Angelique Kerber vs Karolina Pliskova — Tokyo Quarter-final

Tokyo · WTA · Quarter-final
GER7
Angelique Kerber
38 yrs · 173 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLLLLLW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 18 September 2017
hard
Karolina Pliskova
CZE2
Karolina Pliskova
#64WTA
1869ELO
1811Hard ELO
34 yrs · 184 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWWLWWL
Kerber A.
7-6 7-5
Pliskova K.
Kerber A.
7772
Pliskova K.
6550

Angelique Kerber defeated Karolina Pliskova 7-6 7-5 in the Tokyo quarter-final on hard. The result followed the form book — Angelique Kerber came in leading the head-to-head 6–5. Angelique Kerber extended the head-to-head to 7–5.

Key context

Head to head

6–5
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2019-06-24EastbourneFgrassKarolina Pliskova6-1 6-4
2018-04-21Fed Cup WG SF: GER vs CZERRclayKarolina Pliskova7-5 6-3
2018-02-19DubaiQFhardAngelique Kerber6-4 6-3
2016-08-29US OpenFhardAngelique Kerber6-3 4-6 6-4
2016-08-15CincinnatiFhardKarolina Pliskova6-3 6-1
2015-08-03StanfordFhardAngelique Kerber6-3 5-7 6-4
2015-06-15BirminghamFgrassAngelique Kerber6-7(5) 6-3 7-6(4)
2015-01-12SydneySFhardKarolina Pliskova6-3 6-2
2014-05-19NurembergQFclayKarolina Pliskova7-6(5) 6-4
2014-02-10DohaR32hardAngelique Kerber7-6(2) 6-4
2011-06-06CopenhagenR32hardAngelique Kerber6-2 6-2
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Serve vs return

This season
Kerber A.serving75% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Pliskova K.

Pliskova K.serving73% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Kerber 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

Statistics

This season
Kerber A.Pliskova K.
1st serve in·Even
65%
64%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
62%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
43%
Service points won·Even
57%
59%
Return points won·Even
45%
42%
Break points saved·Even
57%
61%
Aces / match·Dominant
1.4
6.6
Double faults / match·Dominant
3.3
5.5

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (198 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Kerber A.Pliskova K.
Clutch Rating·Even
87
87
Break points saved·Even
91
95
Break points won·Slight edge
95
87
Deciding sets·Slight edge
86
96
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
90
74

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

Freshness

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

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

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Weather
30°CClear
Wind 17 km/hHumidity 64%

Draw

Final
Diyas Z.
Kato M.
6-27-5
Wozniacki C.[3]
Pavlyuchenkova A.
6-07-5
Semi-finals
Diyas Z.
Mchale C.
6-40-66-3
Kato M.
Fett J.
4-67-616-4
Pavlyuchenkova A.
Kerber A.[7]
6-06-746-4
Wozniacki C.[3]
Muguruza G.[1]
6-26-0
Quarter-finals
Kato M.
Krunic A.
6-16-3
Fett J.
Wang Q.
6-34-66-3
Diyas Z.
Putintseva Y.
4-66-16-3
Mchale C.
Mertens E.
6-46-1
Pavlyuchenkova A.
Strycova B.
5-76-36-1
Wozniacki C.[3]
Cibulkova D.[5]
3-67-653-1
Muguruza G.[1]
Garcia C.[9]
6-26-4
Kerber A.[7]
Pliskova K.[2]
7-657-5
R16
Putintseva Y.
Han X.
6-22-0
Fett J.
Cepelova J.
6-06-3
Diyas Z.
Zhang S.
6-46-2
Mertens E.
Linette M.
6-17-5
Mchale C.
Sorribes Tormo S.
6-16-1
Krunic A.
Riske Amritraj A.
6-36-4
Kato M.
Pliskova K.
7-56-3
Wang Q.
Nara K.
6-26-3
Pliskova K.[2]
Linette M.
6-26-1
Strycova B.
Konta J.[4]
7-57-65
Cibulkova D.[5]
Siniakova K.
6-26-2
Wozniacki C.[3]
Rogers S.
4-66-16-4
Garcia C.[9]
Nara K.
6-16-3
Kerber A.[7]
Kasatkina D.
7-656-3
Muguruza G.[1]
Puig M.
6-46-0
Pavlyuchenkova A.
Wang Q.
6-44-66-2
R32
Cepelova J.
Sasnovich A.
6-31-0
Nara K.
Osaka N.
6-36-0
Wang Q.
Hsieh S.
7-56-2
Putintseva Y.
Duan Y.
6-44-66-4
Han X.
Eguchi M.
7-56-2
Diyas Z.
Doi M.
3-66-16-1
Zhang S.
Hogenkamp R.
6-36-3
Fett J.
Mladenovic K.
6-46-3
Sorribes Tormo S.
Stosur S.
3-67-56-1
Mchale C.
Kovinic D.
6-26-4
Riske Amritraj A.
Brengle M.
5-76-36-4
Linette M.
Ozaki R.
6-17-5
Krunic A.
Date Krumm K.
6-06-0
Kato M.
Hibino N.
6-36-4
Pliskova K.
Chang K.
7-57-5
Mertens E.
Rodina E.
7-666-1
Linette M.
Saville D.
2-66-07-63
Kerber A.[7]
Osaka N.
6-36-4
Wang Q.
Mladenovic K.[8]
6-06-0
Garcia C.[9]
Sasnovich A.
6-46-3
Nara K.
Putintseva Y.
2-66-46-2
Pavlyuchenkova A.
Bellis C.
4-66-06-4
Strycova B.
Rybarikova M.
7-647-62
Cibulkova D.[5]
Suarez Navarro C.
6-36-3
Kasatkina D.
Brengle M.
3-66-26-4
Siniakova K.
Cepelova J.
1-66-36-4
Puig M.
Hsieh S.
2-66-16-1
Rogers S.
Ozaki R.
6-27-65