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Pironkova ends season with loss to Kuznetsova

Tsvetana Pironkova was defeated by Svetlana Kuznetsova with 7-5 7-5 in the second round at the Kremlin Cup tournament in Moscow. For Pironkova it was a season of contrasts in which she reached the semifinals at the most prestigious tennis tournament, namely Wimbledon. There she easily handled athletes like Venus Williams and Vera Zvonareva, but […]

Pironkova’s Wimbledon Racket Sold for 1000 leva*

By tsvetanapironkovanews October 25, 2010 1 Comment

Tsvetana Pironkova’s Wimbledon tennis racket raised 1000 leva* at a charity auction. The auction was organized in Plovdiv, Bulgaria in the gallery of Tsvetana’s sister – Pironessa Art Gallery. The money from Pironkova’s racket and the paintings that were sold in the auction will be donated to First Bulgarian Hospital for Child Surgery St George […]

Pironkova Ends Season with a Loss from Cibulkova

By tsvetanapironkovanews October 20, 2010 Leave a comment

Tsvetana Pironkova is out of the Kremlin Cup tournament in Moscow. She was defeated by Dominika Cibulkova (No 31) with 4-6 1-6 score. That was Tsvetana’s last tournament for this tennis season. For reaching this part of the tournament Tsvety will get 60 points, but that won’t be enough to defend her 140 points from […]

Tough Win for Pironkova in Moscow

By tsvetanapironkovanews October 19, 2010 Leave a comment

Tsvetana Pironkova defeated Ksenia Pervak (6-1 3-6 6-2) in the first round of the Kremlin Cup tournament in Moscow. The match was far from perfect for Tsvety. However, she managed to save 12 from 13 break points and after a big fight she won the match in the 3rd set. For passing this round of […]