Tsvetana Pironkova vs Madison KeysSydney Round of 16

Sydney · WTA · Round of 16
38 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWLLWLLW
1 — 1
Sets
Monday, 12 January 2015
hard
#23WTA
1987ELO
1920Hard ELO
$1.1MYTD
$24MCAREER
31 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWWWWWWL
Pironkova T.
4-6 4-1
Keys M.
Pironkova T.
441
Keys M.
611

Tsvetana Pironkova defeated Madison Keys 4-6 4-1 in the Sydney round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Madison Keys came in leading the head-to-head 1–0, defending last year's semi-final. Tsvetana Pironkova claimed a first win over Madison Keys in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Tsvetana Pironkova came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 4–6 4–1.

Head to head

01
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2014-03-03Indian WellsR128hardMadison Keys6-2 6-1

Serve vs return

This season
Pironkova T.serving69% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Keys M.

Keys M.serving79% hold

wins 63% of points on serve vs Pironkova T.

Serve advantage — Keys M.

Each player's serve crossed against the other's return, converted to expected hold of serve. Recent completed matches, ATP, WTA & Challenger. About

Serve & return on hard

Pironkova T.Keys M.
Serve
36
Return
29

Per-surface Serve / Return Rating (0–100, percentile within the hard field, opponent-adjusted over 52 weeks). About

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Slight edge
59%
66%
1st serve points won·Even
63%
67%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
47%
Service points won·Slight edge
56%
61%
Return points won·Even
44%
44%
Break points saved·Slight edge
53%
59%
Aces / match·Clear edge
2.0
4.1
Double faults / match·Clear edge
1.8
2.8

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (129 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Dominant
20
94
Break points saved·Dominant
46
96
Break points won·Clear edge
78
90
Deciding sets·Dominant
7
97
Tiebreaks·Dominant
61
96

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

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·
84

Keys M.: 7 days rest · 1 match, 23 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast