Urszula Radwanska vs Tsvetana Pironkova — Istanbul Quarter-final

Istanbul · WTA · Quarter-final
POL
Urszula Radwanska
#670WTA
1271ELO
1323Clay ELO
35 yrs · 177 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLLLLWWL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 20 July 2015
clay
BUL8
Tsvetana Pironkova
38 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWLLWLLW
Radwanska U.
6-2 3-6 7-6
Pironkova T.
Radwanska U.
63772
Pironkova T.
26651

Urszula Radwanska defeated Tsvetana Pironkova 6-2 3-6 7-6 in the Istanbul quarter-final on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Tsvetana Pironkova came in defending last year's round of 32.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Radwanska U.serving60% hold

wins 54% of points on serve vs Pironkova T.

Pironkova T.serving64% hold

wins 56% of points on serve vs Radwanska U.

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
Radwanska U.Pironkova T.
1st serve in·Even
63%
59%
1st serve points won·Even
59%
63%
2nd serve points won·Even
44%
47%
Service points won·Even
54%
56%
Return points won·Even
44%
44%
Break points saved·Even
51%
53%
Aces / match·Even
1.9
2.0
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.1
1.8

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (115 vs 129). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Radwanska U.Pironkova T.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
0
20
Break points saved·Dominant
15
46
Break points won·Clear edge
65
78
Deciding sets·Even
3
7
Tiebreaks·Even
59
61

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

Draw

Final
Tsurenko L.
Radwanska U.
7-56-1
Semi-finals
Tsurenko L.
Flipkens K.
6-46-2
Radwanska U.
Rybarikova M.
6-34-66-3
Quarter-finals
Tsurenko L.
Bondarenko K.
7-6137-5
Rybarikova M.
Vinci R.
0-67-56-2
Flipkens K.
Schiavone F.
6-26-4
Radwanska U.
Pironkova T.[8]
6-23-67-65
R16
Bondarenko K.
Barthel M.
6-34-66-2
Pironkova T.[8]
Nara K.
6-31-66-1
Radwanska U.
Jovanovski B.
6-36-2
Rybarikova M.
Soylu I.
6-06-0
Flipkens K.
Cornet A.[4]
2-66-16-2
Tsurenko L.
Hantuchova D.
6-16-1
Schiavone F.
Giorgi C.[5]
6-47-66
Vinci R.
Panova A.
7-636-3
R32
Bondarenko K.
Williams V.[1]
6-47-64
Barthel M.
Savchuk O.
6-37-5
Hantuchova D.
Buyukakcay C.
4-66-36-2
Tsurenko L.
Saville D.[6]
7-623-66-3
Cornet A.[4]
Wickmayer Y.
6-37-5
Schiavone F.
Karatantcheva S.
6-06-1
Giorgi C.[5]
Cibulkova D.
7-55-77-64
Pironkova T.[8]
Gasparyan M.
0-67-647-63
Jovanovski B.
Shvedova Y.
5-76-36-4
Radwanska U.
Jankovic J.[3]
6-43-66-2
Flipkens K.
Ostapenko J.
6-26-0
Vinci R.
Pavlyuchenkova A.[7]
6-26-1
Panova A.
Kulichkova E.
6-42-66-1
Rybarikova M.
Svitolina E.[2]
6-16-3
Soylu I.
Tatishvili A.
5-77-52-0
Nara K.
Diatchenko V.
6-47-67