Tsvetana Pironkova defeated Shahar Peer 6-3 6-7 6-3 in the Sydney qualifying final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Shahar Peer came in leading the head-to-head 4–2. Tsvetana Pironkova narrowed the head-to-head to 4–3.
Pironkova T. came through in three sets.
Pironkova T. and Peer S. faced 3 of the same opponents in the last 12 months. Pironkova T. went 1–3 (25%) against them, Peer S. 0–3 (0%). Results against comparable opponents are close (1 : 0 better-results split).
Only 3 common opponents — small sample, treat as indicative.
Hard: level 2–2 · Clay: Peer S. leads 2–1
Tsvetana Pironkova beat Shahar Peer 6-3 6-7 6-3. Umpiry, "Tsvetana Pironkova vs Shahar Peer — Sydney Qualifying Final", https://umpiry.com/match/2014-01-06/peer-vs-pironkova-sydney-q3?utm_source=cite (as of 6 January 2014).