Karolina Pliskova vs Angelique Kerber — Cincinnati Final

Cincinnati · WTA · Final
Karolina Pliskova
CZE15
Karolina Pliskova
#64WTA
1869ELO
1811Hard ELO
34 yrs · 184 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWWLWWL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 15 August 2016
hard
GER2
Angelique Kerber
38 yrs · 173 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLLLLLW
Pliskova K.
6-3 6-1
Kerber A.
Pliskova K.
662
Kerber A.
310

Karolina Pliskova defeated Angelique Kerber 6-3 6-1 in the Cincinnati final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Angelique Kerber came in leading the head-to-head 7–4, defending last year's round of 64. Karolina Pliskova narrowed the head-to-head to 7–5.

Key context

Head to head

4–7
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2019-06-24EastbourneFgrassKarolina Pliskova6-1 6-4
2018-04-21Fed Cup WG SF: GER vs CZERRclayKarolina Pliskova7-5 6-3
2018-02-19DubaiQFhardAngelique Kerber6-4 6-3
2017-09-18TokyoQFhardAngelique Kerber7-6(5) 7-5
2016-08-29US OpenFhardAngelique Kerber6-3 4-6 6-4
2015-08-03StanfordFhardAngelique Kerber6-3 5-7 6-4
2015-06-15BirminghamFgrassAngelique Kerber6-7(5) 6-3 7-6(4)
2015-01-12SydneySFhardKarolina Pliskova6-3 6-2
2014-05-19NurembergQFclayKarolina Pliskova7-6(5) 6-4
2014-02-10DohaR32hardAngelique Kerber7-6(2) 6-4
2011-06-06CopenhagenR32hardAngelique Kerber6-2 6-2
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Serve vs return

This season
Pliskova K.serving73% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Kerber A.

Kerber A.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

Statistics

This season
Pliskova K.Kerber A.
1st serve in·Even
64%
65%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
69%
62%
2nd serve points won·Even
43%
47%
Service points won·Even
59%
57%
Return points won·Even
42%
45%
Break points saved·Even
61%
57%
Aces / match·Dominant
6.6
1.4
Double faults / match·Dominant
5.5
3.3

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 198). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Pliskova K.Kerber A.
Clutch Rating·Even
87
87
Break points saved·Even
95
91
Break points won·Slight edge
87
95
Deciding sets·Slight edge
96
86
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
74
90

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

Freshness

Recent load
Pliskova K.Kerber A.
Freshness·
96
—

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

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Weather
25°CDrizzle
Wind 7 km/hHumidity 82%

Draw

Final
Pliskova K.[15]
Kerber A.[2]
6-36-1
Semi-finals
Pliskova K.[15]
Muguruza G.[4]
6-16-3
Kerber A.[2]
Halep S.[3]
6-36-4
Quarter-finals
Kerber A.[2]
Suarez Navarro C.[9]
4-66-36-0
Halep S.[3]
Radwanska A.[5]
7-56-1
Muguruza G.[4]
Babos T.
6-46-3
Pliskova K.[15]
Kuznetsova S.[7]
6-34-66-2
R16
Kerber A.[2]
Strycova B.
7-656-4
Pliskova K.[15]
Doi M.
7-56-3
Muguruza G.[4]
Pavlyuchenkova A.[16]
7-56-1
Suarez Navarro C.[9]
Vinci R.[6]
6-17-5
Radwanska A.[5]
Konta J.[10]
6-716-46-0
Babos T.
Cibulkova D.[8]
4-66-36-1
Kuznetsova S.[7]
Bacsinszky T.[12]
6-23-66-2
Halep S.[3]
Saville D.
6-16-2
R32
Suarez Navarro C.[9]
Cornet A.
6-21-0
Kerber A.[2]
Mladenovic K.
6-07-5
Strycova B.
Stosur S.[14]
7-6116-3
Saville D.
Svitolina E.[17]
6-26-2
Cibulkova D.[8]
Larsson J.
6-756-47-5
Babos T.
Bencic B.[13]
7-56-2
Pavlyuchenkova A.[16]
Nara K.
7-656-1
Muguruza G.[4]
Vandeweghe C.
7-646-2
Kuznetsova S.[7]
Riske Amritraj A.
3-66-36-1
Pliskova K.[15]
Ostapenko J.
6-46-1
Doi M.
Mchale C.
2-66-36-4
Vinci R.[6]
Pironkova T.
7-56-3
Halep S.[3]
Beck A.
6-36-1
Radwanska A.[5]
Petkovic A.
6-06-1
Bacsinszky T.[12]
Tsurenko L.
6-36-0
Konta J.[10]
Vekic D.
6-26-3
R64
Cornet A.
Bertens K.
7-616-3
Beck A.
Putintseva Y.
6-26-3
Ostapenko J.
Schmiedlova A.
1-67-667-65
Mchale C.
Zheng S.
6-26-2
Strycova B.
Bouchard E.
6-46-0
Pironkova T.
Kasatkina D.
6-16-1
Saville D.
Garcia C.
7-56-3
Vekic D.
Ivanovic A.
6-46-2
Petkovic A.
Safarova L.
6-46-746-2
Riske Amritraj A.
Flink V.
6-47-66
Mladenovic K.
Bondarenko K.
7-616-3
Larsson J.
Begu I.
6-34-66-3
Babos T.
Chirico L.
6-46-4
Nara K.
Golubic V.
6-44-67-5
Vandeweghe C.
Errani S.
4-66-36-4
Tsurenko L.
Zhang S.
6-36-3