Kristyna Pliskova vs Donna VekicBiel Round of 16

Biel · WTA · Round of 16
34 yrs · 184 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLWLWWL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 10 April 2017
hard
#34WTA
1807ELO
1736Hard ELO
$625kYTD
$11MCAREER
30 yrs · 179 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWWWWLWL
Pliskova K.
6-1 6-2
Vekic D.
Pliskova K.
662
Vekic D.
120

Kristyna Pliskova defeated Donna Vekic 6-1 6-2 in the Biel round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Donna Vekic came in leading the head-to-head 3–0. Kristyna Pliskova claimed a first win over Donna Vekic in four meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 3–1.

Key context

Head to head

03
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2020-08-31US OpenR128hardDonna Vekic3-6 7-6(6) 6-4
2019-05-06MadridR32clayDonna Vekic6-4 6-4
2014-04-14Kuala LumpurR16hardDonna Vekic1-6 6-3 7-5

Serve vs return

This season
Pliskova K.serving81% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Vekic D.

Vekic D.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

Serve & return on hard

Pliskova K.Vekic D.
Serve
6
Return
36

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
59%
57%
1st serve points won·Even
73%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
45%
45%
Service points won·Even
61%
59%
Return points won·Even
39%
43%
Break points saved·Slight edge
62%
56%
Aces / match·Dominant
8.2
3.9
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.8
5.0

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (199 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Dominant
4
67
Break points saved·Even
85
86
Break points won·Dominant
12
91
Deciding sets·Dominant
4
77
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
27
33

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

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·
96

Vekic D.: 12 days rest · 1 match (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast