Victoria Azarenka vs Karolina Pliskova — Indian Wells Semi-final

Indian Wells · WTA · Semi-final
Victoria Azarenka
BLR13
Victoria Azarenka
#449WTA
1875ELO
1839Hard ELO
36 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWWLWLW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 7 March 2016
hard
Karolina Pliskova
CZE18
Karolina Pliskova
#64WTA
1869ELO
1811Hard ELO
34 yrs · 184 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWWLWWL
Azarenka V.
7-6 1-6 6-2
Pliskova K.
Azarenka V.
77162
Pliskova K.
61621

Victoria Azarenka defeated Karolina Pliskova 7-6 1-6 6-2 in the Indian Wells semi-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Karolina Pliskova came in ranked #64, leading the head-to-head 5–3, defending last year's round of 16. Victoria Azarenka narrowed the head-to-head to 5–4.

Key context

Head to head

3–5
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2022-08-29US OpenR16hardKarolina Pliskova7-5 6-7(5) 6-2
2019-05-13RomeQFclayKarolina Pliskova6-7(5) 6-2 6-2
2019-04-22StuttgartR16clayVictoria Azarenka4-6 6-3 6-4
2018-07-02WimbledonR64grassKarolina Pliskova6-3 6-3
2018-05-07MadridR32clayKarolina Pliskova6-2 1-6 7-5
2018-03-19MiamiQFhardVictoria Azarenka7-5 6-3
2015-01-05BrisbaneR32hardKarolina Pliskova4-6 7-6(7) 6-4
2008-04-28PragueQFclayVictoria Azarenka6-2 6-1
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Serve vs return

This season
Azarenka V.serving77% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Pliskova K.

Pliskova K.serving71% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Azarenka V.

Serve advantage — Azarenka V.

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
Azarenka V.Pliskova K.
1st serve in·Even
63%
64%
1st serve points won·Even
66%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
44%
43%
Service points won·Even
58%
59%
Return points won·Even
46%
42%
Break points saved·Even
57%
61%
Aces / match·Dominant
2.8
6.6
Double faults / match·Clear edge
4.3
5.5

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (195 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Azarenka V.Pliskova K.
Clutch Rating·Even
91
87
Break points saved·Even
94
95
Break points won·Clear edge
99
87
Deciding sets·Even
96
96
Tiebreaks·Even
77
74

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

Freshness

Recent load
Azarenka V.Pliskova K.
Freshness·
—
96

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast
Weather
10°CDrizzle
Wind 9 km/hHumidity 73%

