Serena Williams vs Karolina Pliskova — US Open Quarter-final

US Open · WTA · Quarter-final
USA17
Serena Williams
44 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLLWLLLW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 27 August 2018
hard
Karolina Pliskova
CZE8
Karolina Pliskova
#73WTA
1869ELO
1811Hard ELO
34 yrs · 184 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWWLWWL
Williams S.
6-4 6-3
Pliskova K.
Williams S.
662
Pliskova K.
430

Serena Williams defeated Karolina Pliskova 6-4 6-3 in the US Open quarter-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Karolina Pliskova came in leading the head-to-head 2–1, defending last year's quarter-final. Serena Williams narrowed the head-to-head to 2–2.

Key context

Head to head

1–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2019-01-14Australian OpenQFhardKarolina Pliskova6-4 4-6 7-5
2016-08-29US OpenSFhardKarolina Pliskova6-2 7-6(5)
2014-07-28StanfordR16hardSerena Williams7-5 6-2
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Serve vs return

This season
Williams S.serving86% hold

wins 67% of points on serve vs Pliskova K.

Pliskova K.serving75% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Williams S.

Serve advantage — Williams S.

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
Williams S.Pliskova K.
1st serve in·Even
60%
64%
1st serve points won·Even
73%
69%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
48%
43%
Service points won·Even
63%
59%
Return points won·Even
44%
42%
Break points saved·Even
59%
61%
Aces / match·Even
7.0
6.6
Double faults / match·Dominant
3.0
5.5

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (100 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Williams S.Pliskova K.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
95
87
Break points saved·Even
94
95
Break points won·Slight edge
96
87
Deciding sets·Even
98
96
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
95
74

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

Freshness

Recent load
Williams S.Pliskova K.
Freshness·
—
96

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast
Weather
30°COvercast
Wind 4 km/hHumidity 61%

