Serena Williams vs Tsvetana Pironkova — Cincinnati Round of 32

Cincinnati · WTA · Round of 32
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Serena Williams
44 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLLWLLLW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 17 August 2015
hard
BUL
Tsvetana Pironkova
38 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWLLWLLW
Williams S.
7-5 6-3
Pironkova T.
Williams S.
762
Pironkova T.
530

Serena Williams defeated Tsvetana Pironkova 7-5 6-3 in the Cincinnati round of 32 on hard. The result followed the form book — Serena Williams came in leading the head-to-head 5–0, defending the title. Serena Williams extended the head-to-head to 6–0.

Key context

Head to head

5–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2021-01-31Yarra Valley ClassicR16hardSerena Williams6-1 6-4
2020-08-31US OpenQFhardSerena Williams4-6 6-3 6-2
2014-09-29BeijingR32hardSerena Williams6-2 6-3
2011-06-13EastbourneR32grassSerena Williams1-6 6-3 6-4
2007-05-28Roland GarrosR128claySerena Williams5-7 6-1 6-1

Serve vs return

This season
Williams S.serving82% hold

wins 65% of points on serve vs Pironkova T.

Pironkova T.serving64% hold

wins 56% of points on serve vs Williams S.

Serve advantage — Williams S.

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
Williams S.Pironkova T.
1st serve in·Even
60%
59%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
74%
63%
2nd serve points won·Even
49%
47%
Service points won·Slight edge
64%
56%
Return points won·Even
46%
45%
Break points saved·Slight edge
61%
53%
Aces / match·Dominant
7.7
2.1
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.2
1.8

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (199 vs 129). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Williams S.Pironkova T.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
95
20
Break points saved·Dominant
94
46
Break points won·Clear edge
96
78
Deciding sets·Dominant
98
7
Tiebreaks·Dominant
95
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
Weather
27°COvercast
Wind 6 km/hHumidity 65%

Draw

Final
Williams S.[1]
Halep S.[3]
6-37-65
Semi-finals
Williams S.[1]
Svitolina E.[14]
6-46-3
Halep S.[3]
Jankovic J.
6-16-2
Quarter-finals
Svitolina E.[14]
Safarova L.[7]
6-42-66-0
Halep S.[3]
Pavlyuchenkova A.
7-636-2
Jankovic J.
Schmiedlova A.
6-46-2
Williams S.[1]
Ivanovic A.[6]
3-66-46-2
R16
Svitolina E.[14]
Garcia C.
6-06-3
Halep S.[3]
Petkovic A.[15]
4-66-46-2
Jankovic J.
Pliskova K.[8]
6-23-67-5
Schmiedlova A.
Lepchenko V.
6-33-66-4
Williams S.[1]
Knapp K.
6-06-2
Safarova L.[7]
Bencic B.
6-2
Pavlyuchenkova A.
Azarenka V.
1-63-0
Ivanovic A.[6]
Stephens S.
2-66-46-1
R32
Williams S.[1]
Pironkova T.
7-56-3
Knapp K.
Saville D.
6-46-1
Stephens S.
Barthel M.
3-67-616-2
Garcia C.
Kvitova P.[4]
7-54-66-2
Svitolina E.[14]
Bouchard E.
7-667-5
Bencic B.
Pennetta F.
6-16-4
Safarova L.[7]
Vandeweghe C.
6-47-5
Azarenka V.
Wozniacki C.[5]
6-06-4
Pavlyuchenkova A.
Shvedova Y.
2-66-36-2
Petkovic A.[15]
Giorgi C.
5-76-36-3
Jankovic J.
Keys M.
7-646-4
Lepchenko V.
Lucic M.
7-56-4
Ivanovic A.[6]
Williams V.
W/O
Pliskova K.[8]
Babos T.
6-47-5
Schmiedlova A.
Begu I.
6-16-3
Halep S.[3]
Mladenovic K.
7-55-76-4
R64
Knapp K.
Konjuh A.
7-56-1
Bencic B.
Kerber A.[11]
7-56-3
Bouchard E.
Bondarenko K.
7-627-65
Pironkova T.
Hradecka L.
7-53-66-1
Saville D.
Errani S.[16]
6-14-66-2
Stephens S.
Suarez Navarro C.[10]
6-16-2
Williams V.
Diyas Z.
7-666-4
Svitolina E.[14]
Riske Amritraj A.
6-24-66-0
Azarenka V.
Davis L.
6-16-2
Pavlyuchenkova A.
Vinci R.
6-30-66-2
Petkovic A.[15]
Goerges J.
6-46-2
Giorgi C.
Mchale C.
5-76-36-2
Babos T.
Stosur S.
7-664-67-5
Jankovic J.
Brengle M.
4-66-46-2
Keys M.
Bacsinszky T.[12]
6-46-3
Schmiedlova A.
Radwanska A.[13]
4-66-36-1
Begu I.
Cornet A.
6-46-4
Lepchenko V.
Strycova B.
2-67-57-66
Garcia C.
Lisicki S.
3-66-36-4
Mladenovic K.
Hantuchova D.
6-26-1
Barthel M.
Dellacqua C.
2-66-37-64
Shvedova Y.
Muguruza G.[9]
6-47-60
Vandeweghe C.
Putintseva Y.
6-36-2
Pennetta F.
Cibulkova D.
7-56-2