Serena Williams and Tsvetana Pironkova will face off in the quarter of the U.S. Open for the 5th time of their career. They are scheduled to compete on Wednesday at 12 pm on Arthur Ashe Stadium. Here you can find the head to head analysis and the prediction.
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The pick for Tennis Tonic is Serena Williams who should win in 2 sets.
As per the initial odds, Serena Williams is the pick to win this match.
Serena Williams -> 1.22
Tsvetana Pironkova -> 4.1
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Prediction and head to head Serena Williams vs. Tsvetana Pironkova
This will be the 5th time that Serena Williams and Tsvetana Pironkova fight against 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 6-2 6-3 in the 2nd round in Beijing back in 2014.
Serena Williams
Ranked no. 8, Serena reached the 2nd round after defeating Kristie Ahn 7-5 6-3, Margarita Gasparyan 6-2 6-4, Sloane Stephens 2-6 6-2 6-2 and Maria Sakkari 6-3 6-76 6-3.
In the 4th round, Williams defeated Sakkari (6-3 6-76 6-3). During the match Williams scored 107 points vs Sakkari’s 99. Serena was very aggressive to blast 41 winners.
Regarding the service games, Williams struck 12 aces and she committed only 2 double faults. Overall, Serena Williams was pretty effective on serve to win 72% (41/57) of her 1st serve and 59% (29/49) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent her to concede the serve once. Williams broke Sakkari 3 times after converting 38% of her break points (3/8).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The American has dropped 2 set in this competition to win 54% of the points she played.
Williams has a a fantastic record in the last 10 years having won 89% of her matches (372-48). 14-3 on hard in 2020. Talking about her performance on the same surface of this competition, Williams has a 218-32 record in the last years on hard.
Her best result of the year was managing to win the title in Auckland where she overcame Jessica Pegula in the final 6-3 6-4.
Williams has a 15-4 win-loss record in 2020, 14-3 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Last year at the U.S. Open
Serena had to surrender in the final to Bianca Vanessa Andreescu.
Tsvetana Pironkova
Ranked no. , the Bulgarian got to the 2nd round after beating Liudmila Samsonova 6-2 6-3, Garbine Muguruza 7-5 6-3, Donna Vekic 6-4 6-1 and Alize Cornet 6-4 6-75 6-3.
In the 4th round, Tsvetana defeated Cornet (6-4 6-75 6-3). During the match Pironkova scored 111 points vs Cornet’s 101. Pironkova was very aggressive to blast 42 winners.
Talking about serving, Pironkova scored just 1 ace during the entire match and she committed only 2 double faults. Tsvetana Pironkova lost the serve 6 times and she saved 6 break points. Furthermore, Pironkova put 63% of her first serves in, winning 69% (42/61) of the points behind her 1st serve and 39% (14/36) on the 2nd serve. Pironkova broke Cornet 8 times after converting 50% of her break points (8/16).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The Bulgarian has conceded 1 set in the tournament to win 55% of the points she played.
Tsvetana has a 4-0 win-loss record in 2020, 4-0 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Last year at the U.S. Open
Tsvetana didn’t play at the U.S. Open in 2019.
H2H Performance in the tournament
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Williams | Pironkova |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 4 | 4 |
| Tot Set | 10 | 9 |
| Tot Games | 94 | 87 |
| Pts | 330-282 | 304-244 |
| Total Points | 612 | 548 |
| Winners | 134 | 116 |
| %Winners | 41% | 38% |
Both Williams and Pironkova played 4 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Serena Williams conceded 2 sets, while Tsvetana Pironkova dropper 1 set. Williams has played 1 set more than Pironkova (10 vs 9). Therefore, Williams played 7 games more than Pironkova. Serena scored 134 winners (41% of the total points). On the other side, Tsvetana recorded 116 winners (38%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Williams | Pironkova |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 44 | 10 |
| Avg per match | 11 | 2.5 |
| 1st in | 180/311 | 153/264 |
| %1st in | 58% | 58% |
| 1st pts | 134/180 | 116/153 |
| %1st pts | 74% | 76% |
| 2nd pts | 63/131 | 55/111 |
| %2nd pts | 48% | 50% |
Williams recorded 44 aces (11 per match). Pironkova bagged 10 aces (2.5 per match). Williams won 74% points on her first serve. She extremely effective on her second serve to win 48% of the points. On the other side, Pironkova won 76% of the points behind her first serve. She had a solid display on her second serve to win 50% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Williams | Pironkova |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 17 | 20 |
| Converted | 17/36 | 20/39 |
| % Converted | 47% | 51% |
| Conceded | 20 | 23 |
| Saved | 12 | 14 |
| % Saved | 60% | 61% |
| Times Broken | 8 | 9 |
The American broke her opponents 17 times with a 47% conversion rate. The American conceded her serve 8 times and she saved 60% of the break points that she conceded. The Bulgarian broke her opponents 20 times with a 51% conversion rate. Tsvetana conceded her serve 9 times and she saved 61% of the break points that she conceded.
