Karolina Pliskova vs Kimberly Birrell — Australian Open Round of 128

Australian Open · WTA · Round of 128
Karolina Pliskova
CZE9
Karolina Pliskova
#64WTA
1869ELO
1811Hard ELO
34 yrs · 184 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWWLWWL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 18 January 2016
hard
Kimberly Birrell
AUS
Kimberly Birrell
#65WTA
1754ELO
1752Hard ELO
28 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWWLLWL
Pliskova K.
6-4 6-4
Birrell K.
Pliskova K.
662
Birrell K.
440

Karolina Pliskova defeated Kimberly Birrell 6-4 6-4 in the Australian Open round of 128 on hard. The result followed the form book — Karolina Pliskova came in ranked #64, defending last year's round of 32.

Key context

  • Match story: Karolina Pliskova edged a tight contest from start to finish — 6–4 6–4.

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Pliskova K.serving75% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Birrell K.

Birrell K.serving75% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Pliskova K.

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

Serve & return on hard

Pliskova K.Birrell K.
—
Serve
22
—
Return
43

Per-surface Serve / Return Rating (0–100, percentile within the hard field, opponent-adjusted over 52 weeks). About

Statistics

This season
Pliskova K.Birrell K.
1st serve in·Even
64%
62%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
69%
64%
2nd serve points won·Even
43%
45%
Service points won·Even
59%
57%
Return points won·Even
42%
44%
Break points saved·Slight edge
61%
55%
Aces / match·Dominant
6.6
2.4
Double faults / match·Slight edge
5.5
4.9

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Pliskova K.Birrell K.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
87
65
Break points saved·Clear edge
95
77
Break points won·Even
87
83
Deciding sets·Dominant
96
65
Tiebreaks·Even
74
77

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

Freshness

Recent load
Pliskova K.Birrell K.
Freshness·Even
96
95

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast
Weather
33°COvercast
Wind 20 km/hHumidity 20%

