Ekaterina Alexandrova vs Tsvetana Pironkova — Madrid Qualifying Round 1

Madrid · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Round 1
Ekaterina Alexandrova
RUS
Ekaterina Alexandrova
#19WTA
1844ELO
1737Clay ELO
$761kYTD
$10MCAREER
31 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWWLWLL
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 8 May 2017
clay
BUL
Tsvetana Pironkova
38 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWLLWLLW
Alexandrova E.
6-2 7-5
Pironkova T.
Alexandrova E.
672
Pironkova T.
25–

Ekaterina Alexandrova defeated Tsvetana Pironkova 6-2 7-5 in the Madrid qualifying round 1 on clay.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Alexandrova E.serving54% hold

wins 52% of points on serve vs Pironkova T.

Pironkova T.serving52% hold

wins 51% of points on serve vs Alexandrova E.

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
Alexandrova E.Pironkova T.
1st serve in·Even
60%
58%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
69%
64%
2nd serve points won·Even
45%
47%
Service points won·Even
59%
57%
Return points won·Even
43%
44%
Break points saved·Even
59%
58%
Aces / match·Dominant
5.0
2.0
Double faults / match·Dominant
5.3
1.6

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 51). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Alexandrova E.Pironkova T.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
65
20
Break points saved·Dominant
94
46
Break points won·Clear edge
98
78
Deciding sets·Dominant
61
7
Tiebreaks·Dominant
29
61

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

Freshness

Recent load
Alexandrova E.Pironkova T.
Freshness·
94
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Alexandrova E.: 11 days rest · 2 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast

Draw — qualifying

Q2
Parmentier P.
Alexandrova E.
6-26-1
Larsson J.
Brady J.
6-26-0
Vekic D.
Rogers S.
7-641-0
Petkovic A.
Sakkari M.
6-27-62
Wang Q.
Rodina E.
6-26-2
Dodin O.
Soler Espinosa S.
2-66-36-2
Duque Marino M.
Kontaveit A.
6-36-3
Zheng S.
Ozaki R.
6-46-4
Q1
Alexandrova E.
Pironkova T.
6-27-5
Parmentier P.
Errani S.
2-66-26-2
Ozaki R.
Badosa P.
6-32-66-2
Zheng S.
Muhammad A.
6-36-4
Duque Marino M.
Hibino N.
6-42-66-3
Kontaveit A.
Boserup J.
6-36-2
Rogers S.
Mattek Sands B.
6-36-2
Vekic D.
Vikhlyantseva N.
6-23-0
Sakkari M.
Kudryavtseva A.
6-12-66-4
Petkovic A.
Han X.
6-46-1
Larsson J.
Sasnovich A.
6-46-4
Brady J.
Bogdan A.
7-657-60
Soler Espinosa S.
Linette M.
6-42-66-1
Dodin O.
Bondarenko K.
7-617-5
Rodina E.
Flipkens K.
7-57-5
Wang Q.
Flink V.
6-06-4