Anastasia Gasanova vs Karolina PliskovaAbu Dhabi Round of 32

Abu Dhabi · WTA · Round of 32
#225WTA
1491ELO
1485Hard ELO
27 yrs · 172 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWWLWLLW
2 — 0
Sets
Wednesday, 6 January 2021
hard
#73WTA
1869ELO
1811Hard ELO
34 yrs · 184 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Gasanova A.
6-2 6-4
Pliskova K.
Gasanova A.
662
Pliskova K.
240

Anastasia Gasanova defeated Karolina Pliskova 6-2 6-4 in the Abu Dhabi round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Karolina Pliskova came in ranked #73.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Gasanova A.serving67% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Pliskova K.

Pliskova K.serving64% hold

wins 56% of points on serve vs Gasanova A.

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
1st serve in·Even
67%
64%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
59%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
40%
42%
Service points won·Slight edge
53%
59%
Return points won·Slight edge
49%
42%
Break points saved·Slight edge
53%
61%
Aces / match·Dominant
0.8
6.8
Double faults / match·Clear edge
6.6
5.7

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (152 vs 180). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Dominant
36
87
Break points saved·Dominant
21
95
Break points won·Clear edge
100
87
Deciding sets·Clear edge
78
96
Tiebreaks·Dominant
4
74

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

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·Even
97
96

Gasanova A.: 11 days rest · 2 matches (14d) · Pliskova K.: 10 days rest · 2 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast
Weather
23°CClear
Wind 6 km/hHumidity 44%

Draw