Serena Williams and Tsvetana Pironkova will square off in the 2nd round of the French Open for the 6th time of their career. They are scheduled to play on Wednesday at 1 pm on Court Philippe CHATRIER. In the following lines 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 -> 1.37
Tsvetana Pironkova -> 3.2
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Prediction and head to head Serena Williams vs. Tsvetana Pironkova
This will be the 6th time that Serena Williams and Tsvetana Pironkova clash against each other. The head to head is 5-0 for Williams (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on clay.
The last time that they squared off, Williams won 7-5 6-3 in the 2nd round in Cincinnati back in 2015.
Serena Williams
Ranked no. 9, Williams got to the 2nd round after beating Kristie Ahn 7-62 6-0.
In the 1st round, Williams had a good straight sets win against Ahn (7-62 6-0). During the match Williams scored 83 points vs Ahn’s 61. Serena was pretty aggressive to blast 32 winners.
Regarding the service games, Williams blasted 11 aces and she committed only 5 double faults. Serena Williams lost the serve twice and she saved 6 break points. Furthermore, Williams put 63% of her first serves in, winning 70% (32/46) of the points behind her 1st serve and 52% (14/27) on the 2nd serve. Williams broke Ahn 5 times after converting 36% of her break points (5/14).
Williams has a a good record in the last 10 years having won 88% of her matches (374-49). 1-0 on clay in 2020. Regarding her performance on the same surface of this tournament, Williams has a 88-6 record in the last years on clay.
Her best result of the current year was winning the title in Auckland where she overcame Jessica Pegula in the final 6-3 6-4.
Williams has a 17-5 win-loss record in 2020, 1-0 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Last year at the French Open
The American lost in the 3rd round to Sofia Kenin.
Tsvetana Pironkova
Ranked no. 157, Tsvetana reached the 2nd round after beating Andrea Petkovic 6-3 6-3.
In the 1st round, Tsvetana had a good straight sets win against Petkovic (6-3 6-3). During the match Pironkova scored 66 points vs Petkovic’s 44. Tsvetana was very aggressive to blast 19 winners.
Talking about serving, Pironkova scored just 1 ace during the entire match and she was quite consistent in conceding no double faults for the entire match. Tsvetana Pironkova lost the serve 3 times and she saved 3 break points. Furthermore, Pironkova put 55% of her first serves in, winning 59% (19/32) of the points behind her 1st serve and 62% (16/26) on the 2nd serve. Pironkova broke Petkovic 6 times after converting 86% of her break points (6/7).
Pironkova has a 5-1 win-loss record in 2020, 1-0 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Last year at the French Open
Tsvetana didn’t play at the French Open in 2019.
H2H Performance in the tournament
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Williams | Pironkova |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 1 | 1 |
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 |
| Tot Games | 19 | 18 |
| Pts | 83-61 | 66-44 |
| Total Points | 144 | 110 |
| Winners | 32 | 19 |
| %Winners | 39% | 29% |
Both Williams and Pironkova played 1 match. Both players have not surrendered a single set in this event so far. Talking about their workload, Williams and Pironkova have played the same amount of sets 2. However, Williams played 1 game more than Pironkova. The American scored 32 winners (39% of the total points). On the other side, The Bulgarian fired 19 winners (29%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Williams | Pironkova |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 11 | 1 |
| Avg per match | 11 | 1 |
| 1st in | 46/73 | 32/58 |
| %1st in | 63% | 55% |
| 1st pts | 32/46 | 19/32 |
| %1st pts | 70% | 59% |
| 2nd pts | 14/27 | 16/26 |
| %2nd pts | 52% | 62% |
Williams managed to score 11 aces . Pironkova managed to score 1 ace . Williams won 70% points on her first serve. She pretty solid on her second serve to win 52% of the points. On the other side, Pironkova won 59% of the points on her first serve. She had a solid display on her second serve to win 62% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Williams | Pironkova |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 5 | 6 |
| Converted | 5/14 | 6/7 |
| % Converted | 36% | 86% |
| Conceded | 8 | 6 |
| Saved | 6 | 3 |
| % Saved | 75% | 50% |
| Times Broken | 2 | 3 |
Serena broke her opponent 5 times with a 36% conversion rate. Serena lost her serve twice and she saved 75% of the break points that she conceded. Tsvetana broke her opponent 6 times with a 86% conversion rate. Pironkova conceded her serve 3 times and she saved 50% of the break points that she conceded.
