Victoria Azarenka vs Karolina Pliskova — Stuttgart Round of 16
Stuttgart · WTA · Round of 16
#449WTA
1875ELO
1769Clay ELO
36 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWWLWLW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 22 April 2019
clay
#64WTA
1869ELO
1806Clay ELO
34 yrs · 184 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWWLWWL
Azarenka V.4-6 6-3 6-4
Pliskova K.
Azarenka V.
4662
Pliskova K.
6341
Victoria Azarenka defeated Karolina Pliskova 4-6 6-3 6-4 in the Stuttgart round of 16 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Karolina Pliskova came in ranked #64, leading the head-to-head 5–3, defending the title. Victoria Azarenka narrowed the head-to-head to 5–4.
Key context
- Match story: Victoria Azarenka dropped the opening set before beating Karolina Pliskova 4–6 6–3 6–4.
Head to head
3–5| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-08-29 | US Open | R16 | hard | Karolina Pliskova | 7-5 6-7(5) 6-2 |
| 2019-05-13 | Rome | QF | clay | Karolina Pliskova | 6-7(5) 6-2 6-2 |
| 2018-07-02 | Wimbledon | R64 | grass | Karolina Pliskova | 6-3 6-3 |
| 2018-05-07 | Madrid | R32 | clay | Karolina Pliskova | 6-2 1-6 7-5 |
| 2018-03-19 | Miami | QF | hard | Victoria Azarenka | 7-5 6-3 |
| 2016-03-07 | Indian Wells | SF | hard | Victoria Azarenka | 7-6(1) 1-6 6-2 |
| 2015-01-05 | Brisbane | R32 | hard | Karolina Pliskova | 4-6 7-6(7) 6-4 |
| 2008-04-28 | Prague | QF | clay | Victoria Azarenka | 6-2 6-1 |
Serve vs return
This seasonServe advantage — Azarenka V.
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 season1st serve in·Even
63%
64%
1st serve points won·Even
66%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
44%
43%
Service points won·Even
58%
59%
Return points won·Even
46%
42%
Break points saved·Even
57%
61%
Aces / match·Dominant
2.8
6.6
Double faults / match·Clear edge
4.3
5.5
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (195 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Even
91
87
Break points saved·Even
94
95
Break points won·Clear edge
99
87
Deciding sets·Even
96
96
Tiebreaks·Even
77
74
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Freshness
Recent loadFreshness·
—
96
Pliskova K.: 11 days rest · 2 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About
Conditions
Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast
Weather
20°COvercast
Wind 16 km/hHumidity 41%
Draw
Quarter-finals
Kvitova P.[3]
Sevastova A.[7]
2-66-26-3
Bertens K.[6]
Kerber A.[5]
6-36-4
Osaka N.[1]
Vekic D.
6-34-67-64
Kontaveit A.[8]
Azarenka V.
5-77-53-0
R16
Kerber A.[5]
Petkovic A.
6-26-4
Bertens K.[6]
Bencic B.
4-66-36-4
Kvitova P.[3]
Minnen G.
6-16-4
Sevastova A.[7]
Siegemund L.
6-46-3
Kontaveit A.[8]
Pavlyuchenkova A.
6-36-2
Azarenka V.
Pliskova K.[4]
4-66-36-4
Vekic D.
Kasatkina D.
6-17-5
Osaka N.[1]
Hsieh S.
6-46-3
R32
Bencic B.
Minella M.
6-26-4
Bertens K.[6]
Friedsam A.
7-56-2
Minnen G.
Cibulkova D.
7-56-3
Sevastova A.[7]
Ostapenko J.
6-24-66-0
Kontaveit A.[8]
Garcia C.
6-46-3
Azarenka V.
Zvonareva V.
7-56-4
Vekic D.
Gatto Monticone G.
6-17-5
Hsieh S.
Wang Q.
4-66-36-4
Pavlyuchenkova A.
Goerges J.
4-66-24-0
Siegemund L.
Tsurenko L.
6-26-2
Kasatkina D.
Mertens E.
7-687-5
Petkovic A.
Sorribes Tormo S.
6-36-4