Draw

Final
Azarenka V.[13]
Williams S.[1]
6-46-4
Semi-finals
Azarenka V.[13]
Pliskova K.[18]
7-611-66-2
Williams S.[1]
Radwanska A.[3]
6-47-61
Quarter-finals
Pliskova K.[18]
Kasatkina D.
6-36-2
Azarenka V.[13]
Rybarikova M.
6-06-0
Radwanska A.[3]
Kvitova P.[8]
6-27-63
Williams S.[1]
Halep S.[5]
6-46-3
R16
Halep S.[5]
Strycova B.
6-31-0
Pliskova K.[18]
Konta J.[25]
7-623-66-3
Kasatkina D.
Bacsinszky T.[12]
6-46-2
Azarenka V.[13]
Stosur S.[26]
6-14-66-1
Radwanska A.[3]
Jankovic J.[19]
6-36-3
Williams S.[1]
Bondarenko K.
6-26-2
Kvitova P.[8]
Gibbs N.
4-66-36-4
Rybarikova M.
Vinci R.[9]
6-22-0
R32
Konta J.[25]
Allertova D.
6-46-1
Bacsinszky T.[12]
Bouchard E.
6-25-76-2
Kasatkina D.
Puig M.
6-43-67-62
Stosur S.[26]
Mchale C.
6-42-66-4
Azarenka V.[13]
Zhang S.
6-46-3
Vinci R.[9]
Svitolina E.[17]
6-16-3
Kvitova P.[8]
Larsson J.
6-34-67-5
Gibbs N.
Shvedova Y.
6-06-4
Jankovic J.[19]
Vandeweghe C.
6-06-1
Radwanska A.[3]
Niculescu M.[32]
6-26-1
Strycova B.
Nara K.
3-66-16-2
Bondarenko K.
Tsurenko L.
3-66-47-67
Williams S.[1]
Putintseva Y.
7-626-0
Pliskova K.[18]
Ivanovic A.[14]
6-26-0
Rybarikova M.
Bencic B.[7]
6-43-66-3
Halep S.[5]
Makarova K.[30]
6-26-4
R64
Allertova D.
Kerber A.[2]
7-57-5
Konta J.[25]
Brengle M.
6-46-0
Pliskova K.[18]
Rogers S.
6-26-4
Ivanovic A.[14]
Giorgi C.
2-66-27-65
Bouchard E.
Stephens S.[21]
7-57-5
Puig M.
Schmiedlova A.[28]
6-16-2
Kasatkina D.
Friedsam A.
7-56-3
Mchale C.
Muguruza G.[4]
7-56-1
Stosur S.[26]
Wickmayer Y.
2-66-47-66
Zhang S.
Wozniacki C.[20]
4-67-687-5
Azarenka V.[13]
Diyas Z.
6-36-2
Vinci R.[9]
Gasparyan M.
6-36-777-65
Svitolina E.[17]
Beck A.
4-67-606-1
Bencic B.[7]
Davis L.
6-33-66-3
Kvitova P.[8]
Kovinic D.
6-34-67-65
Larsson J.
Lisicki S.[29]
5-76-46-2
Gibbs N.
Keys M.[23]
6-36-3
Shvedova Y.
Safarova L.[11]
6-36-4
Vandeweghe C.
Kuznetsova S.[16]
6-46-3
Jankovic J.[19]
Witthoeft C.
6-16-3
Niculescu M.[32]
Watson H.
6-42-66-2
Radwanska A.[3]
Cibulkova D.
6-33-67-5
Halep S.[5]
King V.
6-16-1
Makarova K.[30]
Hradecka L.
6-46-4
Strycova B.
Petkovic A.[22]
5-76-47-5
Nara K.
Williams V.[10]
6-46-3
Bondarenko K.
Pavlyuchenkova A.[24]
6-26-716-4
Putintseva Y.
Mladenovic K.[27]
6-46-4
Williams S.[1]
Siegemund L.
6-26-1
Tsurenko L.
Errani S.[15]
6-46-3
Rybarikova M.
Saville D.[31]
2-67-56-4
Bacsinszky T.[12]
Pironkova T.
6-26-1
R128
Puig M.
Lucic M.
6-16-2
Allertova D.
Cetkovska P.
6-06-1
Brengle M.
Doi M.
6-17-5
Rogers S.
Duque Marino M.
6-14-66-3
Giorgi C.
Goerges J.
6-36-2
Pironkova T.
Vekic D.
6-27-5
Bouchard E.
Ozaki R.
2-66-46-2
Kasatkina D.
Hantuchova D.
6-26-4
Mchale C.
Garcia C.
6-46-4
Wickmayer Y.
Hercog P.
0-66-46-4
Diyas Z.
Loeb J.
6-16-4
Gasparyan M.
Govortsova O.
6-16-3
Beck A.
Mattek Sands B.
6-26-2
Larsson J.
Maria T.
6-47-63
Gibbs N.
Dulgheru A.
6-16-0
Shvedova Y.
Pliskova K.
6-36-737-5
Vandeweghe C.
Bertens K.
6-46-4
Witthoeft C.
Falconi I.
0-66-46-4
Watson H.
Voskoboeva G.
7-644-66-1
Cibulkova D.
Siniakova K.
6-26-0
King V.
Townsend T.
6-26-3
Hradecka L.
Riske Amritraj A.
7-646-2
Strycova B.
Sasnovich A.
6-16-3
Nara K.
Pereira T.
6-16-2
Tsurenko L.
Babos T.
7-56-4
Bondarenko K.
Van Uytvanck A.
6-26-726-2
Putintseva Y.
Peng S.
6-06-1
Siegemund L.
Begu I.
3-66-46-4
Zhang S.
Parmentier P.
7-650-0
Davis L.
Hibino N.
6-26-4
Kovinic D.
Crawford S.
6-36-4
Rybarikova M.
Robson L.
7-636-2