Sorana Cirstea vs Tsvetana Pironkova — Birmingham Round of 32
Birmingham · WTA · Round of 32
#19WTA
1957ELO
1689Grass ELO
$1.7MYTD
$13MCAREER
36 yrs · 176 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLLWWLWL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 10 June 2013 ·
grass
Cirstea S.6-4 6-4
Pironkova T.
Cirstea S.
662
Pironkova T.
440
Sorana Cirstea defeated Tsvetana Pironkova 6-4 6-4 in the Birmingham round of 32 on grass. The upset overturned the form book — Tsvetana Pironkova came in leading the head-to-head 3–0, but Sorana Cirstea had been the form player, winning 3 of their last 5 on grass. Sorana Cirstea claimed a first win over Tsvetana Pironkova in four meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 3–1.
Key context
- Match story: Sorana Cirstea edged a tight contest from start to finish — 6–4 6–4.
Head to head
0–3| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-03-17 | Miami | R64 | hard | Tsvetana Pironkova | 6-3 6-3 |
| 2014-01-06 | Sydney | R32 | hard | Tsvetana Pironkova | 6-4 6-1 |
| 2011-07-11 | Palermo | R16 | clay | Tsvetana Pironkova | 2-6 6-1 6-1 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
60%
59%
1st serve points won·Even
66%
64%
2nd serve points won·Even
48%
46%
Service points won·Even
59%
56%
Return points won·Even
44%
45%
Break points saved·Even
55%
53%
Aces / match·Slight edge
3.4
2.2
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.3
1.9
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 199). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Dominant
67
26
Break points saved·Slight edge
33
23
Break points won·Even
93
89
Deciding sets·Dominant
82
4
Tiebreaks·Dominant
92
63
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Freshness
Recent loadFreshness·
61
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Cirstea S.: 1 day rest · 3 matches, 77 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About
Conditions
Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast