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Tsvetana Pironkova Cheering Thread! vol2

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#1 ·
Second Round Main Draw, Deauville, France
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16y.o. Tzveti Pironkova lost today to world's #109 Marta Marrero of Spain.
She surely played one of her best matches in career, but had no luck in the final games in the match
However she'll move to #327-#328 in the rankings in two weeks.
Here are the stats of the match:

MARRERO -->
Aces: 0
Double Faults: 4
First service: 58%
Break pts won: 9/17
Total pts won: 119/228

PIRONKOVA -->
Aces: 0
Double Faults: 1
First service: 75%
Break pts won: 8/13
Total pts won: 109/228

Match duration: 3h 00min

Pironkova has commitments for 2 more tournaments this year, but most likely she'll play only the one! :kiss: :kiss:
 
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#946 ·
Next schedule is Fed Cup.
This year Tsveti won't play the next tournament St. Petersburg after AO.

Fed Cup Bulgaria is in the Group D, including Hungary, Belgium, and Latvia.
It's a little tough group for Bulgaria team.

Bulgaria: Tsvetana Pironkova, Elitsa Kostova, Isabella Shinikova, Dia Evtimova.
Hungary: Reka-Luca Jani, Dalma Galfi, Anna Bondar, Fanni Stollar.
Belgium: Yanina Wickmayer, Alison Van Uytvanck, An-Sophie Mestach, Ysaline Bonaventure.
Latvia: Jelena Ostapenko, Diana Marcinkevica, Darta-Elizabete Emulina, Anna Ozerova.
 
#947 ·
Tsveti falling down the rankings :bigcry:
 
#949 ·
Interview before Fed Cup:
(Via: sportal.bg ;Translated by Google Translation)
"If we must be realistic, our chances are not very large. As every year, teams against which we play, are quite serious. Of course, we will give our best, we are capable of and I think staying in the group will It is a good result, but fighting for something more, of course, "said the airport" Sofia "Pironkova. "In our group the hardest team is Belgium. All their players who saw perform very well. The beginning of the season they were also good, they are the strongest team in our group. Whether our team spirit is high Yes, it is. We already many years playing together in this composition. We know each other very well and get along very well in the team, "added the 28-year-old from Plovdiv.:cool:

Then talked something about Dimi not to play Sofia Open. Here I don't post it.

"What caused the drop in my ranking of the WTA? (Pironkova is №93 in the latest edition of the rankings). On several factors. One of them, I would say is bad luck at the end of last season. In the last 5-6 tournament in which I participated, was eliminated in the first round. It was a little frustrating because almost every game if they match point, it had at least setbol. Every match was in three sets, very close matches played then. That might wounds my self-esteem to some extent. At the beginning of this season you had a lot points to defend. I could not protect them and therefore get that. But in tennis is so, each year you have to defend points, and there are prerequisites for such changes in the rankings. I do not happens for the first time, so this is not something that bothers me so hard, but I really want to do nakolko stronger tournaments give me feel better, "said Pironkova.:worship:

"After the Fed Cup will participate in Dubai, where the start of qualifying this year. Then it will play in Doha, where I think I can get into the main draw and then coming tournaments in Indian Wells and Miami. No chasing some ranking rankings this season, rather I want to go further in the tournament - second, third round, quarter-final, half-finale ... On such achievements hope for this work, but whatever saber show we'll see, "said Pironkova.:eek::eek::eek:
 
#950 ·
The schedule is still like Top 10 players' schedules.
I just want to say: Tsveti, you are really really really optimistic...
 
#951 ·
:smooch: thank you Pika for the article. It really gives you some idea about Tsveti: she is not a mere looker, but also a brainer. I think her analysis is pretty spot on, about the fed cup chance, about her dropping in ranking, about her approach in the tournament. Yes indeed, she underplay the tournaments, but maybe she feels most comfortable that way as we know she is not exactly a stamina beast. She must defend a chunk of points in Dubai and Miami, let's hope she'll do well.

Interesting how she will play during grass and clay.

Anyway, can you post as well the part on why Dimitrov is not playing Sofia? :oh: intriguing
 
#953 · (Edited)
Fed Cup Day 1 Results
Bulgaria vs Hungary: 2-1
Elitsa Kostova 7-5 6-2 Dalma Galfi
Tsvetana Pironkova 6-1 6-1 Reka-Luca Jani
Dia Evtimova/ Isabella Shinikova 3-6 1-6 Dalma Galfi/Fanni Stollar
 
#954 · (Edited)
Fed Cup Day 2 Results
Bulgaria vs Latvia:
2-1
Elitsa Kostova 2-6 6-3 6-3 Diana Marcinkevica
Tsvetana Pironkova 6-0 6-2 Jelena Ostapenko
Dia Evtimova/ Isabella Shinikova 6-4 0-6 5-7 Jelena Ostapenko/ Diana Marcinkevica
 
#955 · (Edited)
Fed Cup Day 3 Results
Bulgaria vs Belgium:
0-3
Elitsa Kostova 3-6 6-3 3-6 Ysaline Bonaventure
Tsvetana Pironkova 4-6 2-6 Alison Van Uytvanck
Dia Evtimova/ Isabella Shinikova 7-6(4) 2-6 4-6 Marie Benoit/ An-Sophie Mestach
 
#958 ·
Good luck :cheer:
But to be honest, it's difficult for her to come into main draw.
And if she can't defend her 3R points, she will be out of 100 again.:sad:
 
#963 ·
The second set Tsveti led 5-3, and then Kristyna came back and led 6-5 to Tsveti.
Finally in the tiebreak, Tsveti led 5-0 then was broken in 2 serve points to 5-3. Glad to see her victory today!
 
#966 ·
Break!!!
Tsveti should play Doubles with Fatma Al Nabhani (Oman).
They got the wildcard to play and will play against Zheng Saisai and Xu Yifan in the 1st round.
 
#971 ·
5-7 4-5 15-30 then break!
5-7 5-5 saved 2 BPs then 5-7 6-5!
Now 5-7 7-5!!! So impressive process!!!
 
#979 ·
Dubai
Double Round 1 Result
Tsvetana Pironkova / Fatma Al Nabhani 6-4 2-6 8-10 Zheng Saisai / Xu Yifan
 
#980 ·
Main draw Round 1 Tsveti will play against Barbora Strycova.
H2H: 3-1. They will play at the 1st match on the Court 1.
Now maybe the most serious problem is Tsveti's fitness. Good luck to her!
 
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