Elina Svitolina defeated Karolina Pliskova 7-5 7-5 in the Brisbane semi-final on hard. The result followed the form book — Elina Svitolina came in ranked #7, defending last year's semi-final. Elina Svitolina narrowed the head-to-head to 5–2.
Svitolina E. took it in straight sets.
Svitolina E. and Pliskova K. faced 19 of the same opponents in the last 12 months. Svitolina E. went 23–8 (74%) against them, Pliskova K. 22–7 (76%). Results against comparable opponents are close (3 : 6 better-results split).
Hard: Pliskova K. leads 3–1 · Clay: Pliskova K. leads 2–1
Elina Svitolina beat Karolina Pliskova 7-5 7-5. Umpiry, "Elina Svitolina vs Karolina Pliskova — Brisbane Semi-final", https://umpiry.com/match/2018-01-01/pliskova-vs-svitolina-brisbane-sf?utm_source=cite (as of 1 January 2018).