Jie Zheng vs Tsvetana PironkovaNew Haven Round of 32

New Haven · WTA · Round of 32
43 yrs · 164 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 20 August 2012 ·
hard
38 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Zheng J.
7-5 6-2
Pironkova T.
Zheng J.
762
Pironkova T.
520

Jie Zheng defeated Tsvetana Pironkova 7-5 6-2 in the New Haven round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Tsvetana Pironkova came in defending last year's round of 32. Jie Zheng extended the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Jie Zheng closed it out in two sets, 7–5 6–2.

Head to head

11
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2012-10-29Tournament of ChampionsRRhardTsvetana Pironkova2-6 6-4 7-6
2006-08-07StockholmSFhardJie Zheng6-2 7-6

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Slight edge
70%
59%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
58%
63%
2nd serve points won·Even
45%
46%
Service points won·Even
54%
56%
Return points won·Even
44%
45%
Break points saved·Even
52%
53%
Aces / match·Clear edge
0.4
2.2
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.4
1.8

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (100 vs 199). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Dominant
57
25
Break points saved·Even
25
23
Break points won·Even
88
89
Deciding sets·Dominant
76
4
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
77
63

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

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast

Draw