QF US Open 2020

Serena Williams #8 def. Tsvetana Pironkova

4-6 6-3 6-2

Serena Williams defeated Tsvetana Pironkova 4-6 6-3 6-2 in the 2020 US Open quarterfinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Date: Sep 10, 2020*
Tournament: US Open
Edition: 2020
Category: Grand Slam
Surface: Hard
Round: QF

Match Statistics

Stat	Serena Williams	Tsvetana Pironkova
Aces	20	4
Double faults	1	1
First serve %	66.0%	59.0%
First serve points won %	74.0%	67.0%
Second serve points won %	48.0%	47.0%
Break points saved %	60.0%	56.0%
Break points converted %	44.0%	40.0%
Service points won %	65.0%	59.0%
Return points won %	41.0%	35.0%
Total points won %	53.0%	47.0%

Player Comparison

Field	Serena Williams	Tsvetana Pironkova
Country	USA	BUL
Birth date	Sep 26, 1981	Sep 13, 1987
Age	38	32
Height	175 cm	180 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	Two-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	8	—
Ranking points (entering)	4,080	—
Elo (entering)	2,060	1,722
Current career W-L	837–172	172–226
Current career earnings	$94,948,662	$5,321,439

Pre-match H2H

Serena Williams #8 4 – 0 Tsvetana Pironkova

Path

Serena Williams's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Maria Sakkari #22	6-3 6-7(6) 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Sep 8, 2020	R16
Sloane Stephens #39	2-6 6-2 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Sep 6, 2020	R32
Margarita Gasparyan #117	6-2 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Sep 3, 2020	R64
Kristie Ahn #96	7-5 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Sep 2, 2020	R128

Serena Williams's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Victoria Azarenka #27	6-1 3-6 3-6	L	H2H	Match data	Sep 12, 2020	SF

Tsvetana Pironkova's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Alizé Cornet #56	6-4 6-7(5) 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Sep 8, 2020	R16
Donna Vekic #24	6-4 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Sep 6, 2020	R32
Garbiñe Muguruza #16	7-5 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Sep 3, 2020	R64
Liudmila Samsonova #120	6-2 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Sep 2, 2020	R128