Serena Williams vs Tsvetana Pironkova — US Open Quarter-final

US Open · WTA · Quarter-final
USA
Serena Williams
44 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 31 August 2020
hard
BUL
Tsvetana Pironkova
38 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWLLWLLW
Williams S.
4-6 6-3 6-2
Pironkova T.
Williams S.
4662
Pironkova T.
6321

Serena Williams defeated Tsvetana Pironkova 4-6 6-3 6-2 in the US Open quarter-final on hard. The result followed the form book — Serena Williams came in leading the head-to-head 5–0, defending last year's final. Serena Williams extended the head-to-head to 6–0.

Key context

Head to head

5–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2021-01-31Yarra Valley ClassicR16hardSerena Williams6-1 6-4
2015-08-17CincinnatiR32hardSerena Williams7-5 6-3
2014-09-29BeijingR32hardSerena Williams6-2 6-3
2011-06-13EastbourneR32grassSerena Williams1-6 6-3 6-4
2007-05-28Roland GarrosR128claySerena Williams5-7 6-1 6-1

Serve vs return

This season
Williams S.serving77% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Pironkova T.

Pironkova T.serving73% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Williams S.

Serve advantage — Williams S.

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
Williams S.Pironkova T.
1st serve in·Slight edge
60%
55%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
72%
67%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
47%
Service points won·Even
62%
58%
Return points won·Even
44%
46%
Break points saved·Even
62%
60%
Aces / match·Dominant
6.9
2.3
Double faults / match·Dominant
3.1
1.4

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (45 vs 26). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Williams S.Pironkova T.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
95
20
Break points saved·Dominant
94
46
Break points won·Clear edge
96
78
Deciding sets·Dominant
98
7
Tiebreaks·Dominant
95
61

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
23°COvercast
Wind 6 km/hHumidity 52%

