Angelique Kerber vs Tsvetana Pironkova — Birmingham Round of 32

Birmingham · WTA · Round of 32
GER4
Angelique Kerber
38 yrs · 173 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLLLLLW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 15 June 2015
grass
BUL
Tsvetana Pironkova
38 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWLLWLLW
Kerber A.
6-4 2-6 6-4
Pironkova T.
Kerber A.
6262
Pironkova T.
4641

Angelique Kerber defeated Tsvetana Pironkova 6-4 2-6 6-4 in the Birmingham round of 32 on grass. The upset overturned the form book — Tsvetana Pironkova came in leading the head-to-head 2–1. Angelique Kerber narrowed the head-to-head to 2–2.

Key context

Head to head

1–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2014-03-17MiamiR32hardAngelique Kerber6-0 6-2
2014-01-06SydneyFhardTsvetana Pironkova6-4 6-4
2012-02-13DohaR32hardTsvetana Pironkova6-4 6-1

Serve vs return

This season
Kerber A.serving77% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Pironkova T.

Pironkova T.serving75% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Kerber A.

Even serve battle

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
Kerber A.Pironkova T.
1st serve in·Slight edge
65%
59%
1st serve points won·Even
62%
63%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
47%
Service points won·Even
57%
56%
Return points won·Even
45%
45%
Break points saved·Even
57%
53%
Aces / match·Slight edge
1.4
2.0
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.3
1.8

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (198 vs 129). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Kerber A.Pironkova T.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
87
20
Break points saved·Dominant
91
46
Break points won·Clear edge
95
78
Deciding sets·Dominant
86
7
Tiebreaks·Dominant
90
61

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

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Kerber A.[4]
Pliskova K.[6]
6-756-37-64
Semi-finals
Pliskova K.[6]
Mladenovic K.
6-27-66
Kerber A.[4]
Lisicki S.[8]
6-36-3
Quarter-finals
Pliskova K.[6]
Suarez Navarro C.[3]
6-26-2
Kerber A.[4]
Siniakova K.
6-26-4
Lisicki S.[8]
Hantuchova D.
7-626-2
Mladenovic K.
Halep S.[1]
2-66-07-64
R16
Pliskova K.[6]
Diyas Z.
6-26-2
Siniakova K.
Mchale C.
6-46-0
Mladenovic K.
Strycova B.[10]
7-646-2
Kerber A.[4]
Jankovic J.[15]
6-46-2
Lisicki S.[8]
Rybarikova M.
7-676-4
Hantuchova D.
Larcher De Brito M.
6-47-5
Suarez Navarro C.[3]
Kuznetsova S.[13]
6-36-4
Halep S.[1]
Koukalova K.
6-16-3
R32
Diyas Z.
Azarenka V.[12]
W/O
Halep S.[1]
Broady N.
6-46-2
Mladenovic K.
Bouchard E.[5]
6-34-66-0
Pliskova K.[6]
Konta J.
3-66-36-4
Jankovic J.[15]
Dellacqua C.
7-6116-3
Lisicki S.[8]
Bencic B.
6-17-64
Rybarikova M.
Schmiedlova A.
7-606-1
Hantuchova D.
Erakovic M.
7-666-4
Larcher De Brito M.
Ivanovic A.[2]
6-43-67-66
Koukalova K.
Garcia C.[16]
6-36-0
Strycova B.[10]
Hradecka L.
6-36-4
Siniakova K.
Petkovic A.[7]
4-66-17-64
Mchale C.
Doi M.
6-36-4
Kerber A.[4]
Pironkova T.
6-42-66-4
Suarez Navarro C.[3]
Babos T.
6-23-66-4
Kuznetsova S.[13]
Krunic A.
6-26-1
R64
Mladenovic K.
Riske Amritraj A.
6-37-67
Broady N.
Tomljanovic A.
6-36-4
Koukalova K.
Vandeweghe C.
7-56-3
Strycova B.[10]
Niculescu M.
6-23-66-2
Hradecka L.
Tsurenko L.
6-46-3
Krunic A.
Watson H.
7-656-4
Kuznetsova S.[13]
Knapp K.
7-645-76-2
Siniakova K.
Nara K.
6-37-63
Doi M.
Puig M.
6-46-1
Mchale C.
Cornet A.[11]
4-66-26-2
Jankovic J.[15]
Smitkova T.
6-46-4
Bencic B.
Lucic M.
7-56-3
Schmiedlova A.
Jovanovski B.
6-26-3
Rybarikova M.
Muguruza G.[9]
6-36-1
Larcher De Brito M.
Zheng S.
6-36-2
Dellacqua C.
Davis L.
6-46-1
Konta J.
Gajdosova J.
6-16-3
Erakovic M.
Cetkovska P.
6-46-2
Hantuchova D.
Begu I.[14]
4-67-6106-4
Diyas Z.
Bondarenko K.
7-677-65
Pironkova T.
Swan K.
6-26-2
Garcia C.[16]
Maria T.
6-22-67-66
Azarenka V.[12]
Lepchenko V.
7-676-4
Babos T.
Vinci R.
6-26-757-65