Tsvetana Pironkova vs Olga Govortsova — Prague Round of 32

Prague · WTA · Round of 32
BUL
Tsvetana Pironkova
38 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 27 April 2015
clay
BLR
Olga Govortsova
37 yrs · 182 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLLLWW
Pironkova T.
7-5 6-1
Govortsova O.
Pironkova T.
762
Govortsova O.
510

Tsvetana Pironkova defeated Olga Govortsova 7-5 6-1 in the Prague round of 32 on clay. The result followed the form book — Tsvetana Pironkova came in leading the head-to-head 4–1. Tsvetana Pironkova extended the head-to-head to 5–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Tsvetana Pironkova came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 7–5 6–1.

Head to head

4–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2009-07-27IstanbulR32clayOlga Govortsova6-2 5-7 6-4
2009-01-12HobartR16hardTsvetana Pironkova6-1 6-2
2008-05-19IstanbulQFclayTsvetana Pironkova7-6(4) 7-6(2)
2008-01-14Australian OpenR128hardTsvetana Pironkova6-1 6-1
2007-05-21IstanbulR32clayTsvetana Pironkova6-4 2-6 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Pironkova T.serving64% hold

wins 56% of points on serve vs Govortsova O.

Govortsova O.serving60% hold

wins 54% 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
Pironkova T.Govortsova O.
1st serve in·Slight edge
58%
67%
1st serve points won·Even
63%
60%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
44%
Service points won·Even
56%
54%
Return points won·Even
44%
44%
Break points saved·Even
52%
53%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.0
1.3
Double faults / match·Clear edge
1.8
3.2

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (129 vs 114). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Pironkova T.Govortsova O.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
20
0
Break points saved·Dominant
46
16
Break points won·Dominant
78
52
Deciding sets·Clear edge
7
25
Tiebreaks·Dominant
61
24

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
21°CMainly clear
Wind 8 km/hHumidity 52%

Draw

Final
Pliskova K.[1]
Hradecka L.
4-67-56-3
Semi-finals
Hradecka L.
Siniakova K.
6-24-66-4
Pliskova K.[1]
Wickmayer Y.
6-47-5
Quarter-finals
Wickmayer Y.
Kovinic D.
2-66-36-3
Siniakova K.
Strycova B.[3]
6-46-2
Hradecka L.
Koukalova K.
7-54-67-5
Pliskova K.[1]
Allertova D.
6-25-76-1
R16
Koukalova K.
Konjuh A.
6-42-66-2
Kovinic D.
Zhang S.
6-16-4
Wickmayer Y.
Krunic A.
7-56-737-5
Siniakova K.
Hercog P.
6-16-4
Strycova B.[3]
Vesnina E.
6-36-3
Hradecka L.
Smitkova T.
6-34-67-611
Allertova D.
Cornet A.[5]
3-67-56-2
Pliskova K.[1]
Pironkova T.
3-66-37-61
R32
Wickmayer Y.
Giorgi C.[8]
4-66-37-5
Konjuh A.
Bencic B.[7]
7-56-767-63
Koukalova K.
Goerges J.
7-636-2
Kovinic D.
Niculescu M.
6-22-66-4
Pironkova T.
Govortsova O.
7-56-1
Allertova D.
Vandeweghe C.
6-46-1
Cornet A.[5]
Schmiedlova K.
6-36-3
Siniakova K.
Begu I.[6]
6-36-3
Vesnina E.
Cepelova J.
6-26-1
Strycova B.[3]
Brengle M.
7-656-3
Smitkova T.
Safarova L.[2]
6-32-66-4
Zhang S.
Kuznetsova S.[4]
6-46-3
Krunic A.
Lucic M.
3-67-646-0
Pliskova K.[1]
Beck A.
2-66-16-3
Hercog P.
Watson H.
7-53-67-65
Hradecka L.
Pavlyuchenkova A.
6-17-5