Aryna Sabalenka vs Karolina PliskovaCincinnati Round of 32

Cincinnati · WTA · Round of 32
#1WTA
2220ELO
2201Hard ELO
$4.7MYTD
$50MCAREER
28 yrs · 182 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLWWLWW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 13 August 2018
hard
#64WTA
1869ELO
1811Hard ELO
34 yrs · 184 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWWLWWL
Sabalenka A.
2-6 6-3 7-5
Pliskova K.
Sabalenka A.
2672
Pliskova K.
6351

Aryna Sabalenka defeated Karolina Pliskova 2-6 6-3 7-5 in the Cincinnati round of 32 on hard. The result followed the form book — Aryna Sabalenka came in ranked #1. Aryna Sabalenka extended the head-to-head to 3–2.

Key context

Head to head

22
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2022-08-29US OpenQFhardAryna Sabalenka6-1 7-6(4)
2021-08-09MontrealSFhardKarolina Pliskova6-3 6-4
2021-06-28WimbledonSFgrassKarolina Pliskova5-7 6-4 6-4
2018-06-25EastbourneQFgrassAryna Sabalenka6-3 2-6 7-6(5)

Serve vs return

This season
Sabalenka A.serving86% hold

wins 67% of points on serve vs Pliskova K.

Pliskova K.serving73% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Sabalenka A.

Serve advantage — Sabalenka A.

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

Sabalenka A.Pliskova K.
96
Serve
39
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%
64%
1st serve points won·Even
70%
69%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
51%
43%
Service points won·Even
63%
59%
Return points won·Even
45%
42%
Break points saved·Even
63%
61%
Aces / match·Clear edge
4.6
6.6
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.9
5.5

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
98
87
Break points saved·Even
98
95
Break points won·Clear edge
100
87
Deciding sets·Even
97
96
Tiebreaks·Dominant
100
74

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

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·Slight edge
92
97

Sabalenka A.: 9 days rest · 3 matches (14d) · Pliskova K.: 12 days rest · 2 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Weather
26°CMainly clear
Wind 4 km/hHumidity 65%

Draw