U.S. OPEN STATS. Tsvetana Pironkova surprises Cornet in the 4th round. HIGHLIGHTS, INTERVIEW

U.S. OPEN - NEW YORK DRAW AND RESULTS. Pironkova surprises Cornet to compete against Serena Williams in the quarter

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Luke Meyer
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Prediction and head to head Tsvetana Pironkova vs. Alize Cornet

Tsvetana Pironkova shocks Alize Cornet 6-4 6-75 6-3 in the 4th round in New York on Monday. Pironkova will have to play Serena Williams in the quarter.

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Cornet had a racing start in this set after breaking Pironkova in the 2nd game (2-0). Anyhow, the Bulgarian was not done to come back to break Cornet in the 3rd (1-2) and in the 9th (5-4) game before winning the set (6-4).

The Bulgarian was on the money in converting all her break points in the 3rd (0-2 30-40) and the 9th game (4-4 30-40). On the other side, Alize converted 50% of her break points (1/2). She had her opportunities in the 2nd game (1-0 0-40 and 15-40).

They played 61 points. Tsvetana was the one to win the set after conquering 5 points more than Alize (33-28). Pironkova conceded 12 points on serve (19-12). On the losing side, Cornet conceded 14 points on serve (16-14).

Pironkova got off on the right foot in the set after breaking Cornet in the 1st game (1-0). However, Alize refused to bow to come back to break the Bulgarian 4 times in the 4th (2-2), in the 6th (4-2), in the 10th (5-5) and in the 12th (6-6) game before winning the set at the breaker at 5.

Cornet failed to serve out the set when leading 5-5 to be broken at 30.

One of the most important stints of the set was when the French player won 4 consecutive games in the 2nd set to change the game count from 0-2 to 4-2.

Tiebreak

Cornet won 5 minibreaks in the 2nd (1-1), 3rd (2-1), 6th (4-2), 10th (6-4) and 12th (7-5) point. On the other side, Tsvetana won 3 minibreaks in the 1st (1-0), 5th (2-3) and 8th (3-5) point.

This was the tiebreak sequence: 0-1, 1-1, 2-1, 3-1, 3-2, 4-2, 4-3, 5-3, 6-3, 6-4, 6-5, 7-5

Cornet converted 44% of her break points (4/9). She had 9 break points opportunities in the 4th (1-2 0-40, 15-40 and 30-40), the 6th (3-2 0-40 and 15-40), the 10th (4-5 40-A) and the 12th game (5-6 0-40, 15-40 and 30-40). In addition on the other side, the Bulgarian converted 44% of her break points (4/9). She had her opportunities in the 1st (0-0 30-40), the 2nd (2-0 15-40, 30-40 and 40-A), the 6th (2-4 40-A), the 9th (4-4 40-A, 40-A and 40-A) and the 11th game (5-5 30-40).

They played 100 points. The set was a huge battle since finally the French player won just 2 more points than the Bulgarian (51-49). the French player dropped 29 points on serve (28-29). On the losing side, Pironkova conceded 23 points on serve (20-23).

Tsvetana won the set after recovering from 1 break down. In fact, after conceding her serve in the 3rd (1-2) game, Tsvetana broke back in the 4th (2-2) and in the 8th (5-3) game to conquer the set 6-3.

The Bulgarian will add to her prize money $ 175,000 after conquering this match. She has won already $ 425,000 after this win. If she wins the next match, the Bulgarian will add $ 375,000 to her earnings to get in total $ 800,000 in total.

Stats: aces, double faults and breaks

Pironkova
Cornet
Tsvetana Pironkova
6-4 6-75 6-3
Alize Cornet
111
111
Total points
101
101
42
42
Winners
49
49
38%
38%
Ratio Winners
49%
49%
50
50
Unforced
34
34
60%
60%
Ratio Unforced
40%
40%
21/28
21/28
Net Approaches
11/21
11/21
75%
75%
Perc
52%
52%
-- Serve --
1
1
Aces
0
0
2
2
Double Faults
9
9
63%
63%
1st in
68%
68%
69%
69%
1st won
63%
63%
42/61
42/61
1st won
49/78
49/78
39%
39%
2nd won
30%
30%
14/36
14/36
2nd won
11/37
11/37
180
180
Fastest serve
165
165
155
155
AVG 1st Serve
147
147
116
116
AVG 2nd Serve
121
121
-- Break Points --
8/16
8/16
Total
6/12
6/12
50%
50%
Won
50%
50%
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At the end of the match, Pironkova scored 111 points vs. Alize’s 101.

Pironkova was pretty good at converting 50% of the break points that she conquered (8/16). On the other side, the French player was pretty focused in converting 50% of the break points that she procured points (6/12). Yet, that was not enough to win the match.

After this match, the head to head between Pironkova and Cornet is 3-1 for Tsvetana.

Highlights Tsvetana Pironkova vs. Alize Cornet U.S. Open – New York

Pironkova’s Interview

Draw and next match H2H: Tsvetana Pironkova vs. Serena Williams – stats

Pironkova will fight against Williams in the quarter.

This will be the 5th time that Tsvetana Pironkova and Serena Williams play each other. The head to head is 4-0 for Williams (see full H2H stats), 2-0 on hard.

The last time that they squared off, Williams won 7-5 6-3 in the 2nd round in Cincinnati back in 2015.

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