Tsvetana Pironkova vs Sloane Stephens — Roland Garros Round of 32

Roland Garros · WTA · Round of 32
BUL
Tsvetana Pironkova
38 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWLLWLLW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 23 May 2016
clay
Sloane Stephens
USAQ
Sloane Stephens
#317WTA
1683ELO
1664Clay ELO
33 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLLLLWL
Pironkova T.
6-2 6-1
Stephens S.
Pironkova T.
662
Stephens S.
210

Tsvetana Pironkova defeated Sloane Stephens 6-2 6-1 in the Roland Garros round of 32 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Sloane Stephens came in leading the head-to-head 3–0, defending last year's round of 16. Tsvetana Pironkova claimed a first win over Sloane Stephens in four meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 3–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–3
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2015-05-25Roland GarrosR32claySloane Stephens6-4 6-1
2013-05-20BrusselsR32claySloane Stephens6-3 2-6 6-3
2012-08-13CincinnatiR64hardSloane Stephens6-4 6-1

Serve vs return

This season
Pironkova T.serving67% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Stephens S.

Stephens S.serving62% hold

wins 55% 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.Stephens S.
1st serve in·Slight edge
59%
70%
1st serve points won·Even
63%
60%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
47%
Service points won·Even
56%
56%
Return points won·Even
45%
43%
Break points saved·Even
54%
54%
Aces / match·Slight edge
1.8
1.2
Double faults / match·Even
1.7
1.9

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Pironkova T.Stephens S.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
20
63
Break points saved·Dominant
46
78
Break points won·Clear edge
78
90
Deciding sets·Dominant
7
55
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
61
74

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

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast
Weather
11°CDrizzle
Wind 20 km/hHumidity 92%

