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Serena Williams #1 def. Tsvetana Pironkova #42

7-5 6-3

Match Information

Date Aug 20, 2015*
Tournament Cincinnati
Category WTA 500
Surface Hard
RoundR32
Winner Serena Williams
Score7-5 6-3
Loser Tsvetana Pironkova
StatSerena WilliamsTsvetana Pironkova
Aces151
Double faults71
First serve %6763
First serve points won %8466
Second serve points won %5759
Break points saved %1000
Break points converted %1000
Service points won %7563
Return points won %3725
Total points won %5644

Pre-match Comparison

FieldSerena WilliamsTsvetana Pironkova
Country USA BUL
Birth dateSep 26, 1981Sep 13, 1987
Age3327
Height175180
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)142
Ranking points (entering)11,8211,225
Elo (entering)2,1981,719
Career W-L825–170169–222
Career earnings$94,932,862$5,321,439
Pre-match H2H
Serena Williams 3 – 0 Tsvetana Pironkova

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Path

Serena Williams's path

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Serena Williams's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Aug 21, 2015R16 Karin Knapp 6-0 6-2WH2HMatch data

Tsvetana Pironkova's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Aug 19, 2015R64 Lucie Hradecka 7-5 3-6 6-1WH2HMatch data