Kristyna Pliskova vs Heather Watson — Katowice Round of 32

Katowice · WTA · Round of 32
CZE
Kristyna Pliskova
34 yrs · 184 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLWLWWL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 4 April 2016
hard
Heather Watson
GBR
Heather Watson
#470WTA
1572ELO
1548Hard ELO
34 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWLLLLW
Pliskova K.
6-2 3-6 6-4
Watson H.
Pliskova K.
6362
Watson H.
2641

Kristyna Pliskova defeated Heather Watson 6-2 3-6 6-4 in the Katowice round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Heather Watson came in leading the head-to-head 2–0. Kristyna Pliskova claimed a first win over Heather Watson in three meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2021-02-08Australian OpenR128hardHeather Watson7-6(4) 7-6(3)
2020-01-20Australian OpenR128hardHeather Watson4-6 6-3 6-1

Serve vs return

This season
Pliskova K.serving83% hold

wins 65% of points on serve vs Watson H.

Watson H.serving81% hold

wins 64% 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

Statistics

This season
Pliskova K.Watson H.
1st serve in·Even
59%
58%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
73%
67%
2nd serve points won·Even
45%
44%
Service points won·Even
61%
57%
Return points won·Even
39%
42%
Break points saved·Slight edge
62%
54%
Aces / match·Dominant
8.2
3.3
Double faults / match·Slight edge
3.8
3.4

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Pliskova K.Watson H.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
4
20
Break points saved·Dominant
85
43
Break points won·Dominant
12
62
Deciding sets·Dominant
4
50
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
27
13

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

Freshness

Recent load
Pliskova K.Watson H.
Freshness·
—
100

Watson H.: 18 days rest. Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Cibulkova D.[8]
Giorgi C.[5]
6-46-0
Semi-finals
Giorgi C.[5]
Ostapenko J.[3]
6-46-3
Cibulkova D.[8]
Parmentier P.
7-56-0
Quarter-finals
Parmentier P.
Linette M.
6-26-4
Cibulkova D.[8]
Schiavone F.
7-56-1
Giorgi C.[5]
Flipkens K.[9]
6-25-76-4
Ostapenko J.[3]
Babos T.[7]
7-632-66-3
R16
Cibulkova D.[8]
Kulichkova E.
6-27-5
Flipkens K.[9]
Mitu C.
6-16-2
Giorgi C.[5]
Alexandrova E.
4-66-26-4
Babos T.[7]
Golubic V.
1-66-47-5
Ostapenko J.[3]
Pliskova K.
6-36-4
Parmentier P.
Broady N.
6-47-5
Linette M.
Voegele S.
1-67-56-2
Schiavone F.
Cornet A.[4]
7-656-1
R32
Voegele S.
Tsurenko L.[6]
6-46-0
Schiavone F.
Strakhova V.
6-46-3
Kulichkova E.
Lapko V.
7-646-0
Flipkens K.[9]
Vekic D.
6-16-4
Alexandrova E.
Koukalova K.
6-07-65
Giorgi C.[5]
Sasnovich A.
6-46-4
Golubic V.
Kania P.
6-726-16-2
Pliskova K.
Watson H.
6-23-66-4
Ostapenko J.[3]
Hantuchova D.
6-16-1
Mitu C.
Oprandi R.
4-66-27-5
Parmentier P.
Schmiedlova A.[2]
6-26-0
Broady N.
Knapp K.
6-766-46-4
Linette M.
Shoshyna A.
6-17-65
Cibulkova D.[8]
Witthoeft C.
6-766-47-63
Babos T.[7]
Maleckova J.
6-37-5
Cornet A.[4]
Shinikova I.
6-26-756-3