Tsvetana Pironkova vs Petra Kvitova — Sydney Semi-final
Sydney · CHALLENGER · Semi-final
2 — 0
Sets
Thursday, 9 January 2014 ·
hard
Pironkova T.6-4 6-3
Kvitova P.
Pironkova T.
662
Kvitova P.
430
Tsvetana Pironkova defeated Petra Kvitova 6-4 6-3 in the Sydney semi-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Petra Kvitova came in leading the head-to-head 3–1. Tsvetana Pironkova narrowed the head-to-head to 3–2.
Key context
- Match story: Tsvetana Pironkova closed it out in two sets, 6–4 6–3.
Head to head
1–3| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-01-12 | Sydney | SF | hard | Petra Kvitova | 7-5 6-1 |
| 2014-01-06 | Sydney | SF | hard | Tsvetana Pironkova | 6-4 6-3 |
| 2011-06-20 | Wimbledon | QF | grass | Petra Kvitova | 6-3 6-7 6-2 |
| 2008-10-12 | Zurich | Q16 | hard | Petra Kvitova | 6-2 3-6 6-3 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
59%
63%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
63%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
49%
Service points won·Slight edge
56%
61%
Return points won·Even
45%
43%
Break points saved·Slight edge
52%
59%
Aces / match·Clear edge
2.2
4.8
Double faults / match·Dominant
1.8
4.7
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (172 vs 199). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Dominant
22
87
Break points saved·Dominant
16
75
Break points won·Even
91
92
Deciding sets·Dominant
4
90
Tiebreaks·Dominant
62
92
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