Qiang Wang vs Kristyna Pliskova — Indian Wells 125K Quarter-final

Indian Wells 125K · CHALLENGER · Quarter-final
CHN
Qiang Wang
34 yrs · 172 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLLLLL
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 25 February 2019
hard
CZE
Kristyna Pliskova
34 yrs · 184 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLWLWWL
Wang Q.
6-4 6-4
Pliskova K.
Wang Q.
662
Pliskova K.
44–

Qiang Wang defeated Kristyna Pliskova 6-4 6-4 in the Indian Wells 125K quarter-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Kristyna Pliskova came in leading the head-to-head 1–0. Qiang Wang claimed a first win over Kristyna Pliskova in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Qiang Wang edged a tight contest from start to finish — 6–4 6–4.

Head to head

0–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2018-04-30PragueR16clayKristyna Pliskova6-2 7-6(3)

Serve vs return

This season
Wang Q.serving70% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Pliskova K.

Pliskova K.serving68% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Wang Q.

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
Wang Q.Pliskova K.
1st serve in·Even
61%
61%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
62%
73%
2nd serve points won·Even
48%
44%
Service points won·Slight edge
57%
62%
Return points won·Slight edge
44%
38%
Break points saved·Slight edge
55%
64%
Aces / match·Dominant
2.3
8.4
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.3
3.9

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (136 vs 105). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Wang Q.Pliskova K.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
27
4
Break points saved·Dominant
46
85
Break points won·Dominant
74
12
Deciding sets·Dominant
46
4
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
22
27

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