[koscheckbaby]

I swear to God, she has won 3 straight easy sets against Zvonereva and Venus Williams and hasn't had to do much of anything. They just whacked the ball long and into the net.

[face]

i cannot understand it she does not seem so special to me, i guess she is lucky

[koscheckbaby]

Seriously. That last point sums things up. Pironkova lobs in a 2nd serve and Venus whacks it a mile out of play. It's like Pironkova has some Bulgaria witchcraft power to make her opponents play as bad as humanly possible.

[koscheckbaby]

She does have a blistering forehand when the ball is short, but that's all I see

[koscheckbaby]

94% on first serve is Pironkova. Venus is doing a terrible job winning first serve points

[face]

yea it's more venus messing up, pironkova is steady and has ridiculous 1st serve as you say

[koscheckbaby]

Three unforced errors and a double fault set up Pironkova for a game ending break point. Jesus Christ, she has done nothing but is winning easily

[koscheckbaby]

Venus missed about 4 overhead smashes that service game. If you honestly want to argue with me that Pironkova ISN"T lucky, you haven't watched this match

[MrGambler]

Pironkova used to be fade material for me...what the fck happened! Did she eat kryptonite...

[koscheckbaby]

How many overhead smashes can Venus possibly miss todaY?

[koscheckbaby]

Man, I swear to Christ, I've watched Pironkova's matches with Vera and Venus. She's done nothing special at all. She's not even that great defensively, but it seems Vera and Venus just completely missed so many easy shots. Venus handed her breaks of serve. Venus just missed about 5 overhead smashes. No lie

[koscheckbaby]

Venus has whacked the 2nd serve a mile out about 10 times now on critical points.

[face]

lucky little hooker

[beefcake]

Shes is the female Giles Simon, just puts the ball back in play and waits for errors...So far it has worked..

[koscheckbaby]

Shes is the female Giles Simon, just puts the ball back in play and waits for errors...So far it has worked..

I don't even think she's really played great defense. The errors have been early in the rallies and she was vulnerable to being put away quite a bit.

[koscheckbaby]

I expected the Kvitova-Pironkova betting line to be close. How does beating Venus and the world number 3 not earn you close to a pick em? I know Pironkova didn't really beat those players, so much as they beat themselves. But the odds seem silly. Kvitova is a bigger favorite than Venus was. If Kvitova plays her game, obviously she will win. But this is WTA. I'm really surprised with the odds.

[sportfan]

Venus almost lost to some old japanese gal , lucky she went through

[Ellivennecq]

No, Lisicki is.

[AzNDooM]

Unforced errors is part of the game maybe that's her strategy nut I'll back her ATM at +500 for next match.

[LT Profits]

I had Pironkova each of those last two matches at great odds, so I love the girl.

[LT Profits]

Not today vs. Kvitova though.

[nulldah]

hard to say luckiest. can be some early constant behavior that make her opponents make stupid mistakes on crunch time.

what i know, she's tough opponent on grandslam... unlike some current top rank wta players

[koscheckbaby]

They just put on the Kvitova-Pironkova match and Kvitova immediately missing easy shots and giving up a break. Jesus, Pironkova ever gonna win on her own merit?