Tsvetana Pironkova, who qualified and has reached the final of the Sydney International with her upset of Petra Kvitova, says that being less self-critical has helped her resurgence. A former ...

The 21-year-old Czech cracked 54 winners, including an ace on match point, to advance to her second straight Wimbledon semifinal with a 6-3, 6-7 (5), 6-2 victory over Tsvetana Pironkova.

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At the 2015 Dubai Championships, Simona Halep earned victories over Daniela Hantuchova, Tsvetana Pironkova, Ekaterina Makarova, Wozniacki and Karolina Pliskova as she won the event for the first time.

The Russian had only made one previous WTA semifinal, at Palermo 2019, but became the lowest-ranked WTA 500 winner since Tsvetana Pironkova at Sydney 2014. Why not watch this next… ...