Sara Errani vs Tsvetana Pironkova — Doha Round of 64

Doha · WTA · Round of 64
ITA16
Sara Errani
39 yrs · 164 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLLWLLLL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 22 February 2016
hard
BUL
Tsvetana Pironkova
38 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWLLWLLW
Errani S.
1-6 7-5 6-3
Pironkova T.
Errani S.
1762
Pironkova T.
6531

Sara Errani defeated Tsvetana Pironkova 1-6 7-5 6-3 in the Doha round of 64 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Tsvetana Pironkova came in leading the head-to-head 3–1. Sara Errani narrowed the head-to-head to 3–2.

Key context

Head to head

1–3
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2017-07-03WimbledonR128grassTsvetana Pironkova6-1 6-4
2016-05-23Roland GarrosR128clayTsvetana Pironkova6-3 6-2
2014-01-06SydneyQFhardTsvetana Pironkova7-6(2) 6-3
2009-01-05BrisbaneR16hardSara Errani6-7(3) 7-5 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Errani S.serving57% hold

wins 53% of points on serve vs Pironkova T.

Pironkova T.serving59% hold

wins 54% of points on serve vs Errani S.

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
Errani S.Pironkova T.
1st serve in·Clear edge
78%
59%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
55%
63%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
42%
47%
Service points won·Even
52%
56%
Return points won·Even
48%
45%
Break points saved·Slight edge
49%
54%
Aces / match·Clear edge
0.3
1.8
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.1
1.7

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Errani S.Pironkova T.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
36
20
Break points saved·Dominant
8
46
Break points won·Clear edge
98
78
Deciding sets·Dominant
78
7
Tiebreaks·Dominant
34
61

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast
Weather
26°CClear
Wind 29 km/hHumidity 38%

Draw

Final
Suarez Navarro C.[8]
Ostapenko J.
1-66-46-4
Semi-finals
Ostapenko J.
Petkovic A.
7-51-0
Suarez Navarro C.[8]
Radwanska A.[3]
6-26-0
Quarter-finals
Suarez Navarro C.[8]
Vesnina E.
6-37-63
Radwanska A.[3]
Vinci R.[9]
3-66-26-3
Petkovic A.
Muguruza G.[4]
6-15-76-2
Ostapenko J.
Zheng S.
6-46-3
R16
Vesnina E.
Wozniacki C.[13]
7-55-76-3
Vinci R.[9]
Buyukakcay C.
7-56-1
Petkovic A.
Vandeweghe C.
6-36-4
Muguruza G.[4]
Babos T.
6-27-5
Radwanska A.[3]
Niculescu M.
7-56-1
Suarez Navarro C.[8]
Bacsinszky T.[11]
6-26-2
Ostapenko J.
Kvitova P.[5]
5-76-26-1
Zheng S.
Bouchard E.
7-616-1
R32
Vinci R.[9]
Kasatkina D.
2-66-47-63
Babos T.
Errani S.[16]
6-46-1
Vandeweghe C.
Bencic B.[6]
6-46-2
Suarez Navarro C.[8]
Vekic D.
7-656-4
Radwanska A.[3]
Bondarenko K.
6-46-4
Buyukakcay C.
Safarova L.[7]
7-667-5
Petkovic A.
Gasparyan M.
6-36-3
Bouchard E.
Allertova D.
7-607-5
Vesnina E.
Halep S.[2]
6-716-46-1
Wozniacki C.[13]
Saville D.
6-36-3
Bacsinszky T.[11]
Putintseva Y.
6-27-60
Niculescu M.
Jankovic J.[14]
3-66-47-5
Muguruza G.[4]
Hibino N.
6-26-0
Kvitova P.[5]
Strycova B.
7-626-4
Ostapenko J.
Kuznetsova S.[12]
7-656-0
Zheng S.
Kerber A.[1]
7-56-1
R64
Vesnina E.
Garcia C.
6-37-5
Saville D.
Doi M.
6-16-1
Wozniacki C.[13]
Konjuh A.
4-66-37-5
Bacsinszky T.[11]
Mattek Sands B.
6-776-16-3
Putintseva Y.
Schmiedlova A.
6-26-4
Bondarenko K.
Beck A.
6-46-4
Niculescu M.
Lisicki S.
6-26-2
Vinci R.[9]
Tsurenko L.
6-26-1
Kasatkina D.
Wang Q.
6-12-66-3
Buyukakcay C.
Hradecka L.
6-46-756-2
Vandeweghe C.
Flipkens K.
7-56-2
Petkovic A.
Makarova K.
6-36-2
Gasparyan M.
Pliskova K.[10]
6-16-1
Errani S.[16]
Pironkova T.
1-67-56-3
Babos T.
Brengle M.
3-67-56-0
Hibino N.
Shvedova Y.
6-36-756-3
Strycova B.
Mladenovic K.
6-36-4
Ostapenko J.
Diyas Z.
6-16-3
Kuznetsova S.[12]
Goerges J.
6-36-3
Allertova D.
Svitolina E.[15]
7-56-4
Bouchard E.
Sevastova A.
5-76-37-64
Zheng S.
Lepchenko V.
6-27-66
Jankovic J.[14]
Cepelova J.
6-46-756-0
Vekic D.
Al Nabhani F.
6-06-0