Tsvetana Pironkova vs Lesia Tsurenko — Sydney Round of 32

Sydney · WTA · Round of 32
BUL
Tsvetana Pironkova
38 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWLLWLLW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 11 January 2016
hard
UKR
Lesia Tsurenko
37 yrs · 174 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WLLWWWLWWL
Pironkova T.
7-6 6-2
Tsurenko L.
Pironkova T.
7862
Tsurenko L.
6620

Tsvetana Pironkova defeated Lesia Tsurenko 7-6 6-2 in the Sydney round of 32 on hard. The result followed the form book — Tsvetana Pironkova came in leading the head-to-head 2–0, defending last year's semi-final. Tsvetana Pironkova extended the head-to-head to 3–0.

Key context

Head to head

2–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2016-06-13BirminghamR32grassTsvetana Pironkova6-4 6-2
2012-07-16BastadR16clayTsvetana Pironkova7-5 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Pironkova T.serving57% hold

wins 53% of points on serve vs Tsurenko L.

Tsurenko L.serving60% hold

wins 54% 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.Tsurenko L.
1st serve in·Slight edge
59%
67%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
63%
58%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
44%
Service points won·Even
56%
53%
Return points won·Even
45%
49%
Break points saved·Even
54%
53%
Aces / match·Clear edge
1.8
0.3
Double faults / match·Dominant
1.7
3.6

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (94 vs 199). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Pironkova T.Tsurenko L.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
20
64
Break points saved·Slight edge
46
37
Break points won·Clear edge
78
94
Deciding sets·Dominant
7
90
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
61
85

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
Kuznetsova S.
Puig M.
6-06-2
Semi-finals
Kuznetsova S.
Halep S.[1]
7-654-66-3
Puig M.
Bencic B.[8]
6-0
Quarter-finals
Puig M.
Stosur S.
6-46-4
Bencic B.[8]
Makarova K.
6-02-66-4
Kuznetsova S.
Errani S.
7-616-0
Halep S.[1]
Pliskova K.[5]
6-47-5
R16
Makarova K.
Kerber A.[4]
W/O
Puig M.
Schmiedlova A.
6-16-0
Bencic B.[8]
Pironkova T.
6-36-3
Kuznetsova S.
Lisicki S.
6-33-66-2
Pliskova K.[5]
Pavlyuchenkova A.
6-36-0
Halep S.[1]
Garcia C.
6-42-66-1
Errani S.
Jankovic J.
7-637-68
Stosur S.
Hantuchova D.
6-46-2
R32
Puig M.
Rybarikova M.
6-23-66-4
Schmiedlova A.
Bacsinszky T.[6]
1-66-16-3
Kerber A.[4]
Svitolina E.
4-66-06-3
Makarova K.
Hradecka L.
6-26-1
Pironkova T.
Tsurenko L.
7-666-2
Errani S.
Suarez Navarro C.[7]
6-36-3
Jankovic J.
Vandeweghe C.
6-36-4
Kuznetsova S.
Patterson T.
6-26-0
Lisicki S.
Hercog P.
6-46-3
Pliskova K.[5]
Ivanovic A.
6-46-2
Pavlyuchenkova A.
Arruabarrena L.
6-17-61
Garcia C.
Mladenovic K.
7-646-4
Bencic B.[8]
Lucic M.
7-661-66-4
Stosur S.
Vinci R.
4-67-57-5