Tsvetana Pironkova vs Barbora Strycova — Roland Garros Round of 128

Roland Garros · WTA · Round of 128
BUL
Tsvetana Pironkova
38 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWLLWLLW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 25 May 2015
clay
CZE22
Barbora Strycova
40 yrs · 164 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWLWLLLW
Pironkova T.
7-6 6-2
Strycova B.
Pironkova T.
7762
Strycova B.
6520

Tsvetana Pironkova defeated Barbora Strycova 7-6 6-2 in the Roland Garros round of 128 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Barbora Strycova came in leading the head-to-head 3–2, defending last year's round of 128. Tsvetana Pironkova narrowed the head-to-head to 3–3.

Key context

Head to head

2–3
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2016-06-13BirminghamQFgrassBarbora Strycova6-2 7-5
2016-02-15DubaiR32hardBarbora Strycova6-4 6-3
2015-01-12SydneyQFhardTsvetana Pironkova6-4 6-1
2013-06-24WimbledonR64grassTsvetana Pironkova7-5 6-3
2011-02-07ParisR32carpetBarbora Strycova7-6(5) 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Pironkova T.serving64% hold

wins 56% of points on serve vs Strycova B.

Strycova B.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
Pironkova T.Strycova B.
1st serve in·Slight edge
59%
65%
1st serve points won·Even
63%
62%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
47%
Service points won·Even
56%
57%
Return points won·Even
44%
44%
Break points saved·Even
53%
55%
Aces / match·Even
2.0
2.1
Double faults / match·Clear edge
1.8
2.7

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Pironkova T.Strycova B.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
20
49
Break points saved·Clear edge
46
66
Break points won·Slight edge
78
72
Deciding sets·Dominant
7
69
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
61
39

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

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast
Weather
16°CDrizzle
Wind 8 km/hHumidity 83%

