Tsvetana Pironkova vs Donna VekicSan Antonio Quarter-final

San Antonio · CHALLENGER · Quarter-final
38 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWLLWLLW
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 14 March 2016
hard
#35WTA
1807ELO
1736Hard ELO
$625kYTD
$11MCAREER
30 yrs · 179 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWWWWLWL
Pironkova T.
6-2 6-1
Vekic D.
Pironkova T.
662
Vekic D.
21

Tsvetana Pironkova defeated Donna Vekic 6-2 6-1 in the San Antonio quarter-final on hard. The result followed the form book — Tsvetana Pironkova came in leading the head-to-head 3–0. Tsvetana Pironkova extended the head-to-head to 4–0.

Key context

Head to head

30
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2021-01-31Yarra Valley ClassicR32hardTsvetana Pironkova1-6 6-4 6-2
2020-08-31US OpenR32hardTsvetana Pironkova6-4 6-1
2016-03-07Indian WellsR128hardTsvetana Pironkova6-2 7-5

Serve vs return

This season
Pironkova T.serving56% hold

wins 52% of points on serve vs Vekic D.

Vekic D.serving59% 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

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

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast