Donna Vekic vs Kristyna PliskovaKuala Lumpur Round of 16

Kuala Lumpur · WTA · Round of 16
#35WTA
1807ELO
1736Hard ELO
$625kYTD
$11MCAREER
30 yrs · 179 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 14 April 2014
hard
34 yrs · 184 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Vekic D.
1-6 6-3 7-5
Pliskova K.
Vekic D.
1672
Pliskova K.
6351

Donna Vekic defeated Kristyna Pliskova 1-6 6-3 7-5 in the Kuala Lumpur round of 16 on hard. The result followed the form book — Donna Vekic came in leading the head-to-head 2–1, defending last year's round of 32. Donna Vekic extended the head-to-head to 3–1.

Key context

Head to head

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DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2020-08-31US OpenR128hardDonna Vekic3-6 7-6(6) 6-4
2019-05-06MadridR32clayDonna Vekic6-4 6-4
2017-04-10BielR16hardKristyna Pliskova6-1 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Vekic D.serving84% hold

wins 66% of points on serve vs Pliskova K.

Pliskova K.serving81% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Vekic D.

Even serve battle

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

Serve & return on hard

Vekic D.Pliskova K.
6
Serve
36
Return

Per-surface Serve / Return Rating (0–100, percentile within the hard field, opponent-adjusted over 52 weeks). About

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Even
57%
59%
1st serve points won·Even
69%
73%
2nd serve points won·Even
45%
45%
Service points won·Even
59%
61%
Return points won·Even
43%
39%
Break points saved·Slight edge
56%
62%
Aces / match·Dominant
3.9
8.2
Double faults / match·Clear edge
5.0
3.8

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 199). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Dominant
67
4
Break points saved·Even
86
85
Break points won·Dominant
91
12
Deciding sets·Dominant
77
4
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
33
27

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

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·
97

Vekic D.: 14 days rest · 1 match (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast