Tsvetana Pironkova vs Karin KnappUS Open Round of 128

US Open · WTA · Round of 128
38 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 25 August 2014
hard
39 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Pironkova T.
6-4 6-3
Knapp K.
Pironkova T.
662
Knapp K.
430

Tsvetana Pironkova defeated Karin Knapp 6-4 6-3 in the US Open round of 128 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Karin Knapp came in leading the head-to-head 1–0, defending last year's round of 32. Tsvetana Pironkova claimed a first win over Karin Knapp in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

Head to head

01
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2014-10-06LinzQFhardKarin Knapp6-4 4-6 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Pironkova T.serving71% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Knapp K.

Knapp K.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%
60%
1st serve points won·Even
63%
64%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
45%
Service points won·Even
56%
56%
Return points won·Even
45%
43%
Break points saved·Even
52%
52%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.2
3.1
Double faults / match·Dominant
1.9
4.6

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (172 vs 106). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
20
25
Break points saved·Clear edge
46
33
Break points won·Clear edge
78
66
Deciding sets·Dominant
7
34
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
61
75

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast
Weather
28°CClear
Wind 7 km/hHumidity 39%

Draw

R128
Pavlyuchenkova A.[23]
Pereira T.
6-26-0
Strycova B.[30]
Barty A.
6-16-3
Hantuchova D.
Oprandi R.
4-66-26-3
Vinci R.[28]
Ormaechea P.
6-36-3
Begu I.
Soler Espinosa S.
7-646-3
Errani S.[13]
Flipkens K.
6-17-5
Rodionova A.
Giorgi C.
1-67-56-3
Williams S.[1]
Townsend T.
6-36-1
Lepchenko V.
Van Uytvanck A.
7-56-2
Barthel M.
Zhang S.[32]
6-16-2
Stosur S.[24]
Davis L.
6-16-4
Kanepi K.
Parmentier P.
7-633-66-1
Vandeweghe C.
Vekic D.
2-66-36-1
Suarez Navarro C.[15]
Tomljanovic A.
3-66-26-1
Pennetta F.[11]
Goerges J.
6-34-66-1
Rogers S.
Zanevska M.
6-46-3
Gibbs N.
Garcia C.
6-22-66-3
Dellacqua C.[29]
Mayr Achleitner P.
7-56-3
Pliskova K.
Meusburger Y.
6-26-2
Ivanovic A.[8]
Riske Amritraj A.
6-36-0
Kvitova P.[3]
Mladenovic K.
6-16-0
Cetkovska P.
Koukalova K.
6-12-66-3
Krunic A.
Piter K.
6-46-1
Keys M.[27]
Gajdosova J.
6-06-3
Erakovic M.
Kuznetsova S.[20]
3-66-27-63
Vesnina E.
Chan Y.
6-07-5
Mchale C.
Scheepers C.
6-21-67-65
Azarenka V.[16]
Doi M.
6-736-46-1
Bellis C.
Cibulkova D.[12]
6-14-66-4
Diyas Z.
Tsurenko L.
6-16-2
Hercog P.
Svitolina E.
6-27-64
Makarova K.[17]
Min G.
6-46-2
Niculescu M.
Shvedova Y.
6-756-17-5
Cirstea S.
Watson H.
6-16-1
Bouchard E.[7]
Govortsova O.
6-26-1
Kerber A.[6]
Pervak K.
6-23-67-5
Kudryavtseva A.
Duan Y.
2-66-26-4
Bencic B.
Wickmayer Y.
6-36-2
Nara K.[31]
Wozniak A.
6-26-1
Stephens S.[21]
Beck A.
6-06-3
Larsson J.
Razzano V.
6-06-0
Pironkova T.
Knapp K.
6-46-3
Jankovic J.[9]
Jovanovski B.
6-26-3
Safarova L.[14]
Babos T.
6-47-5
Zheng S.
Voegele S.
1-66-26-2
Peng S.
Zheng J.
6-36-3
Sharapova M.[5]
Kirilenko M.
6-46-0
Dulgheru A.
Pliskova K.
6-36-4
Brengle M.
Glushko J.
6-36-2
Lisicki S.[26]
Abanda F.
6-37-5
Petkovic A.[18]
Jabeur O.
7-671-66-3
Sasnovich A.
Schmiedlova A.
6-46-3
Williams V.[19]
Date Krumm K.
2-66-36-3
Lucic M.
Muguruza G.[25]
6-37-64
Peer S.
Konta J.
6-26-3
Cepelova J.
Torro Flor M.
2-67-56-1
Halep S.[2]
Collins D.
6-726-16-2
Wozniacki C.[10]
Rybarikova M.
6-13-62-0
Bacsinszky T.
Bertens K.
6-774-3
Wang Q.
Kania P.
6-26-0
Puig M.
Smitkova T.
3-66-36-3
Radwanska A.[4]
Fichman S.
6-16-0
Cornet A.[22]
Hesse A.
6-16-2
King V.
Schiavone F.
6-33-66-3