Karolina Pliskova defeated Lucie Safarova 7-6 4-6 7-5 in the Stuttgart round of 32 on clay. The result followed the form book — Karolina Pliskova came in leading the head-to-head 3–1. Karolina Pliskova extended the head-to-head to 4–1.
Pliskova K. came through in three sets.
Pliskova K. and Safarova L. faced 9 of the same opponents in the last 12 months. Pliskova K. went 6–8 (43%) against them, Safarova L. 9–4 (69%). Safarova L. came out better against 5 of 8 comparable opponents, Pliskova K. against 1.
Clay: Pliskova K. leads 2–1 · Hard: Pliskova K. leads 2–0