Bethanie Mattek Sands vs Tsvetana Pironkova — Rome Qualifying Round 1

Rome · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Round 1
USA
Bethanie Mattek Sands
41 yrs · 168 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLLLLLLW
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 15 May 2017
clay
BUL
Tsvetana Pironkova
38 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWLLWLLW
Mattek Sands B.
7-6 6-4
Pironkova T.
Mattek Sands B.
7862
Pironkova T.
664–

Bethanie Mattek Sands defeated Tsvetana Pironkova 7-6 6-4 in the Rome qualifying round 1 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Tsvetana Pironkova came in leading the head-to-head 1–0. Bethanie Mattek Sands claimed a first win over Tsvetana Pironkova in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2008-08-18New HavenR32hardTsvetana Pironkova7-6(4) 0-6 6-0

Serve vs return

This season
Mattek Sands B.serving45% hold

wins 48% of points on serve vs Pironkova T.

Pironkova T.serving54% hold

wins 52% of points on serve vs Mattek Sands B.

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
Mattek Sands B.Pironkova T.
1st serve in·Even
58%
58%
1st serve points won·Even
62%
64%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
46%
Service points won·Even
55%
57%
Return points won·Even
42%
44%
Break points saved·Even
56%
58%
Aces / match·Even
2.2
2.0
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.5
1.6

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (76 vs 51). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Mattek Sands B.Pironkova T.
Clutch Rating·Even
18
20
Break points saved·Slight edge
52
46
Break points won·Clear edge
61
78
Deciding sets·Slight edge
17
7
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
52
61

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

Draw — qualifying

Q2
Ostapenko J.
Barty A.
5-76-46-4
Wang Q.
Ozaki R.
6-26-0
Kontaveit A.
Duque Marino M.
3-66-27-5
Saville D.
Mattek Sands B.
6-26-4
Vekic D.
Hibino N.
6-36-3
Barthel M.
Lepchenko V.
7-57-64
Petkovic A.
Dodin O.
3-67-666-2
Bellis C.
Sorribes Tormo S.
6-36-1
Q1
Wang Q.
Cirstea S.
6-46-2
Ozaki R.
Di Sarra F.
4-66-36-3
Bellis C.
Trevisan M.
6-36-2
Ostapenko J.
Brianti A.
6-26-756-2
Mattek Sands B.
Pironkova T.
7-666-4
Saville D.
Sasnovich A.
6-24-66-2
Barty A.
Zheng S.
2-66-16-1
Lepchenko V.
Bondarenko K.
6-06-2
Vekic D.
Arruabarrena L.
6-26-4
Hibino N.
Brady J.
7-626-3
Dodin O.
Ferrando C.
3-66-16-3
Barthel M.
Sakkari M.
6-26-0
Sorribes Tormo S.
Shinikova I.
3-66-46-4
Petkovic A.
Boserup J.
5-76-46-1
Kontaveit A.
Cepelova J.
6-24-66-1
Duque Marino M.
Vikhlyantseva N.
7-647-5