Venus Williams vs Karolina Pliskova — Zhuhai Final

Zhuhai · WTA · Final
Venus Williams
USA1
Venus Williams
1654ELO
1617Hard ELO
46 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLLLLL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 2 November 2015
hard
Karolina Pliskova
CZE3
Karolina Pliskova
#73WTA
1869ELO
1811Hard ELO
34 yrs · 184 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWWLWWL
Williams V.
7-5 7-6
Pliskova K.
Williams V.
7782
Pliskova K.
5660

Venus Williams defeated Karolina Pliskova 7-5 7-6 in the Zhuhai final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Karolina Pliskova came in leading the head-to-head 3–0. Venus Williams claimed a first win over Karolina Pliskova in four meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 3–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–3
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2022-08-15CincinnatiR64hardKarolina Pliskova7-5 6-1
2017-10-23SingaporeRRhardKarolina Pliskova6-2 6-2
2016-08-29US OpenR16hardKarolina Pliskova4-6 6-4 7-6(3)
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Serve vs return

This season
Williams V.serving73% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Pliskova K.

Pliskova K.serving75% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Williams V.

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

Statistics

This season
Williams V.Pliskova K.
1st serve in·Even
61%
64%
1st serve points won·Even
65%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
44%
43%
Service points won·Even
56%
59%
Return points won·Even
44%
42%
Break points saved·Even
57%
61%
Aces / match·Dominant
2.9
6.6
Double faults / match·Slight edge
4.8
5.5

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Williams V.Pliskova K.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
54
87
Break points saved·Clear edge
83
95
Break points won·Even
83
87
Deciding sets·Dominant
30
96
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
86
74

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

Freshness

Recent load
Williams V.Pliskova K.
Freshness·Even
100
96

Williams V.: 20 days rest · Pliskova K.: 10 days rest · 2 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Williams V.[1]
Pliskova K.[3]
7-57-66
Semi-finals
Pliskova K.[3]
Svitolina E.[8]
6-36-1
Williams V.[1]
Vinci R.[4]
6-26-2
Round Robin
Williams V.[1]
Keys M.[7]
3-67-656-1
Kuznetsova S.[11]
Wozniacki C.[5]
7-52-2
Williams V.[1]
Zheng S.[12]
4-66-16-1
Keys M.[7]
Zheng S.[12]
6-36-2
Suarez Navarro C.[8]
Petkovic A.[10]
6-06-0
Svitolina E.[7]
Petkovic A.[10]
7-646-3
Pliskova K.[3]
Errani S.[6]
6-06-3
Pliskova K.[3]
Jankovic J.[9]
6-43-66-2
Jankovic J.[9]
Errani S.[6]
6-47-5
Vinci R.[4]
Kuznetsova S.[11]
6-46-4
Schmiedlova A.
Vinci R.[4]
6-16-0
Svitolina E.[8]
Suarez Navarro C.[2]
6-746-16-3