Draw

Final
Osaka N.[20]
Williams S.[17]
6-26-4
Semi-finals
Williams S.[17]
Sevastova A.[19]
6-36-0
Osaka N.[20]
Keys M.[14]
6-26-4
Quarter-finals
Williams S.[17]
Pliskova K.[8]
6-46-3
Sevastova A.[19]
Stephens S.[3]
6-26-3
Keys M.[14]
Suarez Navarro C.[30]
6-46-3
Osaka N.[20]
Tsurenko L.
6-16-1
R16
Stephens S.[3]
Mertens E.[15]
6-36-3
Sevastova A.[19]
Svitolina E.[7]
6-31-66-0
Osaka N.[20]
Sabalenka A.[26]
6-32-66-4
Tsurenko L.
Vondrousova M.
6-737-56-2
Pliskova K.[8]
Barty A.[18]
6-46-4
Suarez Navarro C.[30]
Sharapova M.[22]
6-46-3
Williams S.[17]
Kanepi K.
6-04-66-3
Keys M.[14]
Cibulkova D.[29]
6-16-3
R32
Kanepi K.
Peterson R.
6-37-63
Williams S.[17]
Williams V.[16]
6-16-2
Barty A.[18]
Muchova K.
6-36-4
Stephens S.[3]
Azarenka V.
6-36-4
Mertens E.[15]
Strycova B.[23]
6-37-64
Suarez Navarro C.[30]
Garcia C.[6]
5-76-47-64
Sharapova M.[22]
Ostapenko J.[10]
6-36-2
Keys M.[14]
Krunic A.
4-66-16-2
Cibulkova D.[29]
Kerber A.[4]
3-66-36-3
Sabalenka A.[26]
Kvitova P.[5]
7-56-1
Osaka N.[20]
Sasnovich A.
6-06-0
Vondrousova M.
Bertens K.[13]
7-642-67-61
Tsurenko L.
Siniakova K.
6-46-0
Pliskova K.[8]
Kenin S.
6-47-62
Svitolina E.[7]
Wang Q.
6-46-4
Sevastova A.[19]
Makarova K.
4-66-16-2
R64
Kanepi K.
Teichmann J.
6-46-3
Peterson R.
King V.
7-56-1
Pliskova K.[8]
Bogdan A.
6-26-3
Stephens S.[3]
Kalinina A.
4-67-56-2
Azarenka V.
Saville D.[25]
6-16-2
Mertens E.[15]
Lapko V.
6-26-0
Makarova K.
Goerges J.[9]
7-6106-3
Sevastova A.[19]
Liu C.
6-36-1
Sharapova M.[22]
Cirstea S.
6-27-5
Ostapenko J.[10]
Townsend T.
4-66-36-4
Keys M.[14]
Pera B.
6-46-1
Cibulkova D.[29]
Hsieh S.
7-634-66-4
Kvitova P.[5]
Wang Y.
7-56-3
Osaka N.[20]
Glushko J.
6-26-0
Sasnovich A.
Kasatkina D.[11]
6-27-63
Bertens K.[13]
Di Lorenzo F.
6-26-1
Vondrousova M.
Bouchard E.
6-46-3
Siniakova K.
Tomljanovic A.
6-36-737-64
Tsurenko L.
Wozniacki C.[2]
6-46-2
Barty A.[18]
Safarova L.
7-56-3
Kenin S.
Sakkari M.[32]
4-66-16-4
Sabalenka A.[26]
Zvonareva V.
6-37-67
Garcia C.[6]
Puig M.
6-21-66-4
Strycova B.[23]
Arruabarrena L.
6-06-1
Wang Q.
Begu I.
6-36-1
Svitolina E.[7]
Maria T.
6-26-3
Muchova K.
Muguruza G.[12]
3-66-46-4
Williams S.[17]
Witthoeft C.
6-26-2
Kerber A.[4]
Larsson J.
6-25-76-4
Suarez Navarro C.[30]
Mladenovic K.
6-14-66-4
Williams V.[16]
Giorgi C.
6-47-5
Krunic A.
Flipkens K.
6-16-3
R128
Bouchard E.
Tan H.
6-36-1
Kalinina A.
Von Deichmann K.
1-67-605-2
Goerges J.[9]
Kalinskaya A.
6-26-756-2
Sakkari M.[32]
Muhammad A.
6-36-3
Kanepi K.
Halep S.[1]
6-26-4
Teichmann J.
Jakupovic D.
6-36-0
King V.
Vikhlyantseva N.
7-646-3
Peterson R.
Pavlyuchenkova A.[27]
1-66-46-3
Williams S.[17]
Linette M.
6-46-0
Witthoeft C.
Dolehide C.
6-37-66
Williams V.[16]
Kuznetsova S.
6-35-76-3
Muguruza G.[12]
Zhang S.
6-36-0
Muchova K.
Yastremska D.
6-46-2
Safarova L.
Martic P.
6-46-4
Barty A.[18]
Jabeur O.
6-16-3
Kenin S.
Brengle M.
6-04-67-64
Pliskova K.[8]
Diyas Z.
6-47-64
Stephens S.[3]
Rodina E.
6-17-5
Saville D.[25]
Sorribes Tormo S.
6-06-0
Strycova B.[23]
Lao D.
6-36-4
Makarova K.
Watson H.
6-13-66-3
Liu C.
Hercog P.
7-641-66-4
Sevastova A.[19]
Vekic D.
6-22-66-3
Wang Q.
Rybarikova M.[31]
6-26-2
Maria T.
Radwanska A.
6-36-3
Svitolina E.[7]
Vickery S.
6-31-66-1
Garcia C.[6]
Konta J.
6-26-2
Ostapenko J.[10]
Petkovic A.
6-44-67-5
Keys M.[14]
Parmentier P.
6-46-4
Pera B.
Putintseva Y.
7-666-4
Krunic A.
Bacsinszky T.
6-23-66-0
Flipkens K.
Vandeweghe C.[24]
6-37-63
Cibulkova D.[29]
Rus A.
4-66-26-3
Larsson J.
Cornet A.
4-66-36-2
Kerber A.[4]
Gasparyan M.
7-656-3
Kvitova P.[5]
Wickmayer Y.
6-16-4
Wang Y.
Schmiedlova A.
6-13-66-4
Sabalenka A.[26]
Collins D.
6-04-66-4
Osaka N.[20]
Siegemund L.
6-36-2
Glushko J.
Niculescu M.
3-67-56-4
Sasnovich A.
Bencic B.
2-66-16-2
Kasatkina D.[11]
Babos T.
6-45-76-4
Bertens K.[13]
Pliskova K.
6-07-5
Vondrousova M.
Barthel M.
6-16-4
Tsurenko L.
Van Uytvanck A.
6-36-2
Wozniacki C.[2]
Stosur S.
6-36-2
Puig M.
Voegele S.
6-06-0
Siniakova K.
Kontaveit A.[28]
6-736-37-5
Di Lorenzo F.
Mchale C.
6-17-61
Mertens E.[15]
Nara K.
6-26-757-5
Begu I.
Brady J.
6-36-3
Arruabarrena L.
Baindl K.
6-06-3
Mladenovic K.
Zidansek T.
6-06-3
Sharapova M.[22]
Schnyder P.
6-27-66
Cirstea S.
Riske Amritraj A.
6-33-67-5
Townsend T.
Anisimova A.
3-66-46-3
Tomljanovic A.
Cabrera L.
6-46-1
Suarez Navarro C.[30]
Gibbs N.
5-76-36-4
Azarenka V.
Hruncakova V.
6-37-5
Bogdan A.
Bouzkova M.
6-46-2
Zvonareva V.
Blinkova A.
6-26-767-5
Giorgi C.
Osuigwe W.
6-46-1
Lapko V.
Bondarenko K.
6-36-3
Hsieh S.
Alexandrova E.
6-34-66-3