Karolina Pliskova vs Timea Babos — Tianjin Quarter-final

Tianjin · WTA · Quarter-final
Karolina Pliskova
CZE3
Karolina Pliskova
#64WTA
1869ELO
1811Hard ELO
34 yrs · 184 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWWLWWL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 12 October 2015
hard
HUN
Timea Babos
33 yrs · 179 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLWLWLL
Pliskova K.
6-3 6-2
Babos T.
Pliskova K.
662
Babos T.
320

Karolina Pliskova defeated Timea Babos 6-3 6-2 in the Tianjin quarter-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Timea Babos came in defending last year's round of 32. Karolina Pliskova extended the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

Head to head

1–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2016-03-21MiamiR64hardTimea Babos5-7 6-2 7-6(0)
2015-08-17CincinnatiR32hardKarolina Pliskova6-4 7-5
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Serve vs return

This season
Pliskova K.serving81% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Babos T.

Babos T.serving75% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Pliskova K.

Serve advantage — Pliskova K.

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.Babos T.
1st serve in·Even
64%
61%
1st serve points won·Even
69%
66%
2nd serve points won·Even
43%
44%
Service points won·Even
59%
57%
Return points won·Even
42%
41%
Break points saved·Slight edge
61%
56%
Aces / match·Clear edge
6.6
4.2
Double faults / match·Dominant
5.5
4.0

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Pliskova K.Babos T.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
87
0
Break points saved·Dominant
95
51
Break points won·Dominant
87
48
Deciding sets·Dominant
96
6
Tiebreaks·Dominant
74
15

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

Freshness

Recent load
Pliskova K.Babos T.
Freshness·
96
—

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

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Radwanska A.[2]
Kovinic D.
6-16-2
Semi-finals
Radwanska A.[2]
Pliskova K.[3]
6-36-1
Kovinic D.
Jovanovski B.
6-46-726-2
Quarter-finals
Pliskova K.[3]
Babos T.
6-36-2
Kovinic D.
Duan Y.
7-53-66-3
Jovanovski B.
Mladenovic K.[5]
6-44-66-3
Radwanska A.[2]
Kulichkova E.
7-636-2
R16
Kovinic D.
Pereira T.[6]
6-25-76-1
Duan Y.
Kichenok L.
6-756-26-4
Jovanovski B.
Vesnina E.
6-36-1
Mladenovic K.[5]
Radwanska U.
6-46-4
Babos T.
Riske Amritraj A.[7]
6-36-3
Kulichkova E.
Rodina E.
6-27-5
Radwanska A.[2]
Wang Q.
6-16-1
Pliskova K.[3]
Linette M.
6-26-1
R32
Radwanska A.[2]
Savchuk O.
6-16-0
Kichenok L.
Pennetta F.[1]
6-37-5
Kovinic D.
Bondarenko K.
6-46-1
Pereira T.[6]
Hibino N.
7-56-2
Vesnina E.
Svitolina E.[4]
6-26-4
Jovanovski B.
Jabeur O.
6-717-646-1
Radwanska U.
Kichenok N.
6-46-0
Riske Amritraj A.[7]
Han X.
6-06-4
Babos T.
Kudryavtseva A.
6-06-1
Linette M.
Putintseva Y.
7-636-1
Rodina E.
Zheng S.[8]
7-56-3
Kulichkova E.
Tig P.
6-46-3
Wang Q.
Zhang Y.
7-56-4
Duan Y.
Vaidisova N.
6-36-3
Pliskova K.[3]
Kucova K.
3-66-37-5
Mladenovic K.[5]
Liu F.
6-06-1