| Williams | |||
| R1 Ahn |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 7-62 6-0 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | |
| Tot Games | 19 | 19 | |
| pts | 83-61 | 83-61 | |
| Total points | 144 | 144 | |
| Winners | 32 | 32 | |
| %Winners | 39% | 39% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 11 | 11 | |
| Double Faults | 5 | 5 | |
| 1st in | 46/73 | 46/73 | |
| % 1st in | 63% | 63% | |
| 1st pts | 32/46 | 32/46 | |
| % 1st pts | 70% | 70% | |
| 2nd pts | 14/27 | 14/27 | |
| % 2nd pts | 52% | 52% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 5 | 5 | |
| Converted | 5/14 | 5/14 | |
| Converted % | 36% | 36% | |
| Conceded | 8 | 8 | |
| Saved | 6/8 | 6 | |
| Saved % | 75% | 75% | |
| Times Broken | 2 | 2 | |
| Pironkova | |||
| R1 Petkovic |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-3 6-3 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | |
| Tot Games | 18 | 18 | |
| pts | 66-44 | 66-44 | |
| Total points | 110 | 110 | |
| Winners | 19 | 19 | |
| %Winners | 29% | 29% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 1 | 1 | |
| Double Faults | 0 | 0 | |
| 1st in | 32/58 | 32/58 | |
| % 1st in | 55% | 55% | |
| 1st pts | 19/32 | 19/32 | |
| % 1st pts | 59% | 59% | |
| 2nd pts | 16/26 | 16/26 | |
| % 2nd pts | 62% | 62% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 6 | 6 | |
| Converted | 6/7 | 6/7 | |
| Converted % | 86% | 86% | |
| Conceded | 6 | 6 | |
| Saved | 3/6 | 3 | |
| Saved % | 50% | 50% | |
| Times Broken | 3 | 3 | |
Head 2 Head
Tennis Scores at the French Open
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- Fiona FerroFerro – Heather WatsonWatson (7-64 6-4) – See score progression
- Sofia KeninKenin – Liudmila SamsonovaSamsonova (6-4 3-6 6-3) – See score progression
- Daria KasatkinaKasatkina – Harmony TanTan (6-2 6-1) – See score progression
- Paula Badosa GibertBadosa Gibert – Kateryna KozlovaKozlova (6-2 4-6 6-3) – See score progression
- Julia GoergesGoerges – Alison RiskeRiske (6-3 6-74 6-1) – See score progression
- Laura SiegemundSiegemund – Kristina MladenovicMladenovic (7-5 6-3) – See score progression
- Sloane StephensStephens – Vitalia DiatchenkoDiatchenko (6-2 6-2) – See score progression
- Irina Maria BaraMaria Bara – Donna VekicVekic (6-3 6-4) – See score progression
- Clara TausonTauson – Jennifer BradyBrady (6-4 3-6 9-7) – See score progression
- Ons JabeurJabeur – Zarina DiyasDiyas (4-6 6-3 6-1) – See score progression
- Veronika KudermetovaKudermetova – Pauline ParmentierParmentier (6-2 6-3) – See score progression
- Karolina PliskovaPliskova – Mayar SherifSherif (6-79 6-2 6-4) – See score progression
- Elena RybakinaRybakina – Sorana CirsteaCirstea (6-0 6-3) – See score progression
- Petra MarticMartic – Misaki DoiDoi (7-62 7-5) – See score progression
- Ana BogdanBogdan – Timea BabosBabos (6-4 6-2) – See score progression
- Alison Van UytvanckVan Uytvanck – Rebecca PetersonPeterson (2-6 6-3 6-1) – See score progression
- Aryna SabalenkaSabalenka – Jessica PegulaPegula (6-3 6-1) – See score progression
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- Nao HibinoHibino – Marta KostyukKostyuk (6-4 6-0) – See score progression
- Shuai ZhangZhang – Madison KeysKeys (6-3 7-62) – See score progression
- Alize CornetCornet – Chloe PaquetPaquet (6-3 6-2) – See score progression
- Serena WilliamsWilliams – Kristie AhnAhn (7-62 6-0) – See score progression
- Elina SvitolinaSvitolina – Varvara GrachevaGracheva (7-62 6-4) – See score progression
- Polona HercogHercog – Diane ParryParry (6-4 6-2) – See score progression
- Jasmine PaoliniPaolini – Aliona BolsovaBolsova (6-4 6-3) – See score progression
- Clara BurelBurel – Arantxa RusRus (6-77 7-62 6-3) – See score progression
- Iga SwiatekSwiatek – Marketa VondrousovaVondrousova (6-1 6-2) – See score progression
- Kristyna PliskovaPliskova – Viktoria KuzmovaKuzmova (6-1 6-2) – See score progression
- Renata ZarazuaZarazua – Elsa JacquemotJacquemot (6-1 6-2) – See score progression
- Bernarda PeraPera – Catherine Cartan BellisCartan Bellis (7-63 6-1) – See score progression
- Garbine MuguruzaMuguruza – Tamara ZidansekZidansek (7-5 4-6 8-6) – See score progression
- Petra KvitovaKvitova – Oceane DodinDodin (6-3 7-5) – See score progression
- Tsvetana PironkovaPironkova – Andrea PetkovicPetkovic (6-3 6-3) – See score progression
- Amanda AnisimovaAnisimova – Tamara KorpatschKorpatsch (6-2 6-0) – See score progression
- Katerina SiniakovaSiniakova – Lauren DavisDavis (7-65 6-2) – See score progression
- Kaja JuvanJuvan – Angelique KerberKerber (6-3 6-3) – See score progression
- Kiki BertensBertens – Katarina ZavatskaZavatska (2-6 6-2 6-0) – See score progression
- Christina MchaleMchale – Karolina MuchovaMuchova (6-2 6-4) – See score progression