Draw

Final
Muguruza G.[4]
Williams S.[1]
7-56-4
Semi-finals
Williams S.[1]
Bertens K.
7-676-4
Muguruza G.[4]
Stosur S.[21]
6-26-4
Quarter-finals
Williams S.[1]
Putintseva Y.
5-76-46-1
Bertens K.
Bacsinszky T.[8]
7-56-2
Stosur S.[21]
Pironkova T.
6-47-66
Muguruza G.[4]
Rogers S.
7-56-3
R16
Putintseva Y.
Suarez Navarro C.[12]
7-57-5
Rogers S.
Begu I.[25]
6-36-4
Bacsinszky T.[8]
Williams V.[9]
6-26-4
Muguruza G.[4]
Kuznetsova S.[13]
6-36-4
Pironkova T.
Radwanska A.[2]
2-66-36-3
Stosur S.[21]
Halep S.[6]
7-606-3
Williams S.[1]
Svitolina E.[7]
6-16-1
Bertens K.
Keys M.[19]
7-646-3
R32
Williams V.[9]
Cornet A.
7-651-66-0
Kuznetsova S.[13]
Pavlyuchenkova A.[24]
6-16-4
Bertens K.
Kasatkina D.[29]
6-23-610-8
Suarez Navarro C.[12]
Cibulkova D.[22]
6-43-66-1
Putintseva Y.
Knapp K.
6-16-1
Radwanska A.[2]
Strycova B.[30]
6-26-766-2
Begu I.[25]
Beck A.
6-42-66-1
Stosur S.[21]
Safarova L.[11]
6-36-707-5
Williams S.[1]
Mladenovic K.
6-47-610
Muguruza G.[4]
Wickmayer Y.
6-36-0
Pironkova T.
Stephens S.
6-26-1
Bacsinszky T.[8]
Parmentier P.
6-46-2
Rogers S.
Kvitova P.[10]
6-06-736-0
Keys M.[19]
Puig M.
7-636-3
Halep S.[6]
Osaka N.[16]
4-66-26-3
Svitolina E.[7]
Ivanovic A.[14]
6-46-4
R64
Pavlyuchenkova A.[24]
Buyukakcay C.
6-34-66-1
Beck A.
Bondarenko K.
4-66-37-5
Wickmayer Y.
Makarova K.[27]
2-66-26-2
Safarova L.[11]
Golubic V.
6-26-2
Pironkova T.
Larsson J.
7-57-66
Radwanska A.[2]
Garcia C.
6-26-4
Knapp K.
Sevastova A.
6-36-4
Bacsinszky T.[8]
Bouchard E.
6-46-4
Kvitova P.[10]
Hsieh S.
6-46-1
Ivanovic A.[14]
Nara K.
7-56-1
Cibulkova D.[22]
Konjuh A.
6-43-66-0
Williams V.[9]
Chirico L.
6-26-1
Cornet A.
Maria T.
6-36-756-4
Bertens K.
Giorgi C.
6-46-1
Begu I.[25]
Vandeweghe C.
6-747-6410-8
Stosur S.[21]
Zhang S.
6-36-4
Parmentier P.
Falconi I.
6-36-1
Muguruza G.[4]
Georges M.
6-26-0
Strycova B.[30]
Hercog P.
6-46-4
Rogers S.
Vesnina E.
6-46-2
Suarez Navarro C.[12]
Wang Q.
6-16-3
Putintseva Y.
Petkovic A.[28]
6-26-2
Kuznetsova S.[13]
Watson H.
6-16-3
Puig M.
Goerges J.
7-56-747-5
Stephens S.
Cepede Royg V.
7-606-1
Williams S.[1]
Pereira T.
6-26-1
Kasatkina D.[29]
Razzano V.
3-66-16-3
Mladenovic K.
Babos T.
6-46-3
Halep S.[6]
Diyas Z.
7-656-2
Keys M.[19]
Duque Marino M.
6-36-2
Osaka N.[16]
Lucic M.
6-36-3
Svitolina E.[7]
Townsend T.
6-36-0
R128
Nara K.
Allertova D.
5-76-32-0
Williams V.[9]
Kontaveit A.
7-657-64
Knapp K.
Azarenka V.[5]
6-36-764-0
Vandeweghe C.
Broady N.
6-43-66-3
Hsieh S.
Arruabarrena L.
7-666-3
Lucic M.
Hantuchova D.
6-16-2
Stosur S.[21]
Doi M.
6-24-66-3
Stephens S.
Gasparyan M.
6-46-3
Pironkova T.
Errani S.[16]
6-36-2
Strycova B.[30]
Hradecka L.
6-47-5
Hercog P.
Dominguez Lino L.
6-47-64
Sevastova A.
Vickery S.
6-26-2
Kasatkina D.[29]
Friedsam A.
6-14-66-3
Bouchard E.
Siegemund L.
6-26-2
Konjuh A.
Rodionova A.
6-26-3
Razzano V.
Soylu I.
4-66-16-0
Townsend T.
Hesse A.
6-26-1
Petkovic A.[28]
Robson L.
6-26-2
Babos T.
Crawford S.
6-46-0
Parmentier P.
Niculescu M.[31]
6-27-62
Pavlyuchenkova A.[24]
Sorribes Tormo S.
6-26-0
Kvitova P.[10]
Kovinic D.
6-24-67-5
Kuznetsova S.[13]
Shvedova Y.
4-66-16-4
Giorgi C.
Lim A.
6-36-2
Georges M.
Mchale C.
6-776-06-3
Safarova L.[11]
Diatchenko V.
6-06-2
Ivanovic A.[14]
Dodin O.
6-05-76-2
Falconi I.
Barthel M.
6-40-66-2
Diyas Z.
Witthoeft C.
2-66-46-2
Maria T.
Jankovic J.[23]
6-33-66-3
Zhang S.
Voskoboeva G.
7-56-2
Beck A.
Zanevska M.
6-16-2
Cepede Royg V.
Lisicki S.
6-26-2
Radwanska A.[2]
Jovanovski B.
6-06-2
Chirico L.
Davis L.
6-22-68-6
Bacsinszky T.[8]
Soler Espinosa S.
6-36-1
Suarez Navarro C.[12]
Siniakova K.
6-24-66-2
Larsson J.
Linette M.
6-34-67-5
Williams S.[1]
Rybarikova M.
6-26-0
Duque Marino M.
Saville D.
5-76-46-4
Vesnina E.
Brengle M.
6-26-3
Makarova K.[27]
Lepchenko V.
5-76-46-3
Begu I.[25]
Mattek Sands B.
5-76-16-3
Goerges J.
Konta J.[20]
6-26-3
Golubic V.
Riske Amritraj A.
6-21-66-2
Cibulkova D.[22]
Zheng S.
6-36-1
Bertens K.
Kerber A.[3]
6-23-66-3
Watson H.
Gibbs N.
5-76-26-2
Mladenovic K.
Schiavone F.
6-26-4
Garcia C.
Tsurenko L.
6-37-5
Putintseva Y.
Wozniak A.
6-16-1
Cornet A.
Flipkens K.
6-16-0
Pereira T.
Pliskova K.
7-53-69-7
Wang Q.
Andrianjafitrimo T.
6-06-0
Puig M.
Govortsova O.
7-56-3
Bondarenko K.
Vinci R.[7]
6-16-3
Wickmayer Y.
Dulgheru A.
6-16-3
Muguruza G.[4]
Schmiedlova A.
3-66-36-3
Halep S.[6]
Hibino N.
6-26-0
Buyukakcay C.
Sasnovich A.[14]
5-77-626-2
Rogers S.
Pliskova K.[20]
3-66-46-3
Svitolina E.[7]
Cirstea S.[18]
6-16-3
Osaka N.[16]
Ostapenko J.[29]
6-47-5
Keys M.[19]
Vekic D.
6-36-2