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Tsvetana Pironkova faces World Cup №8 Arina Sabalenka in a match of the second round of the Masters tournament in Miami. The match is the third of the program on court №1.
For Sabalenka, this will be her debut in this year’s tournament, while Pironkova has already played three matches. Our first racket topped the rankings without losing a single set, and last night she beat Marta Kostyuk, who is ranked 85th in the rankings, in a spectacular three-set clash. So far, Pironkova and Sabalenka have not met.
In the event of a possible victory, the Bulgarian’s next opponent will be the winner of the match between Veronika Kudermetova and Daniel Collins.
Live Commentary:
First set:
1-0 – Forward, Pironkova – The World Cup №8 bet on aggressive attacks from the beginning, but Pironkova was prepared. Sabalenka showed serious doubts on the first serve, and on the last play she made an unprovoked error and the Plovdiv player recorded the first advance of the match.
2-0 – Pironkova solidified the advance by continuing to play very calmly and confidently and won the second game at 15. Like the previous one, this game also ended after an unprovoked forehand error by her opponent.
3-0- Forward, Pironkova – The Bulgarian continued to play significantly better and for the second time tried to break Sabalenka, increasing her lead to 3-0. The Belarusian attacks continued without bringing the desired result, as the statistics after the end of the match showed that she had made 7 unprovoked errors since the start of the match.
4-0 – Sabalenka began to risk even more in her attacks, but this tactic turned out to be completely predictable for Pironkova. Our first racket again showed a very stable game on defense, while his opponent made two consecutive unprovoked errors. Sabalenka began to show signs of irritation more and more and Pironkova took advantage of this, finishing the fourth game with a big winner.
5-0 – Forward, Pironkova – The Bulgarian was 15-30 behind in the fifth game, but managed to reverse the result and reached the break point twice. Sabalenka avoided danger, but only temporarily. Pironkova had a third breakthrough opportunity, which she managed to take advantage of after another error not caused by the seventh in the scheme.
6-0 – Seth, Pironkova – The sixth game was the strongest for the Bulgarian in the match. Pironkova prevailed quite easily and thus ended the first set 6-0 in her favor after just 29 minutes of play.
Second game:
0-1 – At the beginning of the second half Sabalenka showed her familiar level and finally managed to find her trump card in the match, winning the first game to zero after several very good attacks.
1-1 – Pironkova came close to easily winning her first pass in the set leading 40-0, but Sabalenka returned the intrigue, reducing the score to 40-30. In the lengthy play-off that followed, however, the Bulgarian was again the one with the most composure, forcing the eighth in the world to make another unprovoked error, after which the tie was restored in the set.
2-1 – Forward, Pironkova – Our first rocket started Game 3 very strongly and managed to hit two break points in a row with relative ease. The first was saved by Sabalenka, but then the Belarusian lost her nerves again and sent the ball away and Pironkova made a turn for 2-1, and after the match Sabalenka was warned by the referee for several loud comments that made the coach. between the playoffs.
3-1 – In the fourth game, Pironkova regained a 0-30 deficit, but then Sabalenka reached a breaking point twice. However, the Bulgarian reflected both breakpoints and returned to being more precise in the decisive moments, thus consolidating the advance and leading 3-1.
3-2 – Pironkova led 30-15 in the fifth game, but Sabalenka significantly increased the quality of her opening shot and managed to reduce her deficit in the set, reducing her gap to 3-2.
3-3 – Advance, Sabalenka – In the sixth game Pironkova led 30-0, but allowed Sabalenka to reverse the result and reach a breaking point. She was saved by the Bulgarian, but subsequently World Cup №8 realized her second break point and recorded her first breakthrough in the match, which restored the tie in the set.
3-4 – Sabalenka remained rather unconvincing in the first serve, but on the other hand the Belarusian’s attacks became more precise and this helped her turn around and turn the 4-3 result in her favor, leading the games for the first time since the start of the match.
3-5 – Advance, Sabalenka – The Belarusian played one of her strongest matches since the start of the match and for the second time in a row managed to break Pironkova’s serve, thus taking a big step towards victory in the set.
3-6 – Seth, Sabalenka – Sabalenka continued to play very hard and registered a second consecutive game to zero in her favor, which led her to triumph 6-3 in the second set. After the end of the second half, Pironkova felt pain in her right arm and asked for a medical break.
Third game:
1-0 – Pironkova’s right bicep was tied during the break between sets, but our first racket started the final part very strong and won the opening game at 15.
1-1 – The Bulgarian took a 30-0 lead in the second game, but then Sabalenka came back, recorded two consecutive aces and reestablished the tie in the set.
2-1 – Pironkova regained her proper rhythm and regained her lead in the set, but after the match she needed medical help again.
3-1 – Our first racket once again shows the level it showed at the beginning of the match and achieved a very important advance. For her part, Sabalenka again showed a visible lack of concentration, as the match ended with a double error by the Belarusian.
3-2 – Sabalenka kept the intrigue in the set by scoring a game to zero and reducing the score to 3-2.
4-2 – With a score of 40-0 in Pironkova’s favor in the sixth game, Sabalenka sprained her left thigh and called for a medical break. The Belarusian returned to the court, but immediately afterwards Pironkova made a very important breakthrough and came significantly closer to victory.
5-2 – Pironkova led 40-0 in the second game in a row, but then allowed herself to relax and Sabalenka dropped to 40-30. Immediately after that, however, another error by the Belarusian followed and Pironkova came close to just one game of victory in the match.
5-3 – Sabalenka managed to break the series on our first racket and narrowed her gap in the set to 5-3.
5-4 – The Belarusian continued to play tough and scored two consecutive break points. The first was saved by Pironkova, but on her second attempt Sabalenka managed to break the service of our first rocket. However, after the last two games of the game, world №8 was experiencing respiratory problems and this required a new medical break.
5-5 – Pironkova came close to victory after leading 30-15, but was unable to maintain her lead and Sabalenka tied in the set.
6-5 – The Bulgarian trailed 15-30 in the eleventh game, but managed to reverse the result and reach game point. He was saved by Sabalenka, but then Pironkova reached a new opportunity, which she took advantage of and led 6-5. 5.
6-6 – Sabalenka won the twelfth game to nil and led the match to a tiebreaker.
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