Karolina Pliskova vs Svetlana Kuznetsova — Cincinnati Quarter-final

Cincinnati · WTA · Quarter-final
Karolina Pliskova
CZE15
Karolina Pliskova
#73WTA
1869ELO
1811Hard ELO
34 yrs · 184 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWWLWWL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 15 August 2016
hard
RUS7
Svetlana Kuznetsova
41 yrs · 174 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLWWLWW
Pliskova K.
6-3 4-6 6-2
Kuznetsova S.
Pliskova K.
6462
Kuznetsova S.
3621

Karolina Pliskova defeated Svetlana Kuznetsova 6-3 4-6 6-2 in the Cincinnati quarter-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Svetlana Kuznetsova came in leading the head-to-head 3–1. Karolina Pliskova narrowed the head-to-head to 3–2.

Key context

Head to head

1–3
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2019-08-12CincinnatiQFhardSvetlana Kuznetsova3-6 7-6(2) 6-3
2017-06-26EastbourneQFgrassKarolina Pliskova6-7(7) 6-2 6-4
2017-03-06Indian WellsSFhardSvetlana Kuznetsova7-6(5) 7-6(2)
2016-10-24SingaporeRRhardSvetlana Kuznetsova3-6 6-2 7-6(6)
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Serve vs return

This season
Pliskova K.serving73% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Kuznetsova S.

Kuznetsova S.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.Kuznetsova S.
1st serve in·Even
64%
66%
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%
45%
Break points saved·Slight edge
61%
55%
Aces / match·Dominant
6.6
2.9
Double faults / match·Dominant
5.5
3.2

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 193). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Pliskova K.Kuznetsova S.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
87
79
Break points saved·Clear edge
95
81
Break points won·Even
87
89
Deciding sets·Slight edge
96
85
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
74
82

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

Freshness

Recent load
Pliskova K.Kuznetsova S.
Freshness·
96
—

Pliskova K.: 10 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