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

Match Statistics

StatSerena WilliamsTsvetana Pironkova
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
204
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
11
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
66.3%58.7%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
73.8%66.7%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
48.4%47.4%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
60.0%55.6%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
65.2%58.7%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
44.4%40.0%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
41.3%34.8%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
53.3%46.7%
Match Serve+This match’s service points won percentage minus the tour’s season average, in percentage points. Zero is average; +5 means five points above average. Match-weighted available stats; no opponent adjustment.
+8.3+1.8
Match Return+This match’s return points won percentage minus the tour’s season average, in percentage points. Zero is average; +5 means five points above average. Match-weighted available stats; no opponent adjustment.
-1.8-8.3

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the WTA 2020 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldSerena WilliamsTsvetana Pironkova
Country USA BUL
Birth dateSep 26, 1981Sep 13, 1987
Age3832
Height175 cm180 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)8—
Ranking points (entering)4,080—
Elo (entering)2,0601,722
Current career W-L837–172172–226
Current career earnings$94,966,162$5,321,439

Path

Serena Williams's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Maria Sakkari #226-3 6-7(6) 6-3WH2HMatch dataSep 8, 2020R16
Sloane Stephens #392-6 6-2 6-2WH2HMatch dataSep 6, 2020R32
Margarita Gasparyan #1176-2 6-4WH2HMatch dataSep 3, 2020R64
Kristie Ahn #967-5 6-3WH2HMatch dataSep 2, 2020R128

Serena Williams's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Victoria Azarenka #276-1 3-6 3-6LH2HMatch dataSep 12, 2020SF

Tsvetana Pironkova's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Alizé Cornet #566-4 6-7(5) 6-3WH2HMatch dataSep 8, 2020R16
Donna Vekic #246-4 6-1WH2HMatch dataSep 6, 2020R32
Garbiñe Muguruza #167-5 6-3WH2HMatch dataSep 3, 2020R64
Liudmila Samsonova #1206-2 6-3WH2HMatch dataSep 2, 2020R128