Aliaksandra Sasnovich vs Karolina PliskovaTokyo Round of 16

Tokyo · WTA · Round of 16
#143WTA
1726ELO
1697Hard ELO
32 yrs · 174 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLLLWWLW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 19 September 2016
hard
#64WTA
1869ELO
1811Hard ELO
34 yrs · 184 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWWLWWL
Sasnovich A.
6-4 6-2
Pliskova K.
Sasnovich A.
662
Pliskova K.
420

Aliaksandra Sasnovich defeated Karolina Pliskova 6-4 6-2 in the Tokyo round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Karolina Pliskova came in ranked #64, leading the head-to-head 2–0, defending last year's quarter-final. Aliaksandra Sasnovich claimed a first win over Karolina Pliskova in three meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

Head to head

02
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2026-04-06LinzR32hardKarolina Pliskova6-4 6-4
2018-10-01BeijingR32hardKarolina Pliskova6-3 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Sasnovich A.serving73% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Pliskova K.

Pliskova K.serving73% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Sasnovich A.

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

Serve & return on hard

Sasnovich A.Pliskova K.
37
Serve
35
Return

Per-surface Serve / Return Rating (0–100, percentile within the hard field, opponent-adjusted over 52 weeks). About

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Even
64%
64%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
63%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
44%
43%
Service points won·Even
56%
59%
Return points won·Even
45%
42%
Break points saved·Even
57%
61%
Aces / match·Dominant
2.8
6.6
Double faults / match·Clear edge
4.3
5.5

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Dominant
61
87
Break points saved·Clear edge
79
95
Break points won·Slight edge
93
87
Deciding sets·Clear edge
72
96
Tiebreaks·Dominant
25
74

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

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·Even
100
96

Sasnovich A.: 18 days rest · Pliskova K.: 11 days rest · 2 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Weather
23°CDrizzle
Wind 16 km/hHumidity 89%