Serena Williams vs Karolina Pliskova — Stanford Round of 16

Stanford · WTA · Round of 16
USA1
Serena Williams
44 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLLWLLLW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 28 July 2014
hard
Karolina Pliskova
CZE
Karolina Pliskova
#64WTA
1869ELO
1811Hard ELO
34 yrs · 184 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWWLWWL
Williams S.
7-5 6-2
Pliskova K.
Williams S.
762
Pliskova K.
520

Serena Williams defeated Karolina Pliskova 7-5 6-2 in the Stanford round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Karolina Pliskova came in leading the head-to-head 2–1. Serena Williams narrowed the head-to-head to 2–2.

Key context

Head to head

1–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2019-01-14Australian OpenQFhardKarolina Pliskova6-4 4-6 7-5
2018-08-27US OpenQFhardSerena Williams6-4 6-3
2016-08-29US OpenSFhardKarolina Pliskova6-2 7-6(5)
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Serve vs return

This season
Williams S.serving87% hold

wins 68% of points on serve vs Pliskova K.

Pliskova K.serving71% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Williams S.

Serve advantage — Williams S.

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
Williams S.Pliskova K.
1st serve in·Slight edge
59%
64%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
75%
69%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
49%
43%
Service points won·Slight edge
64%
59%
Return points won·Even
46%
42%
Break points saved·Even
61%
61%
Aces / match·Slight edge
7.7
6.6
Double faults / match·Dominant
3.2
5.5

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Williams S.Pliskova K.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
95
87
Break points saved·Even
94
95
Break points won·Slight edge
96
87
Deciding sets·Even
98
96
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
95
74

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

Freshness

Recent load
Williams S.Pliskova K.
Freshness·
—
96

Pliskova K.: 11 days rest · 2 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Williams S.[1]
Kerber A.[3]
7-616-3
Semi-finals
Williams S.[1]
Petkovic A.[8]
7-56-0
Kerber A.[3]
Lepchenko V.
4-67-646-2
Quarter-finals
Williams S.[1]
Ivanovic A.[5]
2-66-37-5
Kerber A.[3]
Muguruza G.
6-26-1
Lepchenko V.
Vickery S.
6-16-0
Petkovic A.[8]
Williams V.
6-13-67-5
R16
Williams S.[1]
Pliskova K.
7-56-2
Williams V.
Azarenka V.[4]
6-47-61
Petkovic A.[8]
Osaka N.
6-26-2
Muguruza G.
Hantuchova D.
6-46-4
Vickery S.
Puig M.
6-746-26-1
Lepchenko V.
Radwanska A.[2]
6-33-66-4
Ivanovic A.[5]
Zhao C.
6-16-1
Kerber A.[3]
Vandeweghe C.
7-640-66-2
R32
Williams V.
Kania P.
6-36-2
Osaka N.
Stosur S.
4-67-677-5
Petkovic A.[8]
Tomljanovic A.
6-16-4
Muguruza G.
Cibulkova D.[6]
6-24-66-2
Hantuchova D.
Ormaechea P.
6-36-4
Vandeweghe C.
Ahn K.
6-27-5
Vickery S.
Zhang S.
6-16-2
Lepchenko V.
Garcia C.
6-46-3
Puig M.
Suarez Navarro C.[7]
6-37-5
Zhao C.
Wickmayer Y.
6-21-0
Ivanovic A.[5]
Lisicki S.
7-626-1
Pliskova K.
Date Krumm K.
6-16-3