Tsvetana Pironkova vs Monica Niculescu — Eastbourne Round of 32

Eastbourne · WTA · Round of 32
BUL
Tsvetana Pironkova
38 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWLLWLLW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 26 June 2017
grass
ROU
Monica Niculescu
38 yrs · 168 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLWWWWW
Pironkova T.
6-0 6-4
Niculescu M.
Pironkova T.
662
Niculescu M.
040

Tsvetana Pironkova defeated Monica Niculescu 6-0 6-4 in the Eastbourne round of 32 on grass. The upset overturned the form book — Monica Niculescu came in leading the head-to-head 2–1. Tsvetana Pironkova narrowed the head-to-head to 2–2.

Key context

Head to head

1–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2011-08-22New HavenR32hardMonica Niculescu6-3 6-2
2011-01-17Australian OpenR64hardMonica Niculescu6-4 6-1
2009-01-05BrisbaneR32hardTsvetana Pironkova6-7(2) 6-4 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Pironkova T.serving71% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Niculescu M.

Niculescu M.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

Statistics

This season
Pironkova T.Niculescu M.
1st serve in·Clear edge
58%
78%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
63%
56%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
46%
Service points won·Even
56%
54%
Return points won·Even
44%
47%
Break points saved·Slight edge
58%
52%
Aces / match·Clear edge
2.1
0.6
Double faults / match·Even
1.6
1.4

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (51 vs 143). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Pironkova T.Niculescu M.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
20
12
Break points saved·Dominant
46
14
Break points won·Slight edge
78
84
Deciding sets·Clear edge
7
28
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
61
40

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast
Weather
19°COvercast
Wind 15 km/hHumidity 54%

Draw

Final
Pliskova K.[3]
Wozniacki C.[6]
6-46-4
Semi-finals
Pliskova K.[3]
Konta J.[5]
W/O
Wozniacki C.[6]
Watson H.
6-23-67-5
Quarter-finals
Watson H.
Strycova B.
6-11-66-4
Wozniacki C.[6]
Halep S.[2]
5-76-46-1
Pliskova K.[3]
Kuznetsova S.[7]
6-776-26-4
Konta J.[5]
Kerber A.[1]
6-36-4
R16
Konta J.[5]
Ostapenko J.[3]
7-53-66-4
Wozniacki C.[6]
Vesnina E.[12]
6-16-2
Strycova B.
Davis L.
7-56-2
Pliskova K.[3]
Peng S.
7-636-4
Watson H.
Pavlyuchenkova A.[14]
6-46-3
Halep S.[2]
Pironkova T.
6-767-647-5
Kuznetsova S.[7]
Mladenovic K.[9]
6-42-66-3
Kerber A.[1]
Arruabarrena L.
6-26-1
R32
Ostapenko J.[3]
Suarez Navarro C.
6-30-66-4
Mladenovic K.[9]
Zhang S.
6-06-4
Halep S.[2]
Duan Y.
3-66-36-2
Pironkova T.
Niculescu M.
6-06-4
Vesnina E.[12]
Cepede Royg V.
6-36-3
Wozniacki C.[6]
Osaka N.
6-27-65
Watson H.
Cibulkova D.[4]
7-56-4
Pavlyuchenkova A.[14]
Mertens E.
3-66-46-1
Strycova B.
Muguruza G.[11]
6-16-0
Davis L.
Radwanska A.[8]
7-616-1
Kuznetsova S.[7]
Barthel M.
4-67-56-2
Peng S.
Bacsinszky T.[15]
7-672-66-4
Pliskova K.[3]
Riske Amritraj A.
6-46-3
Konta J.[5]
Cirstea S.
6-26-2
Arruabarrena L.
Saville D.[16]
2-66-26-3
Kerber A.[1]
Pliskova K.
4-66-17-5
R64
Niculescu M.
Lucic M.
6-45-77-5
Cepede Royg V.
Hsieh S.
4-66-36-3
Osaka N.
Ozaki R.
6-06-1
Watson H.
Tsurenko L.
6-34-66-4
Mertens E.
Babos T.
6-16-1
Strycova B.
Bouchard E.
6-33-66-2
Davis L.
Kucova K.
6-46-2
Zhang S.
Lepchenko V.
6-26-1
Peng S.
Schiavone F.
6-36-4
Riske Amritraj A.
Cornet A.
6-47-5
Cirstea S.
Siniakova K.
6-36-2
Suarez Navarro C.
Makarova K.
6-36-1
Pliskova K.
Broady N.
6-26-776-1
Duan Y.
Mchale C.
6-34-0
Barthel M.
Konjuh A.
6-41-0
Arruabarrena L.
Putintseva Y.
6-46-722-1