Draw

Final
Kerber A.[7]
Williams S.[1]
6-43-66-4
Semi-finals
Williams S.[1]
Radwanska A.[4]
6-06-4
Kerber A.[7]
Konta J.
7-56-2
Quarter-finals
Williams S.[1]
Sharapova M.[5]
6-46-1
Radwanska A.[4]
Suarez Navarro C.[10]
6-16-3
Kerber A.[7]
Azarenka V.[14]
6-37-5
Konta J.
Zhang S.
6-46-1
R16
Williams S.[1]
Gasparyan M.
6-26-1
Radwanska A.[4]
Friedsam A.
6-76-17-5
Suarez Navarro C.[10]
Saville D.
0-66-36-2
Azarenka V.[14]
Strycova B.
6-26-4
Konta J.
Makarova K.[21]
4-66-48-6
Zhang S.
Keys M.[15]
3-66-36-3
Kerber A.[7]
Beck A.
6-46-0
Sharapova M.[5]
Bencic B.[12]
7-57-5
R32
Friedsam A.
Vinci R.[13]
0-66-46-4
Gasparyan M.
Putintseva Y.
6-36-4
Bencic B.[12]
Bondarenko K.
4-66-26-4
Sharapova M.[5]
Davis L.
6-16-76-0
Saville D.
Mladenovic K.[28]
6-44-611-9
Kerber A.[7]
Brengle M.
6-16-3
Strycova B.
Muguruza G.[3]
6-36-2
Konta J.
Allertova D.
6-26-2
Makarova K.[21]
Pliskova K.[9]
6-36-2
Keys M.[15]
Ivanovic A.[20]
4-66-46-4
Zhang S.
Lepchenko V.
6-16-3
Radwanska A.[4]
Puig M.
6-46-0
Suarez Navarro C.[10]
Kulichkova E.
6-42-0
Azarenka V.[14]
Osaka N.
6-16-1
Beck A.
Siegemund L.
6-06-4
Williams S.[1]
Kasatkina D.
6-16-1
R64
Davis L.
Rybarikova M.
6-1
Gasparyan M.
Nara K.
6-46-4
Putintseva Y.
Han X.
6-36-1
Bencic B.[12]
Babos T.
6-36-3
Bondarenko K.
Kuznetsova S.[23]
6-17-5
Sharapova M.[5]
Sasnovich A.
6-26-1
Puig M.
Pliskova K.
4-67-69-7
Friedsam A.
Wang Q.
6-36-4
Vinci R.[13]
Falconi I.
6-26-3
Suarez Navarro C.[10]
Sakkari M.
6-76-26-2
Kulichkova E.
Niculescu M.
6-42-66-4
Mladenovic K.[28]
Gibbs N.
6-17-6
Saville D.
Kvitova P.[6]
6-46-4
Kerber A.[7]
Dulgheru A.
6-26-4
Brengle M.
Larsson J.
7-54-66-1
Siegemund L.
Jankovic J.[19]
3-67-66-4
Beck A.
Bacsinszky T.[11]
6-26-3
Azarenka V.[14]
Kovinic D.
6-16-2
Strycova B.
King V.
7-66-4
Muguruza G.[3]
Flipkens K.
6-46-2
Konta J.
Zheng S.
6-26-3
Allertova D.
Lisicki S.[30]
6-32-66-4
Makarova K.[21]
Maria T.
6-46-2
Pliskova K.[9]
Goerges J.
7-66-1
Keys M.[15]
Shvedova Y.
6-76-36-3
Ivanovic A.[20]
Sevastova A.
6-36-3
Lepchenko V.
Arruabarrena L.
7-66-4
Zhang S.
Cornet A.
6-36-3
Osaka N.
Svitolina E.[18]
6-46-4
Radwanska A.[4]
Bouchard E.
6-46-2
Williams S.[1]
Hsieh S.
6-16-2
Kasatkina D.
Konjuh A.
6-46-3
R128
Williams S.[1]
Giorgi C.
6-47-5
Hsieh S.
Ostapenko J.
3-67-56-1
Kasatkina D.
Schmiedlova A.[27]
6-36-3
Nara K.
Dodin O.
7-66-2
Han X.
Duque Marino M.
6-22-1
Putintseva Y.
Wozniacki C.[16]
1-67-66-4
Babos T.
Watson H.
6-77-57-5
Kuznetsova S.[23]
Hantuchova D.
6-06-2
Davis L.
Pavlyuchenkova A.[26]
1-66-36-4
Radwanska A.[4]
Mchale C.
6-26-3
Puig M.
Linette M.
6-36-0
Pliskova K.
Stosur S.[25]
6-47-6
Wang Q.
Stephens S.[24]
6-36-3
Suarez Navarro C.[10]
Golubic V.
7-56-4
Sakkari M.
Wang Y.
6-41-66-3
Niculescu M.
Pereira T.
6-26-1
Kulichkova E.
Petkovic A.[22]
7-56-4
Mladenovic K.[28]
Cibulkova D.
6-36-4
Gibbs N.
Koukalova K.
6-22-66-1
Kvitova P.[6]
Kumkhum L.
6-36-1
Kerber A.[7]
Doi M.
6-77-66-3
Dulgheru A.
Hunter S.
6-46-2
Brengle M.
Vandeweghe C.
6-36-4
Larsson J.
Begu I.[29]
6-36-2
Jankovic J.[19]
Hercog P.
6-36-3
Siegemund L.
Bertens K.
6-47-5
Beck A.
Hon P.
6-06-3
Bacsinszky T.[11]
Siniakova K.
6-37-5
Azarenka V.[14]
Van Uytvanck A.
6-06-0
Kovinic D.
Crawford S.
6-26-4
Svitolina E.[18]
Duval V.
6-26-3
Flipkens K.
Lucic M.
5-76-27-5
Muguruza G.[3]
Kontaveit A.
6-06-4
Konta J.
Williams V.[8]
6-46-2
Zheng S.
Witthoeft C.
6-16-2
Lisicki S.[30]
Cetkovska P.
6-46-4
Makarova K.[21]
Inglis M.
6-36-0
Maria T.
Govortsova O.
6-46-3
Goerges J.
Mitu C.
6-36-4
Pliskova K.[9]
Birrell K.
6-46-4
Keys M.[15]
Diyas Z.
7-66-1
Sevastova A.
Gajdosova J.
6-04-2
Ivanovic A.[20]
Patterson T.
6-26-3
Lepchenko V.
Tsurenko L.[31]
6-76-26-3
Arruabarrena L.
Zanevska M.
6-76-36-3
Cornet A.
Jovanovski B.
6-16-0
Zhang S.
Halep S.[2]
6-46-3
Bencic B.[12]
Riske Amritraj A.
6-46-3
King V.
Barthel M.
3-67-56-4
Strycova B.
Garcia C.[32]
6-26-4
Vinci R.[13]
Paszek T.
6-46-2
Shvedova Y.
Pironkova T.
6-46-4
Konjuh A.
Radwanska U.
0-66-46-3
Sasnovich A.
Rodina E.
6-37-6
Saville D.
Hradecka L.
7-66-4
Allertova D.
Mattek Sands B.
6-46-76-3
Bouchard E.
Krunic A.
6-36-4
Rybarikova M.
Wickmayer Y.
3-66-37-5
Gasparyan M.
Errani S.[17]
1-67-56-1
Bondarenko K.
Tomljanovic A.
7-66-3
Osaka N.
Vekic D.
6-36-2
Sharapova M.[5]
Hibino N.
6-16-3
Friedsam A.
Dominguez Lino L.
7-62-66-1
Falconi I.
Tatishvili A.
6-43-68-6