Belinda Bencic vs Tsvetana PironkovaSydney Round of 16

Sydney · WTA · Round of 16
#14WTA
1989ELO
1952Hard ELO
$1.8MYTD
$17MCAREER
29 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 11 January 2016
hard
38 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Bencic B.
6-3 6-3
Pironkova T.
Bencic B.
662
Pironkova T.
330

Belinda Bencic defeated Tsvetana Pironkova 6-3 6-3 in the Sydney round of 16 on hard. The result followed the form book — Belinda Bencic came in leading the head-to-head 3–0, defending last year's round of 32. Belinda Bencic extended the head-to-head to 4–0.

Key context

Head to head

30
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2017-03-06Indian WellsR128hardBelinda Bencic6-4 6-1
2016-06-27WimbledonR128grassBelinda Bencic6-2 6-3
2015-06-29WimbledonR128grassBelinda Bencic3-6 6-1 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Bencic B.serving77% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Pironkova T.

Pironkova T.serving71% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Bencic B.

Serve advantage — Bencic B.

Each player's serve crossed against the other's return, converted to expected hold of serve. Recent completed matches, ATP, WTA & Challenger. About

Serve & return on hard

Bencic B.Pironkova T.
57
Serve
55
Return

Per-surface Serve / Return Rating (0–100, percentile within the hard field, opponent-adjusted over 52 weeks). About

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Slight edge
64%
59%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
69%
63%
2nd serve points won·Even
48%
47%
Service points won·Slight edge
61%
56%
Return points won·Even
43%
45%
Break points saved·Slight edge
61%
54%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.9
1.8
Double faults / match·Dominant
3.7
1.7

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 94). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Dominant
88
20
Break points saved·Dominant
95
46
Break points won·Clear edge
94
78
Deciding sets·Dominant
98
7
Tiebreaks·Dominant
98
61

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

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·
85

Bencic B.: 8 days rest · 4 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast