Polona Hercog vs Tsvetana Pironkova | Polona Hercog Wins 6-4 6-2

TokyoQ16QualifyingHardSat 21 SeptFinal

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Polona Hercog defeated Tsvetana Pironkova 6-4 6-2 in the Tokyo qualifying round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Tsvetana Pironkova came in leading the head-to-head 2–1, defending last year's round of 64. That levelled the head-to-head at 2–2.

Key context

Match story: Polona Hercog dropped just 6 games past Tsvetana Pironkova.

How the match was decided

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Hercog P. took it in straight sets.

Match statistics

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Common opponents

7 shared · last 12 months

Hercog P. and Pironkova T. faced 7 of the same opponents in the last 12 months. Hercog P. went 3–4 (43%) against them, Pironkova T. 3–5 (38%). Results against comparable opponents are close (1 : 1 better-results split).

3–443%Hercog P. · better vs 1Record vs common opponents3–538%Pironkova T. · better vs 1

Vs common opponents · derived from scorelines

8–10Sets7–11

86–81Games83–82

0–2Tiebreaks1–1

1–2Deciding sets1–1

vs Lepchenko V.#189L4-6 1-6Australian Open · hardW6-0 7-6Moscow · hard
vs Watson H.#394L4-6 4-6Osaka · hardL6-1 4-6 2-6GBR vs BUL · hard
vs Cibulkova D.W6-2 6-4Cincinnati · hardL2-6 3-6Moscow · hard

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vs Koukalova K.W6-3 4-6 6-1Nuremberg · clayW3-6 6-4 6-2Hobart · hard
vs Mchale C.L6-1 6-7 3-6Quebec City · hardL3-6 4-6Indian Wells · hard
vs Pavlyuchenkova A.#654Hard to compareW5-7 6-4 3-0Beijing · hardW6-0 6-1Wimbledon · grass
vs Safarova L.Hard to compareL6-7 6-3 4-6Nuremberg · clayL4-6 6-7Tokyo · hard

Head-to-head

4 meetings · level 2–2

Hard: level 1–1 · Clay: level 1–1

Hercog P.September 2013TokyoThis matchHard6-4 6-2
Hercog P.July 2012BastadClay3-6 7-5 6-4
Pironkova T.February 2012DohaHard6-0 6-4
Pironkova T.May 2008IstanbulClay6-4 7-5

Draw

Closing odds

Player context

Before the match

Hercog P.Pironkova T.1 684ELO1 8391 584Hard ELO1 7113–7Last 105–522Age26182 cmHeight180 cmRightPlaysRight

Cite this

Polona Hercog beat Tsvetana Pironkova 6-4 6-2. Umpiry, "Polona Hercog vs Tsvetana Pironkova — Tokyo Qualifying Round of 16", https://umpiry.com/match/2013-09-21/hercog-vs-pironkova-tokyo-q16?utm_source=cite (as of 21 September 2013).