Serena Williams hustles Tsvetana Pironkova 4-6 6-3 6-2 in the quarter in New York on Wednesday. Williams will have to play Victoria Azarenka in the semifinal.

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There was not much difference between the 2 players in this set with the exception of 1 break that the Bulgarian conquered in the 5th game (3-2) just before eventually managing to win the set (6-4).

The Bulgarian was spot on in converting all her break points in the 5th (2-2 30-40 and 40-A) and the 9th game (5-3 30-40 and 40-A). On the other side, the Bulgarian didn’t concede a single break point during this set.

They played 61 points. Tsvetana was the winner of the set after clinching 7 more points than Williams (34-27). The Bulgarian conceded 5 points on serve (20-5). Regarding the other side of the net, Williams conceded 14 points on serve (22-14).

Pironkova was pretty sharp at the beginning of the set after breaking Williams in the 1st game (1-0). Nonetheless, Williams succeeded in coming back to break the Bulgarian in the 2nd (1-1) and in the 8th (5-3) game before winning the set (6-3).

Williams converted 50% of her break points (2/4). She had 4 break points opportunities in the 2nd (0-1 30-40), the 4th (2-1 40-A) and the 8th game (4-3 0-40 and 15-40). On the other side, the Bulgarian was clinical in converting the only break point that she conquered in the 1st game (0-0 30-40).

Williams conquered a good lead at the beginning of the set after breaking Pironkova in the 1st game (1-0). The American improved her lead after breaking Pironkova in the 7th (5-2) game before winning the set (6-2).

Serena converted 40% of her break points (2/5). She had 5 break points opportunities in the 1st (0-0 40-A, 40-A and 40-A) and the 7th game (4-2 40-A and 40-A). On the other side, Williams didn’t concede a single break point during this set.

They played 62 points. The American conquered the set after winning 12 points more than the Bulgarian (37-25). Williams was extremely solid on serve to concede just 4 points (17-4

). Regarding the other side of the net, the Bulgarian conceded 20 points on serve (21-20).

Serena will add to her prize money $ 375,000 after managing to win this match. She has won already $ 800,000 so far in the tournament. If she wins the next match, Serena will add $ 700,000 to her earnings to get in total $ 1,500,000.

Stats: aces, double faults and breaks

Williams
Pironkova
4-6 6-3 6-2
98
98
Total points
86
86
45
45
Winners
36
36
46%
46%
Ratio Winners
42%
42%
24
24
Unforced
26
26
48%
48%
Ratio Unforced
52%
52%
8/14
8/14
Net Approaches
2/7
2/7
57%
57%
Perc
29%
29%
-- Serve --
20
20
Aces
4
4
1
1
Double Faults
1
1
66%
66%
1st in
59%
59%
74%
74%
1st won
67%
67%
45/61
45/61
1st won
36/54
36/54
48%
48%
2nd won
47%
47%
15/31
15/31
2nd won
18/38
18/38
199
199
Fastest serve
183
183
170
170
AVG 1st Serve
163
163
134
134
AVG 2nd Serve
124
124
-- Break Points --
4/9
4/9
Total
2/5
2/5
44%
44%
Won
40%
40%
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At the end of the match, Serena scored 98 points vs. the Bulgarian’s 86.

The American struck 20 aces and she committed 1 double fault. The American won this match even if she was battling in converting her break points since she converted only 44% (4/9) of the procured opportunities. On the other side, the Bulgarian wasn’t that great in converting her break points (only 40% – 2/5). That was one of the key issues for her defeat.

After this encounter, the head to head between Williams and Pironkova is 5-0 for Serena.

Highlights Serena Williams vs. Tsvetana Pironkova U.S. Open – New York

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Draw and next match H2H: Serena Williams vs. Victoria Azarenka – stats

Williams will compete against Azarenka in the semifinal.

This will be the 23rd time that Serena Williams and Victoria Azarenka play each other. The head to head is 18-4 for Williams (see full H2H stats), 9-4 on hard.

The last time that they played each other, Williams won 7-5 6-3 in the 2nd round in Indian Wells back in 2019.

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