Heather Watson vs Tsvetana Pironkova — Fed Cup G1 PO: GBR vs BUL Round Robin
Fed Cup G1 PO: GBR vs BUL · WTA · Round Robin
#470WTA
1572ELO
1548Hard ELO
34 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWLLLLW
2 — 1
Sets
Sunday, 10 February 2013
hard
Watson H.1-6 6-4 6-2
Pironkova T.
Watson H.
1662
Pironkova T.
6421
Heather Watson defeated Tsvetana Pironkova 1-6 6-4 6-2 in the Fed Cup G1 PO: GBR vs BUL round robin on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Tsvetana Pironkova came in leading the head-to-head 3–1. Heather Watson narrowed the head-to-head to 3–2.
Key context
- Match story: Heather Watson dropped the opening set before beating Tsvetana Pironkova 1–6 6–4 6–2.
Head to head
1–3| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-01-19 | Australian Open | R128 | hard | Tsvetana Pironkova | 6-4 6-0 |
| 2014-06-16 | Eastbourne | R32 | grass | Heather Watson | 3-6 7-5 6-2 |
| 2012-01-09 | Hobart | R32 | hard | Tsvetana Pironkova | 7-6(10) 3-6 7-6(2) |
| 2010-03-22 | Miami | R128 | hard | Tsvetana Pironkova | 6-4 6-2 |
Serve vs return
This seasonEven 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 season1st serve in·Even
58%
59%
1st serve points won·Even
67%
63%
2nd serve points won·Even
44%
46%
Service points won·Even
57%
56%
Return points won·Even
42%
44%
Break points saved·Even
54%
53%
Aces / match·Slight edge
3.3
2.2
Double faults / match·Dominant
3.4
1.9
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (199 vs 198). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Even
20
20
Break points saved·Even
43
46
Break points won·Clear edge
62
78
Deciding sets·Dominant
50
7
Tiebreaks·Dominant
12
61
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About