Julia Goerges vs Karolina Pliskova — Fed Cup WG SF: GER vs CZE Round Robin
Fed Cup WG SF: GER vs CZE · WTA · Round Robin
2 — 0
Sets
Saturday, 21 April 2018
clay
#64WTA
1869ELO
1806Clay ELO
34 yrs · 184 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWWLWWL
Goerges J.6-4 6-2
Pliskova K.
Goerges J.
662
Pliskova K.
420
Julia Goerges defeated Karolina Pliskova 6-4 6-2 in the Fed Cup WG SF: GER vs CZE round robin on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Karolina Pliskova came in leading the head-to-head 2–0. Julia Goerges claimed a first win over Karolina Pliskova in three meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 2–1.
Key context
- Match story: Julia Goerges dropped just 6 games past Karolina Pliskova.
Head to head
0–2| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-01-18 | Australian Open | R64 | hard | Karolina Pliskova | 7-6 6-1 |
| 2014-01-27 | Pattaya | SF | hard | Karolina Pliskova | 6-3 4-6 6-3 |
Serve vs return
This seasonEven 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 season1st serve in·Slight edge
56%
64%
1st serve points won·Even
73%
69%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
48%
43%
Service points won·Even
62%
59%
Return points won·Even
41%
42%
Break points saved·Even
62%
61%
Aces / match·Even
7.0
6.6
Double faults / match·Dominant
3.9
5.5
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (129 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Dominant
58
87
Break points saved·Slight edge
86
95
Break points won·Dominant
60
87
Deciding sets·Clear edge
77
96
Tiebreaks·Dominant
42
74
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Freshness
Recent loadFreshness·
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96
Pliskova K.: 11 days rest · 2 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About