Karolina Pliskova vs Angelique Kerber | Karolina Pliskova Wins 6-3 6-1

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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 4–2, defending last year's round of 64. Karolina Pliskova narrowed the head-to-head to 4–3.

Key context

Match story: Karolina Pliskova dropped just 4 games past Angelique Kerber.

How the match was decided

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Pliskova K. took it in straight sets.

Match statistics

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Common opponents

18 shared · last 12 months

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Pliskova K. and Kerber A. faced 18 of the same opponents in the last 12 months. Pliskova K. went 14–10 (58%) against them, Kerber A. 20–9 (69%). Results against comparable opponents are close (2 : 6 better-results split).

14–1058%Pliskova K. · better vs 2Record vs common opponents20–969%Kerber A. · better vs 6

Vs common opponents · derived from scorelines

30–26Sets41–22

291–268Games324–248

3–8Tiebreaks3–2

6–2Deciding sets4–1

vs Svitolina E.#7W2-6 6-4 6-4Wuhan · hardW4-6 6-0 6-3Sydney · hard
vs Azarenka V.#455L6-7 6-1 2-6Indian Wells · hardL2-6 5-7Miami · hard
vs Pavlyuchenkova A.#654W6-3 6-0Sydney · hardW6-4 6-4Brisbane · hard

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vs Saville D.W6-2 6-2Eastbourne · grassW5-7 6-2 6-2Birmingham · grass
vs Muguruza G.W6-1 6-3Cincinnati · hardL4-6 4-6Singapore · hard
vs Nara K.W6-2 6-4Tokyo · hardW6-2 6-2Hong Kong · hard
vs Radwanska A.L5-7 2-6Tokyo · hardL1-6 4-6Beijing · hard
vs Dulgheru A.W6-4 5-7 7-6Moscow · hardW6-3 6-1US Open · hard
vs Vandeweghe C.L6-7 1-6Dubai · hardW6-1 3-1Wuhan · hard
vs Doi M.L6-7 3-6Wimbledon · grassW6-3 6-1Wimbledon · grass
vs Konta J.W7-6 3-6 6-3Indian Wells · hardW7-5 6-2Australian Open · hard
vs Halep S.W6-7 6-4 6-2CZE vs ROU · hardW6-2 6-2GER vs ROU · clay
vs Strycova B.L4-6 6-7(7)Birmingham · grassL4-6 2-6Madrid · clay
vs Babos T.L7-5 2-6 6-7Miami · hardW6-2 3-6 6-4Miami · hard
vs Bacsinszky T.W6-4 6-2CZE vs SUI · hardW6-1 6-3GER vs SUI · hard
vs Safarova L.W7-6(4) 4-6 7-5Stuttgart · clayL4-6 3-6Singapore · hard
vs Stephens S.#136Hard to compareL3-6 2-6Beijing · hardL1-6 0-3Charleston · clay
vs Cibulkova D.Hard to compareL5-7 3-6Eastbourne · grassW6-1 6-4Beijing · hard

Head-to-head

7 meetings · Kerber A. leads 4–3

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Hard: Kerber A. leads 3–2 · Grass: Kerber A. leads 1–0 · Clay: Pliskova K. leads 1–0

Pliskova K.August 2016CincinnatiThis matchHard6-3 6-1
Kerber A.August 2015StanfordHard6-3 5-7 6-4
Kerber A.June 2015BirminghamGrass6-7 6-3 7-6
Pliskova K.January 2015SydneyHard6-3 6-2
Pliskova K.May 2014NurembergClay7-6 6-4

Draw

Closing odds

Player context

Before the match

Pliskova K.Kerber A.1 944ELO1 9081 799Hard ELO1 8155–5Last 104–624Age28184 cmHeight173 cmRightPlaysLeft

Cite this

Karolina Pliskova beat Angelique Kerber 6-3 6-1. Umpiry, "Karolina Pliskova vs Angelique Kerber — Cincinnati Final", https://umpiry.com/match/2016-08-21/kerber-vs-pliskova-cincinnati-f?utm_source=cite (as of 21 August 2016).