Draw

Final
Williams S.[1]
Safarova L.[13]
6-36-726-2
Semi-finals
Williams S.[1]
Bacsinszky T.[23]
4-66-36-0
Safarova L.[13]
Ivanovic A.[7]
7-57-5
Quarter-finals
Bacsinszky T.[23]
Van Uytvanck A.
6-47-5
Safarova L.[13]
Muguruza G.[21]
7-636-3
Williams S.[1]
Errani S.[17]
6-16-3
Ivanovic A.[7]
Svitolina E.[7]
6-36-2
R16
Williams S.[1]
Stephens S.
1-67-56-3
Errani S.[17]
Goerges J.
6-26-2
Bacsinszky T.[23]
Kvitova P.[4]
2-66-06-3
Van Uytvanck A.
Mitu C.
6-16-3
Ivanovic A.[7]
Makarova K.[9]
7-53-66-1
Safarova L.[13]
Sharapova M.[2]
7-636-4
Muguruza G.[21]
Pennetta F.[28]
6-36-4
Svitolina E.[7]
Cornet A.[29]
6-27-69
R32
Errani S.[17]
Petkovic A.[10]
6-36-3
Kvitova P.[4]
Begu I.[30]
6-36-2
Mitu C.
Schiavone F.
7-56-4
Ivanovic A.[7]
Vekic D.
6-06-3
Pennetta F.[28]
Suarez Navarro C.[8]
6-36-4
Safarova L.[13]
Lisicki S.[20]
6-37-62
Van Uytvanck A.
Mladenovic K.
6-46-1
Muguruza G.[21]
Kerber A.[11]
4-66-26-2
Williams S.[1]
Azarenka V.[27]
3-66-46-2
Makarova K.[9]
Vesnina E.
6-26-4
Sharapova M.[2]
Stosur S.[26]
6-36-4
Cornet A.[29]
Lucic M.
4-66-37-5
Stephens S.
Pironkova T.
6-46-1
Goerges J.
Falconi I.
6-46-1
Svitolina E.[7]
Beck A.
6-32-66-4
Bacsinszky T.[23]
Keys M.[19]
6-46-2
R64
Lisicki S.[20]
Saville D.
6-10-0
Sharapova M.[2]
Diatchenko V.
6-36-1
Suarez Navarro C.[8]
Razzano V.
6-31-0
Williams S.[1]
Friedsam A.
5-76-36-3
Azarenka V.[27]
Hradecka L.
6-26-3
Pironkova T.
Allertova D.
6-37-62
Stephens S.
Watson H.
6-26-4
Petkovic A.[10]
Dominguez Lino L.
4-66-46-4
Errani S.[17]
Witthoeft C.
6-34-66-2
Begu I.[30]
Konjuh A.
6-26-0
Bacsinszky T.[23]
Smitkova T.
6-26-0
Schiavone F.
Kuznetsova S.[18]
6-7117-510-8
Mladenovic K.
Kovinic D.
6-37-5
Ivanovic A.[7]
Doi M.
3-66-36-4
Vekic D.
Jovanovski B.
6-46-3
Vesnina E.
Hercog P.
2-66-16-3
Makarova K.[9]
Pereira T.
6-25-76-3
Cornet A.[29]
Dulgheru A.
6-27-5
Lucic M.
Halep S.[3]
7-56-1
Pennetta F.[28]
Rybarikova M.
6-26-0
Muguruza G.[21]
Giorgi C.
6-16-4
Kerber A.[11]
Tomljanovic A.
6-36-2
Safarova L.[13]
Nara K.
6-26-0
Beck A.
Kania P.
6-26-2
Van Uytvanck A.
Diyas Z.[32]
0-66-16-4
Falconi I.
Karatantcheva S.
3-66-16-2
Goerges J.
Wozniacki C.[5]
6-47-64
Kvitova P.[4]
Soler Espinosa S.
6-746-46-2
Stosur S.[26]
Hesse A.
6-06-1
Keys M.[19]
Bencic B.[11]
6-06-3
Mitu C.
Pliskova K.[20]
2-67-656-4
Svitolina E.[7]
Putintseva Y.
1-67-59-7
R128
Safarova L.[13]
Pavlyuchenkova A.
7-667-69
Hercog P.
Peng S.[24]
6-02-0
Van Uytvanck A.
Schmiedlova A.
7-647-67
Mladenovic K.
Bouchard E.[6]
6-46-4
Pereira T.
Ferro F.
6-36-2
Allertova D.
Konta J.
7-6174-66-2
Williams S.[1]
Hlavackova A.
6-26-3
Friedsam A.
Glatch A.
6-24-66-4
Stephens S.
Williams V.[15]
7-656-1
Petkovic A.[10]
Rogers S.
6-26-1
Dominguez Lino L.
Mchale C.
3-67-646-4
Karatantcheva S.
Jankovic J.[25]
6-36-4
Falconi I.
Arcangioli M.
6-26-0
Goerges J.
Vandeweghe C.
6-25-76-1
Wozniacki C.[5]
Knapp K.
6-36-0
Kvitova P.[4]
Erakovic M.
6-43-66-4
Soler Espinosa S.
Parmentier P.
6-46-3
Konjuh A.
Gasparyan M.
6-16-4
Begu I.[30]
Mattek Sands B.
6-47-66
Bacsinszky T.[23]
Arruabarrena L.
6-36-4
Smitkova T.
Townsend T.
6-36-4
Kuznetsova S.[18]
Bertens K.
6-14-66-2
Diyas Z.[32]
Pfizenmaier D.
6-46-1
Ivanovic A.[7]
Shvedova Y.
4-66-26-0
Doi M.
Cetkovska P.
6-36-2
Vekic D.
Garcia C.[31]
3-66-36-2
Vesnina E.
Flipkens K.
2-66-36-3
Makarova K.[9]
Chirico L.
6-46-2
Beck A.
Radwanska A.[14]
6-23-66-1
Putintseva Y.
Krunic A.
3-66-36-3
Cornet A.[29]
Vinci R.
4-66-46-1
Dulgheru A.
Gibbs N.
6-36-1
Suarez Navarro C.[8]
Niculescu M.
6-26-2
Razzano V.
Cepede Royg V.
2-66-46-2
Pennetta F.[28]
Linette M.
6-35-76-1
Muguruza G.[21]
Martic P.
6-27-5
Tomljanovic A.
Dellacqua C.
6-26-2
Kerber A.[11]
Babos T.
6-06-1
Nara K.
Dodin O.
3-67-56-1
Saville D.
Larsson J.
6-17-63
Stosur S.[26]
Brengle M.
6-16-3
Hesse A.
Gajdosova J.
2-66-36-2
Sharapova M.[2]
Kanepi K.
6-26-4
Lisicki S.[20]
Puig M.
6-36-2
Bencic B.[11]
Hantuchova D.
6-36-3
Giorgi C.
Maria T.
7-56-3
Diatchenko V.
Voegele S.
4-66-36-2
Witthoeft C.
Siniakova K.
6-37-5
Errani S.[17]
Riske Amritraj A.
7-612-66-0
Kania P.
Barthel M.
5-76-26-4
Watson H.
Johansson M.
6-47-5
Azarenka V.[27]
Torro Flor M.
6-26-1
Mitu C.
Lim A.
6-36-2
Rybarikova M.
Rogowska O.
0-67-56-2
Halep S.[3]
Rodina E.
7-56-4
Hradecka L.
Zheng S.
6-36-0
Pironkova T.
Strycova B.[22]
7-656-2
Jovanovski B.
Tsurenko L.
1-66-16-0
Kovinic D.
Koukalova K.
6-37-64
Schiavone F.
Wang Q.
3-66-36-4
Lucic M.
Davis L.
6-33-66-3
Keys M.[19]
Lepchenko V.
7-636-3
Pliskova K.[20]
Zhang S.
7-646-4
Svitolina E.[7]
Wickmayer Y.
6-26-2