Karolina Pliskova vs Jelena OstapenkoStuttgart Quarter-final

Stuttgart · WTA · Quarter-final
#64WTA
1869ELO
1806Clay ELO
34 yrs · 184 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWWLWWL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 23 April 2018
clay
#29WTA
1855ELO
1808Clay ELO
$1.2MYTD
$20MCAREER
29 yrs · 177 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWWWLWL
Pliskova K.
5-7 7-5 6-4
Ostapenko J.
Pliskova K.
5762
Ostapenko J.
7541

Karolina Pliskova defeated Jelena Ostapenko 5-7 7-5 6-4 in the Stuttgart quarter-final on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Jelena Ostapenko came in ranked #29, leading the head-to-head 6–4, defending last year's round of 32. Karolina Pliskova narrowed the head-to-head to 6–5.

Key context

Head to head

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DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2024-01-01BrisbaneR16hardJelena Ostapenko6-2 4-6 6-3
2023-08-14CincinnatiR64hardJelena Ostapenko1-6 6-3 6-4
2023-01-02Adelaide 1R32hardJelena Ostapenko6-1 6-3
2021-05-10RomeQFclayKarolina Pliskova4-6 7-5 7-6(1)
2021-04-19StuttgartR16clayKarolina Pliskova6-7(7) 6-4 6-3
2020-09-28Roland GarrosR64clayJelena Ostapenko6-4 6-2
2019-09-30BeijingR64hardJelena Ostapenko7-5 3-6 7-5
2017-10-23SingaporeRRhardJelena Ostapenko6-3 6-1
2017-01-16Australian OpenR32hardKarolina Pliskova4-6 6-0 10-8
2016-08-15CincinnatiR32hardKarolina Pliskova6-4 6-1

Serve vs return

This season
Pliskova K.serving69% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Ostapenko J.

Ostapenko J.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
1st serve in·Slight edge
64%
57%
1st serve points won·Even
69%
66%
2nd serve points won·Even
43%
44%
Service points won·Even
59%
57%
Return points won·Even
42%
45%
Break points saved·Slight edge
61%
53%
Aces / match·Clear edge
6.6
3.8
Double faults / match·Even
5.5
5.3

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Even
87
88
Break points saved·Clear edge
95
79
Break points won·Clear edge
87
100
Deciding sets·Even
96
96
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
74
87

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

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·Even
96
93

Pliskova K.: 11 days rest · 2 matches (14d) · Ostapenko J.: 10 days rest · 3 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast
Weather
21°COvercast
Wind 11 km/hHumidity 57%