Katerina Siniakova vs Kristyna PliskovaShenzhen Quarter-final

Shenzhen · WTA · Quarter-final
#36WTA
1846ELO
1807Hard ELO
$1.7MYTD
$17MCAREER
30 yrs · 174 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 1 January 2018
hard
34 yrs · 184 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Siniakova K.
6-2 6-2
Pliskova K.
Siniakova K.
662
Pliskova K.
220

Katerina Siniakova defeated Kristyna Pliskova 6-2 6-2 in the Shenzhen quarter-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Kristyna Pliskova came in leading the head-to-head 2–0, defending last year's quarter-final. Katerina Siniakova claimed a first win over Kristyna Pliskova in three meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

Head to head

02
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2018-07-23MoscowR32hardKristyna Pliskova6-4 3-6 6-4
2018-04-02CharlestonR64clayKristyna Pliskova6-4 6-1

Serve vs return

This season
Siniakova K.serving79% hold

wins 63% of points on serve vs Pliskova K.

Pliskova K.serving77% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Siniakova 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

Siniakova K.Pliskova K.
21
Serve
64
Return

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
63%
60%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
63%
73%
2nd serve points won·Even
45%
45%
Service points won·Slight edge
56%
62%
Return points won·Slight edge
46%
39%
Break points saved·Slight edge
52%
63%
Aces / match·Dominant
1.8
8.1
Double faults / match·Clear edge
4.7
3.8

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 159). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Dominant
62
4
Break points saved·Slight edge
75
85
Break points won·Dominant
94
12
Deciding sets·Dominant
46
4
Tiebreaks·Dominant
90
27

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

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·
96

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast

Draw