Karolina Pliskova vs Timea Bacsinszky — Tianjin Semi-final

Tianjin · WTA · Semi-final
Karolina Pliskova
CZE1
Karolina Pliskova
#64WTA
1869ELO
1811Hard ELO
34 yrs · 184 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWWLWWL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 8 October 2018
hard
SUI
Timea Bacsinszky
37 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLWWLW
Pliskova K.
6-2 6-1
Bacsinszky T.
Pliskova K.
662
Bacsinszky T.
210

Karolina Pliskova defeated Timea Bacsinszky 6-2 6-1 in the Tianjin semi-final on hard. The result followed the form book — Karolina Pliskova came in leading the head-to-head 3–1. Karolina Pliskova extended the head-to-head to 4–1.

Key context

Head to head

3–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2017-05-15RomeR16clayKarolina Pliskova6-1 7-5
2017-03-06Indian WellsR16hardKarolina Pliskova5-1 RET
2016-04-16Fed Cup WG SF: CZE vs SUIRRhardKarolina Pliskova6-4 6-2
2015-05-11RomeR64clayTimea Bacsinszky6-4 6-0
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Serve vs return

This season
Pliskova K.serving75% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Bacsinszky T.

Bacsinszky T.serving69% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Pliskova K.

Serve advantage — Pliskova K.

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.Bacsinszky T.
1st serve in·Even
64%
64%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
69%
60%
2nd serve points won·Even
43%
44%
Service points won·Slight edge
59%
54%
Return points won·Even
42%
44%
Break points saved·Slight edge
61%
52%
Aces / match·Dominant
6.6
1.8
Double faults / match·Dominant
5.5
2.5

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 42). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Pliskova K.Bacsinszky T.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
87
35
Break points saved·Dominant
95
46
Break points won·Slight edge
87
76
Deciding sets·Dominant
96
66
Tiebreaks·Dominant
74
17

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

Freshness

Recent load
Pliskova K.Bacsinszky T.
Freshness·
96
—

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

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Garcia C.[2]
Pliskova K.[1]
7-676-3
Semi-finals
Pliskova K.[1]
Bacsinszky T.
6-26-1
Garcia C.[2]
Hsieh S.[5]
6-36-4
Quarter-finals
Hsieh S.[5]
Mertens E.[3]
6-24-0
Bacsinszky T.
Sabalenka A.[4]
7-627-65
Garcia C.[2]
Martic P.[6]
6-21-0
Pliskova K.[1]
Boulter K.
5-76-06-3
R16
Garcia C.[2]
Zhang Y.
6-36-4
Pliskova K.[1]
Hercog P.
6-16-2
Boulter K.
Krejcikova B.
6-31-66-3
Hsieh S.[5]
Kudermetova V.
6-22-66-2
Martic P.[6]
Liu F.
1-66-06-1
Mertens E.[3]
Cepelova J.
6-26-3
Sabalenka A.[4]
Linette M.
6-16-3
Bacsinszky T.
Doi M.
1-66-37-5
R32
Krejcikova B.
Baindl K.
4-1
Bacsinszky T.
Collins D.[7]
6-30-0
Pliskova K.[1]
Lepchenko V.
6-26-736-3
Boulter K.
Sakkari M.[8]
7-646-3
Doi M.
Putintseva Y.
6-03-67-66
Garcia C.[2]
Xun F.
6-46-1
Mertens E.[3]
Zhu L.
7-56-1
Liu F.
Yuan Y.
6-01-66-4
Kudermetova V.
Riske Amritraj A.
5-76-17-5
Hsieh S.[5]
Tomljanovic A.
7-647-5
Martic P.[6]
Duan Y.
3-66-37-63
Linette M.
Rodina E.
2-66-16-4
Zhang Y.
Begu I.
7-56-3
Sabalenka A.[4]
Kenin S.
7-644-66-0
Hercog P.
Arruabarrena L.
7-656-2
Cepelova J.
Wang Y.
7-53-66-4