Karolina Pliskova vs Angelique Kerber — Fed Cup WG SF: GER vs CZE Round Robin

Fed Cup WG SF: GER vs CZE · WTA · Round Robin
Karolina Pliskova
CZE
Karolina Pliskova
#64WTA
1869ELO
1806Clay ELO
34 yrs · 184 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWWLWWL
2 — 0
Sets
Saturday, 21 April 2018
clay
GER
Angelique Kerber
38 yrs · 173 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLLLLLW
Pliskova K.
7-5 6-3
Kerber A.
Pliskova K.
762
Kerber A.
530

Karolina Pliskova defeated Angelique Kerber 7-5 6-3 in the Fed Cup WG SF: GER vs CZE round robin on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Angelique Kerber came in leading the head-to-head 7–4. Karolina Pliskova narrowed the head-to-head to 7–5.

Key context

Head to head

4–7
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2019-06-24EastbourneFgrassKarolina Pliskova6-1 6-4
2018-02-19DubaiQFhardAngelique Kerber6-4 6-3
2017-09-18TokyoQFhardAngelique Kerber7-6(5) 7-5
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
Pliskova K.serving69% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Kerber A.

Kerber A.serving71% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Pliskova K.

Baseline battle — serve is shaky, expect plenty of breaks

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.Kerber A.
1st serve in·Even
64%
65%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
69%
63%
2nd serve points won·Even
43%
47%
Service points won·Even
59%
57%
Return points won·Even
42%
45%
Break points saved·Even
61%
58%
Aces / match·Dominant
6.6
1.4
Double faults / match·Dominant
5.5
3.3

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

Clutch

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

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

Freshness

Recent load
Pliskova K.Kerber A.
Freshness·
96
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Pliskova K.: 11 days rest · 2 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About