
46
Break points won·Clear edge
90
78
Deciding sets·Dominant
55
7
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
74
61

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
26°COvercast
Wind 10 km/hHumidity 43%

Draw

Final
Li N.
Kerber A.
1-66-36-1
Semi-finals
Li N.
Williams V.
7-53-66-1
Kerber A.
Kvitova P.
6-12-66-4
Quarter-finals
Kerber A.
Williams S.
6-46-4
Williams V.
Stosur S.
6-26-726-4
Kvitova P.
Pavlyuchenkova A.
6-37-64
Li N.
Radwanska A.
6-16-1
R16
Pavlyuchenkova A.
Wozniacki C.
6-46-4
Williams V.
Errani S.
6-36-0
Stosur S.
Makarova K.
6-36-766-4
Li N.
Larsson J.
6-26-2
Radwanska A.
Stephens S.
6-14-66-4
Williams S.
Radwanska U.
6-46-3
Kerber A.
Hlavackova A.
6-47-65
Kvitova P.
Peng S.
6-26-2
R32
Hlavackova A.
Cibulkova D.
7-614-1
Radwanska U.
Shvedova Y.
4-64-1
Radwanska A.
Arvidsson S.
6-46-3
Williams S.
Daniilidou E.
6-36-4
Kerber A.
Babos T.
3-66-16-2
Kvitova P.
Barthel M.
3-66-27-5
Peng S.
Vinci R.
6-36-4
Pavlyuchenkova A.
Goerges J.
6-36-0
Wozniacki C.
Karatantcheva S.
6-16-0
Errani S.
Hantuchova D.
6-46-4
Williams V.
Scheepers C.
2-66-36-2
Makarova K.
Tatishvili A.
6-16-2
Stosur S.
Medina Garrigues A.
6-36-766-4
Larsson J.
Bartoli M.
6-46-2
Li N.
Cirstea S.
6-34-66-3
Stephens S.
Giorgi C.
6-26-1
R64
Arvidsson S.
Paszek T.
6-12-1
Makarova K.
Petrova N.
7-683-1
Scheepers C.
Mchale C.
3-66-33-0
Babos T.
Lepchenko V.
7-646-4
Radwanska U.
Pervak K.
6-26-4
Karatantcheva S.
Bertens K.
6-26-1
Goerges J.
Peer S.
6-36-3
Shvedova Y.
Safarova L.
6-36-4
Pavlyuchenkova A.
Suarez Navarro C.
6-46-0
Peng S.
Jankovic J.
5-77-57-68
Vinci R.
Keys M.
6-36-3
Barthel M.
Martinez Sanchez M.
6-06-4
Stephens S.
Pironkova T.
6-46-1
Giorgi C.
Schiavone F.
6-16-3
Cirstea S.
Wickmayer Y.
6-766-26-3
Larsson J.
Dellacqua C.
6-16-3
Cibulkova D.
Amanmuradova A.
6-36-4
Medina Garrigues A.
Halep S.
6-36-0
Tatishvili A.
Koukalova K.
7-657-5
Williams V.
Kirilenko M.
6-36-756-2
Hantuchova D.
Zheng J.
2-67-616-3
Daniilidou E.
King V.
6-32-67-66
Hlavackova A.
Mattek Sands B.
6-37-5