Tsvetana Pironkova vs Roberta VinciDoha Round of 64

Doha · WTA · Round of 64
38 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 10 February 2014
hard
43 yrs · 163 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Pironkova T.
6-3 6-3
Vinci R.
Pironkova T.
662
Vinci R.
330

Tsvetana Pironkova defeated Roberta Vinci 6-3 6-3 in the Doha round of 64 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Roberta Vinci came in leading the head-to-head 4–0, defending last year's round of 32. Tsvetana Pironkova claimed a first win over Roberta Vinci in five meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 4–1.

Key context

Head to head

04
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2016-08-15CincinnatiR32hardRoberta Vinci7-5 6-3
2012-03-19MiamiR64hardRoberta Vinci7-5 6-1
2010-09-27TokyoR32hardRoberta Vinci6-4 6-2
2009-04-06MarbellaR32clayRoberta Vinci6-7(4) 6-2 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Pironkova T.serving71% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Vinci R.

Vinci R.serving67% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Pironkova T.

Baseline battle — serve is shaky, expect plenty of breaks

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 season
1st serve in·Even
59%
59%
1st serve points won·Even
63%
63%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
46%
Service points won·Even
56%
56%
Return points won·Even
45%
43%
Break points saved·Even
52%
54%
Aces / match·Even
2.2
2.3
Double faults / match·Even
1.9
2.0

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (172 vs 177). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Dominant
20
56
Break points saved·Clear edge
46
64
Break points won·Slight edge
78
72
Deciding sets·Dominant
7
75
Tiebreaks·Even
61
63

Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast
Weather
20°CMainly clear
Wind 19 km/hHumidity 52%

Draw