Anastasija Sevastova vs Karolina Pliskova — Madrid Round of 32

Madrid · WTA · Round of 32
Anastasija Sevastova
LAT
Anastasija Sevastova
#293WTA
1719ELO
1695Clay ELO
36 yrs · 169 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWLWWLLW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 8 May 2017
clay
Karolina Pliskova
CZE2
Karolina Pliskova
#64WTA
1869ELO
1806Clay ELO
34 yrs · 184 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWWLWWL
Sevastova A.
6-3 6-3
Pliskova K.
Sevastova A.
662
Pliskova K.
330

Anastasija Sevastova defeated Karolina Pliskova 6-3 6-3 in the Madrid round of 32 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Karolina Pliskova came in ranked #64, leading the head-to-head 3–1, defending last year's round of 32. Anastasija Sevastova narrowed the head-to-head to 3–2.

Key context

Head to head

1–3
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2021-05-10RomeR32clayKarolina Pliskova6-2 6-3
2021-03-07DubaiR32hardKarolina Pliskova6-3 6-7(5) 6-2
2016-06-06NottinghamR32grassKarolina Pliskova6-7(5) 6-0 6-2
2015-10-19MoscowR16hardAnastasija Sevastova6-3 7-6(10)
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Serve vs return

This season
Sevastova A.serving71% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Pliskova K.

Pliskova K.serving71% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Sevastova A.

Baseline battle — serve is shaky, expect plenty of breaks

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
Sevastova A.Pliskova K.
1st serve in·Even
61%
64%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
63%
69%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
48%
43%
Service points won·Even
57%
59%
Return points won·Even
44%
42%
Break points saved·Slight edge
55%
61%
Aces / match·Dominant
2.4
6.6
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.4
5.5

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (197 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Sevastova A.Pliskova K.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
66
87
Break points saved·Clear edge
73
95
Break points won·Even
89
87
Deciding sets·Clear edge
74
96
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
64
74

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

Freshness

Recent load
Sevastova A.Pliskova K.
Freshness·
—
96

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast
Weather
23°CPartly cloudy
Wind 6 km/hHumidity 32%

Draw

Final
Halep S.[3]
Mladenovic K.[14]
7-56-756-2
Semi-finals
Halep S.[3]
Sevastova A.
6-26-3
Mladenovic K.[14]
Kuznetsova S.[8]
6-47-64
Quarter-finals
Sevastova A.
Bertens K.
6-36-3
Halep S.[3]
Vandeweghe C.
6-16-1
Mladenovic K.[14]
Cirstea S.
6-46-4
Kuznetsova S.[8]
Bouchard E.
6-46-0
R16
Sevastova A.
Arruabarrena L.
7-56-2
Halep S.[3]
Stosur S.[16]
6-44-66-4
Vandeweghe C.
Suarez Navarro C.
5-76-47-5
Cirstea S.
Doi M.
7-53-66-1
Mladenovic K.[14]
Dodin O.
6-26-1
Kuznetsova S.[8]
Wang Q.
6-47-5
Bouchard E.
Kerber A.[1]
6-35-0
Bertens K.
Begu I.
6-17-5
R32
Sevastova A.
Pliskova K.[2]
6-36-3
Arruabarrena L.
Strycova B.[15]
3-66-36-3
Begu I.
Larsson J.
4-67-656-3
Bertens K.
Bacsinszky T.
6-26-2
Halep S.[3]
Vinci R.
6-32-67-62
Stosur S.[16]
Duque Marino M.
6-37-5
Suarez Navarro C.
Wozniacki C.[10]
6-42-66-2
Vandeweghe C.
Siegemund L.
6-24-66-3
Doi M.
Vekic D.
6-16-2
Cirstea S.
Bellis C.
6-36-2
Mladenovic K.[14]
Davis L.
6-31-67-61
Dodin O.
Cibulkova D.[4]
6-26-4
Kuznetsova S.[8]
Riske Amritraj A.
2-67-696-2
Wang Q.
Zheng S.
6-23-66-2
Bouchard E.
Sharapova M.
7-52-66-4
Kerber A.[1]
Siniakova K.
6-21-67-5
R64
Pliskova K.[2]
Tsurenko L.
7-652-66-2
Sevastova A.
Zhang S.
6-26-4
Arruabarrena L.
Mchale C.
4-67-616-2
Strycova B.[15]
Safarova L.
5-76-36-3
Begu I.
Vesnina E.[12]
6-46-4
Larsson J.
Schiavone F.
5-76-36-1
Bertens K.
Makarova K.
6-17-64
Bacsinszky T.
Muguruza G.[5]
6-16-3
Halep S.[3]
Pliskova K.
6-16-2
Vinci R.
Kasatkina D.
6-11-66-1
Duque Marino M.
Goerges J.
6-36-4
Stosur S.[16]
Sorribes Tormo S.
6-26-0
Wozniacki C.[10]
Niculescu M.
7-56-736-4
Suarez Navarro C.
Peng S.
3-67-56-0
Vandeweghe C.
Kontaveit A.
6-47-67
Siegemund L.
Konta J.[6]
3-67-56-4
Doi M.
Keys M.[9]
6-44-66-4
Vekic D.
Putintseva Y.
6-36-4
Bellis C.
Saville D.
7-55-76-2
Cirstea S.
Pavlyuchenkova A.[13]
6-13-67-65
Davis L.
Puig M.
6-34-67-63
Dodin O.
Petkovic A.
6-36-4
Cibulkova D.[4]
Jankovic J.
6-45-77-5
Kuznetsova S.[8]
Shvedova Y.
6-46-3
Riske Amritraj A.
Golubic V.
6-26-4
Wang Q.
Garcia C.
6-46-3
Zheng S.
Svitolina E.[11]
2-67-646-3
Sharapova M.
Lucic M.[17]
4-66-46-0
Bouchard E.
Cornet A.
6-44-66-1
Siniakova K.
Parmentier P.
6-16-0
Kerber A.[1]
Babos T.
6-46-2
Mladenovic K.[14]
Konjuh A.
5-76-30-0