Kristyna Pliskova vs Kristie Ahn — Indian Wells 125K Round of 16

Indian Wells 125K · CHALLENGER · Round of 16
CZE
Kristyna Pliskova
34 yrs · 184 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLWLWWL
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 25 February 2019
hard
USA
Kristie Ahn
34 yrs · 165 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWLLWWLW
Pliskova K.
6-1 7-6
Ahn K.
Pliskova K.
6772
Ahn K.
162–

Kristyna Pliskova defeated Kristie Ahn 6-1 7-6 in the Indian Wells 125K round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Kristie Ahn came in defending last year's round of 16, but Kristyna Pliskova had been the form player, winning 3 of their last 5 on hard.

Key context

  • Match story: Kristyna Pliskova came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 6–1 7–6.

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Pliskova K.serving70% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Ahn K.

Ahn K.serving66% hold

wins 57% 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.Ahn K.
1st serve in·Even
61%
62%
1st serve points won·Clear edge
73%
60%
2nd serve points won·Even
44%
47%
Service points won·Slight edge
62%
55%
Return points won·Slight edge
38%
43%
Break points saved·Slight edge
64%
55%
Aces / match·Dominant
8.4
1.1
Double faults / match·Clear edge
4.0
2.8

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (105 vs 67). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Pliskova K.Ahn K.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
4
36
Break points saved·Dominant
85
40
Break points won·Dominant
12
64
Deciding sets·Dominant
4
62
Tiebreaks·Dominant
27
59

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

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast
Final
Golubic V.
Brady J.
3-67-56-3
Semi-finals
Golubic V.
Wang Q.
7-56-1
Brady J.
Diyas Z.
6-36-3
Quarter-finals
Diyas Z.
Di Lorenzo F.
6-46-3
Brady J.
Gibbs N.
7-56-0
Golubic V.
Sorribes Tormo S.
6-07-5
Wang Q.
Pliskova K.
6-46-4
R16
Golubic V.
Mcnally C.
7-646-1
Sorribes Tormo S.
Pegula J.
6-26-2
Brady J.
Riske Amritraj A.
6-37-64
Gibbs N.
Townsend T.
6-16-1
Di Lorenzo F.
Bacsinszky T.
1-66-27-64
Diyas Z.
Kanepi K.
6-37-66
Wang Q.
Liu C.
6-16-4
Pliskova K.
Ahn K.
6-17-62
R32
Pegula J.
Muhammad A.
6-36-0
Riske Amritraj A.
Wickmayer Y.
3-66-36-3
Brady J.
Brengle M.
6-36-1
Townsend T.
Vickery S.
7-56-2
Gibbs N.
Rodina E.
7-56-3
Bacsinszky T.
Mladenovic K.
3-66-46-3
Di Lorenzo F.
Zhu L.
1-66-36-4
Diyas Z.
Han X.
6-16-1
Kanepi K.
Kiick A.
6-06-2
Sorribes Tormo S.
Lepchenko V.
7-646-2
Golubic V.
Loeb J.
6-36-2
Mcnally C.
Lapko V.
6-26-4
Ahn K.
Cirstea S.
7-643-66-3
Pliskova K.
Danilovic O.
2-67-57-5
Liu C.
Minella M.
6-23-66-1
Wang Q.
Vikhlyantseva N.
2-66-06-3
R64
Muhammad A.
Day K.
6-47-5
Loeb J.
Stollar F.
6-36-4
Mcnally C.
Karatantcheva S.
5-76-46-4
Wickmayer Y.
Ferro F.
1-66-36-3
Ahn K.
Osuigwe W.
3-67-657-5
Danilovic O.
Dolehide C.
4-66-36-1
Di Lorenzo F.
Hibino N.
4-67-56-3
Liu C.
Shibahara E.
6-26-1
Vickery S.
Glushko J.
6-36-2
Vikhlyantseva N.
Davis L.
5-76-46-4
Gibbs N.
Hon P.
6-06-4
Bacsinszky T.
Gauff C.
6-31-66-4
Brady J.
Volynets K.
6-36-3
Han X.
Watson H.
6-47-64
Kiick A.
Errani S.
6-35-76-2
Lepchenko V.
Baindl K.
6-06-3