Karolina Pliskova vs Kai Chen Chang — Kuala Lumpur Round of 32

Kuala Lumpur · WTA · Round of 32
Karolina Pliskova
CZE
Karolina Pliskova
#64WTA
1869ELO
1811Hard ELO
34 yrs · 184 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWWLWWL
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 27 February 2012
hard
TPE
Kai Chen Chang
35 yrs · 167 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLLLWLLL
Pliskova K.
6-3 6-2
Chang K.
Pliskova K.
662
Chang K.
32–

Karolina Pliskova defeated Kai Chen Chang 6-3 6-2 in the Kuala Lumpur round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Kai Chen Chang came in defending last year's round of 32.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Pliskova K.serving71% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Chang K.

Chang K.serving69% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Pliskova K.

Baseline battle — serve is shaky, expect plenty of breaks

Each player's serve crossed against the other's return, converted to expected hold of serve. Recent completed matches, ATP, WTA & Challenger. About

Statistics

This season
Pliskova K.Chang K.
1st serve in·Even
64%
60%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
69%
63%
2nd serve points won·Even
43%
42%
Service points won·Slight edge
59%
54%
Return points won·Even
42%
46%
Break points saved·Slight edge
61%
53%
Aces / match·Dominant
6.6
2.0
Double faults / match·Slight edge
5.5
5.9

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 73). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Pliskova K.Chang K.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
87
30
Break points saved·Dominant
95
39
Break points won·Clear edge
87
70
Deciding sets·Dominant
96
49
Tiebreaks·
74
—

Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About

Freshness

Recent load
Pliskova K.Chang K.
Freshness·
97
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Pliskova K.: 12 days rest · 2 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Hsieh S.
Martic P.
2-67-54-1
Semi-finals
Hsieh S.
Daniilidou E.
6-04-66-1
Martic P.
Jankovic J.
6-757-57-65
Quarter-finals
Daniilidou E.
Rogowska O.
6-23-66-2
Martic P.
Peng S.
4-67-636-4
Hsieh S.
Radwanska A.
W/O
Jankovic J.
Morita A.
W/O
R16
Martic P.
Nara K.
6-23-66-0
Rogowska O.
Dokic J.
3-66-47-62
Daniilidou E.
Gajdosova J.
6-46-0
Hsieh S.
Dellacqua C.
6-17-5
Jankovic J.
Craybas J.
6-26-0
Morita A.
Doi M.
7-666-2
Peng S.
Pliskova K.
2-66-16-4
Radwanska A.
Pliskova K.
6-46-4
R32
Gajdosova J.
Woerle K.
1-67-627-5
Pliskova K.
Bremond I.
6-06-2
Dellacqua C.
Jovanovski B.
6-06-2
Hsieh S.
Keothavong A.
6-47-5
Pliskova K.
Chang K.
6-36-2
Jankovic J.
Garcia C.
7-674-67-62
Craybas J.
Sema Y.
6-41-66-4
Daniilidou E.
Mirza S.
6-21-66-4
Rogowska O.
Kostova E.
6-46-0
Dokic J.
Mladenovic K.
6-36-1
Martic P.
Sema E.
4-66-47-5
Nara K.
Lertcheewakarn N.
6-46-3
Peng S.
Meusburger Y.
6-14-66-2
Morita A.
Luangnam N.
6-46-0
Doi M.
Puchkova O.
4-66-16-2
Radwanska A.
Amanmuradova A.
6-26-4