Heather Watson vs Tsvetana Pironkova — GBR vs BUL Round Robin
Heather Watson defeated Tsvetana Pironkova 1-6 6-4 6-2 in the GBR vs BUL round robin on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Tsvetana Pironkova came in leading the head-to-head 2–0. Heather Watson claimed a first win over Tsvetana Pironkova in three meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 2–1.
Key context
- Match story: Heather Watson dropped the opening set before beating Tsvetana Pironkova 1–6 6–4 6–2.
How the match was decided
Auto-generatedWatson H. came through in three sets.
Common opponents
10 shared · last 12 monthsWatson H. and Pironkova T. faced 10 of the same opponents in the last 12 months. Watson H. went 4–8 (33%) against them, Pironkova T. 4–6 (40%). Results against comparable opponents are close (3 : 3 better-results split).
vs Stephens S.#136W7-6 4-6 6-1Stanford · hardL4-6 1-6Cincinnati · hard
vs Barthel M.#186L7-6 6-7 1-6Quebec City · hardL3-6 3-6Hobart · hard
vs Hercog P.#237W6-4 6-4Osaka · hardW6-0 6-4Doha · hard
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vs Wickmayer Y.L7-5 1-6 4-6Stanford · hardW3-6 6-0 6-3Roland Garros · clay
vs Safarova L.L6-7 1-6Eastbourne · grassL4-6 6-7Tokyo · hard
vs Vinci R.L3-6 6-4 1-6Birmingham · grassL5-7 1-6Miami · hard
vs Medina Garrigues A.W6-7 6-2 6-3Osaka · hardL0-6 2-6Madrid · clay
vs Radwanska A.L0-6 2-6Wimbledon · grassW6-2 6-4Eastbourne · grass
vs Sharapova M.L7-6 3-6 4-6Tokyo · hardL6-7 7-6 0-6Wimbledon · grass- vs Giorgi C.L7-5 2-6 3-6Beijing · hardW6-3 6-4US Open · hard
Head-to-head
3 meetings · Pironkova T. leads 2–1- Watson H.February 2013GBR vs BULThis matchHard1-6 6-4 6-2
- Pironkova T.January 2012HobartHard7-6 3-6 7-6
- Pironkova T.March 2010MiamiHard6-4 6-2
Draw
Player context
Before the matchCite this
Heather Watson beat Tsvetana Pironkova 1-6 6-4 6-2. Umpiry, "Heather Watson vs Tsvetana Pironkova — GBR vs BUL Round Robin", https://umpiry.com/match/2013-02-10/pironkova-vs-watson-gbr-vs-bul-rr?utm_source=cite (as of 10 February 2013).