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- Su-Wei HsiehHsieh – Barbara HaasHaas (6-3 7-61) – See score progression
- Leylah Annie FernandezAnnie Fernandez – Magda LinetteLinette (1-6 6-2 6-3) – See score progression
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- Sara ErraniErrani – Monica PuigPuig (6-2 6-1) – See score progression
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- Eugenie BouchardBouchard – Anna KalinskayaKalinskaya (6-4 6-4) – See score progression
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- Kamilla RakhimovaRakhimova – Shelby RogersRogers (6-2 6-3) – See score progression
- Martina TrevisanTrevisan – Camila GiorgiGiorgi (7-5 3-0 ret.) – See score progression
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- Caroline GarciaGarcia – Anett KontaveitKontaveit (6-4 3-6 6-4) – See score progression
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- Simona HalepHalep – Sara Sorribes TormoSorribes Tormo (6-4 6-0) – See score progression
- Aliaksandra SasnovichSasnovich – Anna-Lena FriedsamFriedsam (6-2 2-6 6-3) – See score progression
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- Ons JabeurJabeur – Zarina DiyasDiyas (4-6 6-3 6-1) – See score progression
- Fiona FerroFerro – Heather WatsonWatson (7-6(4) 6-4) – See score progression
- Irina Maria BaraMaria Bara – Donna VekicVekic (6-3 6-4) – See score progression
- Sofia KeninKenin – Liudmila SamsonovaSamsonova (6-4 3-6 6-3) – See score progression
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- Julia GoergesGoerges – Alison RiskeRiske (6-3 6-7(4) 6-1) – See score progression
- Sloane StephensStephens – Vitalia DiatchenkoDiatchenko (6-2 6-2) – See score progression
- Paula Badosa GibertBadosa Gibert – Kateryna KozlovaKozlova (6-2 4-6 6-3) – See score progression
Upcoming matches in the draw
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- Bernarda PeraPera – Amanda AnisimovaAnisimova (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Daria GavrilovaGavrilova – Eugenie BouchardBouchard (1-2) – H2H and prediction
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- Cori GauffGauff – Martina TrevisanTrevisan (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Kamilla RakhimovaRakhimova – Maria SakkariSakkari (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Anastasia PavlyuchenkovaPavlyuchenkova – Katerina SiniakovaSiniakova (3-0) – H2H and prediction
- Sara ErraniErrani – Kiki BertensBertens (5-0) – H2H and prediction
- Elina SvitolinaSvitolina – Renata ZarazuaZarazua (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Astra SharmaSharma – Ekaterina AlexandrovaAlexandrova (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Caroline GarciaGarcia – Aliaksandra SasnovichSasnovich (3-0) – H2H and prediction
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- Victoria AzarenkaAzarenka – Anna SchmiedlovaSchmiedlova (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Nadia PodoroskaPodoroska – Yulia PutintsevaPutintseva (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Barbora StrycovaStrycova – Barbora KrejcikovaKrejcikova (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Tsvetana PironkovaPironkova – Serena WilliamsWilliams (0-5) – H2H and prediction
- Aryna SabalenkaSabalenka – Darya KasatkinaKasatkina (0-1) – H2H and prediction
- Nao HibinoHibino – Ons JabeurJabeur (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Clara TausonTauson – Danielle Rose CollinsRose Collins (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Kristyna PliskovaPliskova – Garbine MuguruzaMuguruza (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Elena RybakinaRybakina – Fiona FerroFerro (1-0) – H2H and prediction
- Patricia Maria TigMaria Tig – Christina MchaleMchale (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Irina Maria BaraMaria Bara – Alison Van UytvanckVan Uytvanck (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Ana BogdanBogdan – Sofia KeninKenin (1-0) – H2H and prediction
- Petra KvitovaKvitova – Jasmine PaoliniPaolini (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Polona HercogHercog – Leylah Annie FernandezAnnie Fernandez (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Kaja JuvanJuvan – Clara BurelBurel (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Alize CornetCornet – Shuai ZhangZhang (4-2) – H2H and prediction
- Petra MarticMartic – Veronika KudermetovaKudermetova (1-0) – H2H and prediction
- Laura SiegemundSiegemund – Julia GoergesGoerges (1-1) – H2H and prediction
- Sloane StephensStephens – Paula Badosa GibertBadosa Gibert (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Jelena OstapenkoOstapenko – Karolina PliskovaPliskova (2-3) – H2H and prediction
