Tsvetana Pironkova vs Donna VekicIndian Wells Round of 128

Indian Wells · WTA · Round of 128
38 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWLLWLLW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 7 March 2016
hard
#35WTA
1807ELO
1736Hard ELO
$625kYTD
$11MCAREER
30 yrs · 179 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWWWWLWL
Pironkova T.
6-2 7-5
Vekic D.
Pironkova T.
672
Vekic D.
250

Tsvetana Pironkova defeated Donna Vekic 6-2 7-5 in the Indian Wells round of 128 on hard. The result followed the form book — Tsvetana Pironkova came in leading the head-to-head 2–0, defending last year's round of 128. Tsvetana Pironkova extended the head-to-head to 3–0.

Key context

Head to head

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DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2021-01-31Yarra Valley ClassicR32hardTsvetana Pironkova1-6 6-4 6-2
2020-08-31US OpenR32hardTsvetana Pironkova6-4 6-1

Serve vs return

This season
Pironkova T.serving71% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Vekic D.

Vekic D.serving73% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Pironkova T.

Even serve battle

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

Pironkova T.Vekic D.
Serve
6
Return
36

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

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Even
59%
57%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
63%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
45%
Service points won·Even
56%
59%
Return points won·Even
45%
43%
Break points saved·Even
54%
56%
Aces / match·Clear edge
1.8
3.9
Double faults / match·Dominant
1.7
5.0

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Dominant
20
67
Break points saved·Dominant
46
86
Break points won·Clear edge
78
91
Deciding sets·Dominant
7
77
Tiebreaks·Dominant
61
33

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

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·
97

Vekic D.: 13 days rest · 1 match (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast
Weather
10°CDrizzle
Wind 9 km/hHumidity 73%

Draw