Draw

Final
Osaka N.
Azarenka V.
1-66-36-3
Semi-finals
Azarenka V.
Williams S.
1-66-36-3
Osaka N.
Brady J.
7-613-66-3
Quarter-finals
Azarenka V.
Mertens E.
6-16-0
Williams S.
Pironkova T.
4-66-36-2
Brady J.
Putintseva Y.
6-36-2
Osaka N.
Rogers S.
6-36-4
R16
Osaka N.
Kontaveit A.
6-36-4
Rogers S.
Kvitova P.
7-653-67-66
Mertens E.
Kenin S.
6-36-3
Azarenka V.
Muchova K.
5-76-16-4
Williams S.
Sakkari M.
6-36-766-3
Putintseva Y.
Martic P.
6-32-66-4
Pironkova T.
Cornet A.
6-46-756-3
Brady J.
Kerber A.
6-16-4
R32
Martic P.
Gracheva V.
6-36-3
Cornet A.
Keys M.
7-643-2
Kenin S.
Jabeur O.
7-646-3
Kerber A.
Li A.
6-36-4
Putintseva Y.
Sasnovich A.
3-66-26-1
Kontaveit A.
Linette M.
6-36-2
Rogers S.
Brengle M.
6-26-4
Kvitova P.
Pegula J.
6-46-3
Sakkari M.
Anisimova A.
6-36-1
Williams S.
Stephens S.
2-66-26-2
Azarenka V.
Swiatek I.
6-46-2
Muchova K.
Cirstea S.
6-32-67-67
Mertens E.
Mcnally C.
7-56-1
Osaka N.
Kostyuk M.
6-36-746-2
Pironkova T.
Vekic D.
6-46-1
Brady J.
Garcia C.
6-36-3
R64
Martic P.
Bondarenko K.
6-36-4
Kontaveit A.
Juvan K.
6-46-1
Osaka N.
Giorgi C.
6-16-2
Kostyuk M.
Sevastova A.
6-37-65
Swiatek I.
Vickery S.
6-756-36-4
Rogers S.
Rybakina E.
7-56-1
Muchova K.
Kalinskaya A.
6-37-64
Kenin S.
Fernandez L.
6-46-3
Mertens E.
Sorribes Tormo S.
6-37-5
Mcnally C.
Alexandrova E.
4-66-37-62
Garcia C.
Pliskova K.
6-17-62
Kerber A.
Friedsam A.
6-37-66
Keys M.
Bolsova A.
6-26-1
Pegula J.
Flipkens K.
7-616-736-3
Brengle M.
Yastremska D.
6-26-3
Kvitova P.
Baindl K.
7-636-2
Cornet A.
Bonaventure Y.
7-646-3
Azarenka V.
Sabalenka A.
6-16-3
Vekic D.
Tig P.
6-26-1
Pironkova T.
Muguruza G.
7-56-3
Cirstea S.
Konta J.
2-67-656-4
Anisimova A.
Scott K.
4-66-46-1
Sakkari M.
Pera B.
2-66-36-2
Linette M.
Kovinic D.
6-16-727-64
Jabeur O.
Kanepi K.
7-686-0
Brady J.
Bellis C.
6-16-2
Li A.
Riske Amritraj A.
6-06-3
Sasnovich A.
Vondrousova M.
6-16-2
Putintseva Y.
Lapko V.
6-36-3
Stephens S.
Govortsova O.
6-26-2
Gracheva V.
Mladenovic K.
1-67-626-0
Williams S.
Gasparyan M.
6-26-4
R128
Kerber A.
Tomljanovic A.
6-46-4
Li A.
Rus A.
6-42-66-1
Kontaveit A.
Collins D.
5-76-26-2
Yastremska D.
Sharma A.
6-36-747-62
Flipkens K.
Peterson R.
7-616-4
Konta J.
Watson H.
7-676-1
Bonaventure Y.
Zhang S.
4-66-36-2
Vekic D.
Pliskova K.
3-67-666-4
Brady J.
Blinkova A.
6-36-2
Kanepi K.
Siniakova K.
6-16-2
Kovinic D.
Cabrera L.
6-43-66-2
Kenin S.
Wickmayer Y.
6-26-2
Fernandez L.
Zvonareva V.
6-47-5
Sorribes Tormo S.
Liu C.
6-26-4
Kvitova P.
Begu I.
6-36-2
Bellis C.
Korpatsch T.
6-7136-36-2
Riske Amritraj A.
Maria T.
6-36-2
Vondrousova M.
Minnen G.
6-16-4
Gracheva V.
Badosa P.
6-47-5
Bondarenko K.
Kiick A.
3-66-36-1
Martic P.
Martincova T.
5-76-26-4
Osaka N.
Doi M.
6-25-76-2
Giorgi C.
Van Uytvanck A.
2-66-17-5
Kostyuk M.
Kasatkina D.
6-16-2
Sevastova A.
Gauff C.
6-35-76-4
Linette M.
Inglis M.
6-14-66-4
Juvan K.
Arconada U.
6-47-62
Pegula J.
Bouzkova M.
3-66-27-63
Baindl K.
Osuigwe W.
6-37-5
Bolsova A.
Teichmann J.
7-636-2
Cornet A.
Davis L.
6-31-66-0
Tig P.
Nara K.
6-16-0
Pera B.
Diyas Z.
7-646-0
Scott K.
Vikhlyantseva N.
7-636-2
Anisimova A.
Tomova V.
7-57-5
Govortsova O.
Muhammad A.
6-16-2
Gasparyan M.
Puig M.
6-36-706-0
Sabalenka A.
Dodin O.
7-616-4
Azarenka V.
Haas B.
6-16-2
Vickery S.
Townsend T.
6-26-4
Swiatek I.
Kudermetova V.
6-36-3
Muchova K.
Williams V.
6-37-5
Cirstea S.
Mchale C.
6-47-5
Mcnally C.
Hruncakova V.
6-46-1
Alexandrova E.
Clijsters K.
3-67-56-1
Jabeur O.
Kawa K.
6-27-66
Brengle M.
Rodionova A.
6-26-2
Garcia C.
Paolini J.
6-36-2
Sasnovich A.
Di Lorenzo F.
2-67-666-0
Kalinskaya A.
Stojanovic N.
6-46-3
Stephens S.
Buzarnescu M.
6-36-3
Rogers S.
Khromacheva I.
6-26-2
Muguruza G.
Hibino N.
6-46-4
Mertens E.
Siegemund L.
6-26-2
Friedsam A.
Dolehide C.
6-26-2
Williams S.
Ahn K.
7-56-3
Rybakina E.
Zavatska K.
6-36-0
Lapko V.
Golubic V.
1-67-626-2
Sakkari M.
Voegele S.
6-33-67-5
Keys M.
Babos T.
6-16-1
Putintseva Y.
Montgomery R.
6-16-3
Mladenovic K.
Baptiste H.
7-56-2
Pironkova T.
Samsonova L.
6-26-3
Pliskova K.
Kalinina A.
6-46-0