Karolina Pliskova vs Polona Hercog — Zhengzhou Round of 16

Zhengzhou · WTA · Round of 16
Karolina Pliskova
CZE1
Karolina Pliskova
#64WTA
1869ELO
1811Hard ELO
34 yrs · 184 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWWLWWL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 9 September 2019
hard
Polona Hercog
SLO
Polona Hercog
#228WTA
1590ELO
1524Hard ELO
35 yrs · 182 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WLLLWWLWWL
Pliskova K.
6-3 7-5
Hercog P.
Pliskova K.
672
Hercog P.
350

Karolina Pliskova defeated Polona Hercog 6-3 7-5 in the Zhengzhou round of 16 on hard. The result followed the form book — Karolina Pliskova came in ranked #64, leading the head-to-head 4–1. Karolina Pliskova extended the head-to-head to 5–1.

Key context

Head to head

4–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2018-10-08TianjinR16hardKarolina Pliskova6-1 6-2
2015-08-24New HavenR32hardKarolina Pliskova2-6 7-6(5) 6-2
2015-01-12SydneyR32hardKarolina Pliskova6-4 6-4
2014-09-29BeijingR64hardPolona Hercog6-4 2-6 6-2
2014-09-08Hong KongR32hardKarolina Pliskova2-6 6-4 6-3
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Serve vs return

This season
Pliskova K.serving77% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Hercog P.

Hercog P.serving77% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Pliskova K.

Even serve battle

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.Hercog P.
1st serve in·Slight edge
64%
59%
1st serve points won·Even
69%
66%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
43%
48%
Service points won·Even
59%
58%
Return points won·Even
42%
43%
Break points saved·Slight edge
61%
56%
Aces / match·Dominant
6.6
3.0
Double faults / match·Dominant
5.5
3.5

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 176). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Pliskova K.Hercog P.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
87
50
Break points saved·Dominant
95
68
Break points won·Clear edge
87
75
Deciding sets·Dominant
96
51
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
74
69

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

Freshness

Recent load
Pliskova K.Hercog P.
Freshness·Clear edge
97
80

Pliskova K.: 12 days rest · 2 matches (14d) · Hercog P.: 1 day rest · 1 match, 26 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Pliskova K.[1]
Martic P.[7]
6-36-2
Semi-finals
Pliskova K.[1]
Tomljanovic A.
6-36-2
Martic P.[7]
Mladenovic K.
6-06-3
Quarter-finals
Pliskova K.[1]
Kenin S.[6]
6-44-66-1
Mladenovic K.
Svitolina E.[2]
6-44-66-3
Martic P.[7]
Sabalenka A.[4]
7-55-76-4
Tomljanovic A.
Zheng S.
6-16-746-4
R16
Svitolina E.[2]
Putintseva Y.
3-66-17-65
Sabalenka A.[4]
Ostapenko J.
6-16-2
Tomljanovic A.
Bertens K.[3]
6-47-61
Martic P.[7]
Ferro F.
3-66-16-2
Pliskova K.[1]
Hercog P.
6-37-5
Mladenovic K.
Garcia C.[8]
7-56-2
Kenin S.[6]
Cornet A.
6-46-2
Zheng S.
Riske Amritraj A.
7-56-3
R32
Putintseva Y.
Zidansek T.
6-15-76-1
Garcia C.[8]
Martincova T.
6-44-67-5
Ostapenko J.
You X.
6-30-66-2
Martic P.[7]
Paolini J.
7-56-1
Tomljanovic A.
Pattinama Kerkhove L.
6-26-0
Riske Amritraj A.
Kerber A.[5]
5-76-47-66
Zheng S.
Schoofs B.
7-646-1
Kenin S.[6]
Paquet C.
6-27-5
Cornet A.
Lu J.
7-616-1
Ferro F.
Yang Z.
6-26-3
Mladenovic K.
Duan Y.
6-26-3
Hercog P.
Wang M.
6-36-4