Karolina Pliskova vs Lucie Safarova | Karolina Pliskova Wins 7-6 6-3

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AntwerpQuarter-finalHardFri 13 FebFinal

Karolina PliskovaWTA #51 · CZE

Lucie SafarovaCZE

SetsGames2

7⁷6

6⁵3

Karolina Pliskova defeated Lucie Safarova 7-6 6-3 in the Antwerp quarter-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Lucie Safarova came in leading the head-to-head 1–0, but Karolina Pliskova had been the form player, winning 2 of their last 5 on hard. Karolina Pliskova claimed a first win over Lucie Safarova in two meetings, levelling the head-to-head at 1–1.

Key context

Match story: Karolina Pliskova closed it out in two sets, 7–6 6–3.

How the match was decided

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Pliskova K. took it in straight sets.

Match statistics

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Common opponents

16 shared · last 12 months

Pliskova K. and Safarova L. faced 16 of the same opponents in the last 12 months. Pliskova K. went 9–13 (41%) against them, Safarova L. 11–9 (55%). Results against comparable opponents are close (3 : 5 better-results split).

9–1341%Pliskova K. · better vs 3Record vs common opponents11–955%Safarova L. · better vs 5

Vs common opponents · derived from scorelines

23–28Sets27–22

243–265Games235–225

4–4Tiebreaks2–3

2–5Deciding sets4–5

vs Barthel M.#186W6-4 6-2Linz · hardW6-3 6-3Beijing · hard
vs Hercog P.#237W2-6 6-4 6-3Hong Kong · hardW7-6 7-5Wimbledon · grass
vs Ivanovic A.W7-5 6-4US Open · hardL3-6 2-6Tokyo · hard

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vs Williams S.L5-7 2-6Stanford · hardL1-6 6-1 2-6Beijing · hard
vs Kvitova P.L3-6 6-2 4-6Wuhan · hardL6-7 1-6Wimbledon · grass
vs Peng S.L5-7 0-6Miami · hardL3-6 4-6US Open · hard
vs Lisicki S.L5-7 3-6Hong Kong · hardL5-7 6-2 3-6Wuhan · hard
vs Kerber A.W6-3 6-2Sydney · hardW6-4 6-4CZE vs GER · hard
vs Giorgi C.W6-7(4) 6-3 7-6(4)Linz · hardW7-6 6-4Beijing · hard
vs Pennetta F.L1-6 3-6Tournament of Champions · hardW1-6 6-0 6-3Madrid · clay
vs Razzano V.L6-7 3-6Birmingham · grassW2-6 6-4 6-4Charleston · clay
vs Stosur S.W6-4 6-4Wuhan · hardL6-7 7-5 3-6Sydney · hard
vs Petkovic A.W6-4 6-4Wuhan · hardL3-6 6-1 1-6Charleston · clay
vs Dellacqua C.L3-6 6-3 4-6US Open · hardW6-1 5-7 6-3Roland Garros · clay
vs Cibulkova D.L7-6(3) 3-6 3-6Kuala Lumpur · hardW6-4 6-2Wimbledon · grass
vs Makarova K.Hard to compareL4-6 4-6Australian Open · hardW6-3 6-1Wimbledon · grass

Head-to-head

2 meetings · level 1–1

Hard: Pliskova K. leads 1–0 · Clay: Safarova L. leads 1–0

Pliskova K.February 2015AntwerpThis matchHard7-6(5) 6-3
Safarova L.May 2012Prague 100KClay6-3 7-5

Draw

Closing odds

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Player context

Before the match

Pliskova K.Safarova L.1 944ELO1 9211 799Hard ELO1 8035–5Last 104–622Age28184 cmHeight177 cmRightPlaysLeft

Cite this

Karolina Pliskova beat Lucie Safarova 7-6(5) 6-3. Umpiry, "Karolina Pliskova vs Lucie Safarova — Antwerp Quarter-final", https://umpiry.com/match/2015-02-13/pliskova-vs-safarova-antwerp-qf?utm_source=cite (as of 13 February 2015).