| Williams | ||||||
| R1 Ahn |
R2 Gasparyan |
R3 Stephens |
R4 Sakkari |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 7-5 6-3 | 6-2 6-4 | 2-6 6-2 6-2 | 6-3 6-76 6-3 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | |
| Tot Games | 21 | 18 | 24 | 31 | 94 | |
| pts | 70-53 | 72-58 | 81-72 | 107-99 | 330-282 | |
| Total points | 123 | 130 | 153 | 206 | 612 | |
| Winners | 33 | 21 | 39 | 41 | 134 | |
| %Winners | 47% | 29% | 48% | 38% | 41% | |
| SERVE | ||||||
| Aces | 13 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 44 | |
| Double Faults | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 13 | |
| 1st in | 39/63 | 34/59 | 50/83 | 57/106 | 180/311 | |
| % 1st in | 62% | 58% | 60% | 54% | 58% | |
| 1st pts | 33/39 | 21/34 | 39/50 | 41/57 | 134/180 | |
| % 1st pts | 85% | 62% | 78% | 72% | 74% | |
| 2nd pts | 9/24 | 12/25 | 13/33 | 29/49 | 63/131 | |
| % 2nd pts | 38% | 48% | 39% | 59% | 48% | |
| Breaks | ||||||
| Won | 4 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 17 | |
| Converted | 4/6 | 6/12 | 4/10 | 3/8 | 17/36 | |
| Converted % | 67% | 50% | 40% | 38% | 47% | |
| Conceded | 3 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 20 | |
| Saved | 1/3 | 3/6 | 3/5 | 5/6 | 12 | |
| Saved % | 33% | 50% | 60% | 83% | 57% | |
| Times Broken | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | |
| Pironkova | ||||||
| R1 Samsonova |
R2 Muguruza |
R3 Vekic |
R4 Cornet |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-2 6-3 | 7-5 6-3 | 6-4 6-1 | 6-4 6-75 6-3 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | |
| Tot Games | 17 | 21 | 17 | 32 | 87 | |
| pts | 70-51 | 66-52 | 57-40 | 111-101 | 304-244 | |
| Total points | 121 | 118 | 97 | 212 | 548 | |
| Winners | 28 | 27 | 19 | 42 | 116 | |
| %Winners | 40% | 41% | 33% | 38% | 38% | |
| SERVE | ||||||
| Aces | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 10 | |
| Double Faults | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 1st in | 38/63 | 29/55 | 25/49 | 61/97 | 153/264 | |
| % 1st in | 60% | 53% | 51% | 63% | 58% | |
| 1st pts | 28/38 | 27/29 | 19/25 | 42/61 | 116/153 | |
| % 1st pts | 74% | 93% | 76% | 69% | 76% | |
| 2nd pts | 12/25 | 15/26 | 14/24 | 14/36 | 55/111 | |
| % 2nd pts | 48% | 58% | 58% | 39% | 50% | |
| Breaks | ||||||
| Won | 4 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 20 | |
| Converted | 4/7 | 3/11 | 5/5 | 8/16 | 20/39 | |
| Converted % | 57% | 27% | 100% | 50% | 51% | |
| Conceded | 3 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 23 | |
| Saved | 2/3 | 3/4 | 3/4 | 6/12 | 14 | |
| Saved % | 67% | 75% | 75% | 50% | 67% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 9 | |
Head 2 Head
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