Lesia Tsurenko vs Karolina Pliskova — New Haven Quarter-final

New Haven · WTA · Quarter-final
UKR
Lesia Tsurenko
37 yrs · 174 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WLLWWWLWWL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 24 August 2015
hard
Karolina Pliskova
CZE5
Karolina Pliskova
#73WTA
1869ELO
1811Hard ELO
34 yrs · 184 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWWLWWL
Tsurenko L.
6-2 6-2
Pliskova K.
Tsurenko L.
662
Pliskova K.
220

Lesia Tsurenko defeated Karolina Pliskova 6-2 6-2 in the New Haven quarter-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Karolina Pliskova came in leading the head-to-head 2–0. Lesia Tsurenko claimed a first win over Karolina Pliskova in three meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2018-12-31BrisbaneFhardKarolina Pliskova4-6 7-5 6-2
2017-05-08MadridR64clayKarolina Pliskova7-6(5) 2-6 6-2
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Serve vs return

This season
Tsurenko L.serving67% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Pliskova K.

Pliskova K.serving64% hold

wins 56% of points on serve vs Tsurenko L.

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
Tsurenko L.Pliskova K.
1st serve in·Even
67%
64%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
58%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
44%
43%
Service points won·Slight edge
53%
59%
Return points won·Slight edge
49%
42%
Break points saved·Slight edge
53%
61%
Aces / match·Dominant
0.3
6.6
Double faults / match·Dominant
3.6
5.5

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Tsurenko L.Pliskova K.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
64
87
Break points saved·Dominant
37
95
Break points won·Slight edge
94
87
Deciding sets·Slight edge
90
96
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
85
74

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

Freshness

Recent load
Tsurenko L.Pliskova K.
Freshness·
—
96

Pliskova K.: 10 days rest · 2 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Kvitova P.[2]
Safarova L.[4]
6-766-26-2
Semi-finals
Safarova L.[4]
Tsurenko L.
6-27-64
Kvitova P.[2]
Wozniacki C.[3]
7-56-1
Quarter-finals
Tsurenko L.
Pliskova K.[5]
6-26-2
Safarova L.[4]
Cibulkova D.
6-746-47-5
Wozniacki C.[3]
Garcia C.
6-36-0
Kvitova P.[2]
Radwanska A.[7]
7-56-4
R16
Tsurenko L.
Strycova B.
6-36-0
Safarova L.[4]
Begu I.
6-36-4
Cibulkova D.
Mladenovic K.
2-67-617-5
Radwanska A.[7]
Cornet A.
6-46-2
Kvitova P.[2]
Keys M.
4-66-16-2
Wozniacki C.[3]
Vinci R.
6-46-767-67
Pliskova K.[5]
Savchuk O.
6-46-1
Garcia C.
Rybarikova M.
7-656-4
R32
Savchuk O.
Govortsova O.
4-66-34-0
Keys M.
Svitolina E.
7-644-2
Safarova L.[4]
Saville D.
6-36-4
Begu I.
Diyas Z.
7-55-76-2
Cibulkova D.
Pironkova T.
7-666-756-3
Garcia C.
Bacsinszky T.[6]
6-36-1
Rybarikova M.
Pennetta F.
6-726-36-1
Wozniacki C.[3]
Riske Amritraj A.
6-06-2
Cornet A.
Putintseva Y.
2-66-06-2
Mladenovic K.
Errani S.[8]
6-24-66-4
Pliskova K.[5]
Hercog P.
2-67-656-2
Radwanska A.[7]
Vandeweghe C.
6-06-2
Vinci R.
Bouchard E.
6-16-0
Strycova B.
Giorgi C.
6-27-5