Karolina Pliskova vs Lucie Safarova — Wuhan Round of 32

Wuhan · WTA · Round of 32
Karolina Pliskova
CZE5
Karolina Pliskova
#64WTA
1869ELO
1811Hard ELO
34 yrs · 184 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWWLWWL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 26 September 2016
hard
CZE
Lucie Safarova
39 yrs · 177 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLWWWLWL
Pliskova K.
6-3 7-5
Safarova L.
Pliskova K.
672
Safarova L.
350

Karolina Pliskova defeated Lucie Safarova 6-3 7-5 in the Wuhan round of 32 on hard. The result followed the form book — Karolina Pliskova came in leading the head-to-head 6–1, defending last year's quarter-final. Karolina Pliskova extended the head-to-head to 7–1.

Key context

Head to head

6–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2018-05-28Roland GarrosR64clayKarolina Pliskova3-6 6-4 6-1
2018-01-15Australian OpenR32hardKarolina Pliskova7-6(6) 7-5
2016-10-03BeijingR64hardKarolina Pliskova6-7(7) 6-1 6-4
2016-04-25PragueSFclayLucie Safarova6-4 7-6(4)
2016-04-18StuttgartR32clayKarolina Pliskova7-6(4) 4-6 7-5
2015-02-16DubaiQFhardKarolina Pliskova3-6 7-6(5) 6-1
2015-02-09AntwerpQFhardKarolina Pliskova7-6(5) 6-3
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Serve vs return

This season
Pliskova K.serving81% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Safarova L.

Safarova L.serving84% hold

wins 66% 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.Safarova L.
1st serve in·Even
64%
62%
1st serve points won·Even
69%
70%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
43%
48%
Service points won·Even
59%
62%
Return points won·Even
42%
41%
Break points saved·Even
61%
60%
Aces / match·Slight edge
6.6
5.2
Double faults / match·Dominant
5.5
3.8

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 109). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Pliskova K.Safarova L.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
87
44
Break points saved·Slight edge
95
89
Break points won·Dominant
87
50
Deciding sets·Dominant
96
47
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
74
50

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

Freshness

Recent load
Pliskova K.Safarova L.
Freshness·
96
—

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

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast
Weather
33°CMainly clear
Wind 4 km/hHumidity 48%

Draw

Final
Kvitova P.[14]
Cibulkova D.[10]
6-16-1
Semi-finals
Cibulkova D.[10]
Kuznetsova S.[9]
3-66-36-4
Kvitova P.[14]
Halep S.[4]
6-16-2
Quarter-finals
Cibulkova D.[10]
Strycova B.
6-33-66-4
Kuznetsova S.[9]
Radwanska A.[3]
1-67-696-4
Halep S.[4]
Keys M.[8]
6-46-2
Kvitova P.[14]
Konta J.[11]
6-36-4
R16
Cibulkova D.[10]
Pliskova K.[5]
6-26-2
Radwanska A.[3]
Wozniacki C.
6-46-2
Kuznetsova S.[9]
Williams V.[6]
6-26-2
Keys M.[8]
Kasatkina D.
6-14-66-4
Halep S.[4]
Shvedova Y.
6-36-3
Konta J.[11]
Suarez Navarro C.[7]
7-57-66
Kvitova P.[14]
Kerber A.[1]
6-7107-56-4
Strycova B.
Jankovic J.
1-66-47-5
R32
Halep S.[4]
Begu I.
6-32-0
Jankovic J.
Muguruza G.[2]
6-47-62
Cibulkova D.[10]
Siegemund L.
2-66-36-4
Radwanska A.[3]
Makarova K.
6-46-1
Wozniacki C.
Siniakova K.
6-46-4
Kuznetsova S.[9]
Brengle M.
6-06-4
Williams V.[6]
Putintseva Y.
6-36-2
Keys M.[8]
Garcia C.
6-36-4
Kvitova P.[14]
Svitolina E.
6-36-1
Kerber A.[1]
Mladenovic K.
6-746-16-4
Strycova B.
Doi M.
5-76-06-2
Shvedova Y.
Vinci R.[13]
7-56-2
Konta J.[11]
Zhang S.
6-36-3
Pliskova K.[5]
Safarova L.
6-37-5
Kasatkina D.
Chirico L.
6-16-1
Suarez Navarro C.[7]
Wickmayer Y.
6-46-3
R64
Putintseva Y.
Sevastova A.
6-14-1
Jankovic J.
Saville D.
6-26-2
Strycova B.
Errani S.
6-13-66-1
Cibulkova D.[10]
Cornet A.
6-22-66-3
Siegemund L.
Kovinic D.
6-777-56-4
Safarova L.
Lepchenko V.
7-56-3
Makarova K.
Lisicki S.
6-16-2
Siniakova K.
Babos T.
6-37-5
Wozniacki C.
Stosur S.[16]
6-36-2
Kasatkina D.
Goerges J.
6-06-4
Vinci R.[13]
Puig M.
6-36-3
Shvedova Y.
Zheng S.
6-06-3
Wickmayer Y.
Rogers S.
6-37-61
Zhang S.
Peng S.
6-756-36-4
Konta J.[11]
Beck A.
6-16-2
Kvitova P.[14]
Ostapenko J.
6-36-1
Svitolina E.
Mattek Sands B.
4-66-36-4
Mladenovic K.
Vandeweghe C.
7-656-3
Doi M.
Pavlyuchenkova A.[15]
6-736-43-1
Kuznetsova S.[9]
Bencic B.
6-33-4
Brengle M.
Watson H.
6-32-1
Chirico L.
Bacsinszky T.[12]
6-34-3
Begu I.
Kulichkova E.
4-67-646-2
Garcia C.
Lucic M.
6-26-4