Kristyna Pliskova vs Monica Puig — Strasbourg Round of 16

Strasbourg · WTA · Round of 16
CZE
Kristyna Pliskova
34 yrs · 184 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLWLWWL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 22 May 2017
clay
PUR9
Monica Puig
32 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLWWLL
Pliskova K.
6-2 6-3
Puig M.
Pliskova K.
662
Puig M.
230

Kristyna Pliskova defeated Monica Puig 6-2 6-3 in the Strasbourg round of 16 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Monica Puig came in leading the head-to-head 2–0, defending last year's round of 16. Kristyna Pliskova claimed a first win over Monica Puig in three meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2019-10-14LuxembourgR16hardMonica Puig7-6(5) 3-6 7-6(6)
2016-01-18Australian OpenR64hardMonica Puig4-6 7-6 9-7

Serve vs return

This season
Pliskova K.serving77% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Puig M.

Puig M.serving79% hold

wins 63% 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.Puig M.
1st serve in·Even
59%
61%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
73%
65%
2nd serve points won·Even
45%
47%
Service points won·Even
61%
58%
Return points won·Even
39%
43%
Break points saved·Slight edge
62%
56%
Aces / match·Dominant
8.2
3.0
Double faults / match·Slight edge
3.8
3.4

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (199 vs 146). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Pliskova K.Puig M.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
4
36
Break points saved·Clear edge
85
63
Break points won·Dominant
12
62
Deciding sets·Dominant
4
55
Tiebreaks·Even
27
30

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

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Stosur S.[6]
Saville D.[7]
5-76-46-3
Semi-finals
Saville D.[7]
Garcia C.[5]
6-46-2
Stosur S.[6]
Peng S.[8]
7-606-4
Quarter-finals
Saville D.[7]
Barty A.
6-46-737-65
Garcia C.[5]
Pliskova K.
7-636-2
Stosur S.[6]
Suarez Navarro C.[4]
7-656-4
Peng S.[8]
Rogers S.
6-06-4
R16
Barty A.
Giorgi C.
6-36-0
Saville D.[7]
Kulichkova E.
6-36-756-4
Garcia C.[5]
Linette M.
6-36-3
Pliskova K.
Puig M.[9]
6-26-3
Stosur S.[6]
Brengle M.
6-06-1
Suarez Navarro C.[4]
Mchale C.
6-46-1
Peng S.[8]
Hesse A.
7-56-2
Rogers S.
Wang Q.
6-46-4
R32
Peng S.[8]
Cornet A.
3-67-56-1
Hesse A.
Vikhlyantseva N.
6-46-4
Wang Q.
Ozaki R.
6-43-66-3
Giorgi C.
Vesnina E.[2]
1-66-16-1
Kulichkova E.
Minella M.
6-16-4
Garcia C.[5]
Brady J.
6-36-4
Linette M.
Lapko V.
6-43-66-2
Pliskova K.
Golubic V.
6-24-67-5
Puig M.[9]
Boserup J.
6-16-0
Stosur S.[6]
Duan Y.
6-06-1
Brengle M.
Parmentier P.
6-14-67-64
Mchale C.
Petkovic A.
0-66-36-1
Suarez Navarro C.[4]
Osaka N.
6-36-2
Rogers S.
Wozniacki C.[1]
7-681-0
Saville D.[7]
Chirico L.
6-26-3
Barty A.
Buyukakcay C.
6-06-1