Karolina Pliskova vs Despina Papamichail — Abu Dhabi Round of 64
Abu Dhabi · WTA · Round of 64
#73WTA
1869ELO
1811Hard ELO
34 yrs · 184 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWWLWWL
2 — 0
Sets
Wednesday, 6 January 2021
hard
#169WTA
1475ELO
1404Hard ELO
33 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Pliskova K.6-2 7-6
Papamichail D.
Pliskova K.
6772
Papamichail D.
2640
Karolina Pliskova defeated Despina Papamichail 6-2 7-6 in the Abu Dhabi round of 64 on hard. The result followed the form book — Karolina Pliskova came in ranked #73.
Key context
- Match story: Karolina Pliskova closed it out in two sets, 6–2 7–6.
Head to head
No previous meetings on record.
Serve vs return
This seasonBaseline 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 season1st serve in·Slight edge
64%
69%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
69%
58%
2nd serve points won·Even
42%
45%
Service points won·Slight edge
59%
54%
Return points won·Slight edge
42%
47%
Break points saved·Slight edge
61%
52%
Aces / match·Dominant
6.8
1.0
Double faults / match·Dominant
5.6
1.8
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (180 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Dominant
87
34
Break points saved·Dominant
95
16
Break points won·Slight edge
87
92
Deciding sets·Dominant
96
59
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
74
60
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Freshness
Recent loadFreshness·Even
96
100
Pliskova K.: 10 days rest · 2 matches (14d) · Papamichail D.: 19 days rest. Higher means fresher. About
Conditions
Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast
Weather
23°CClear
Wind 6 km/hHumidity 44%
Draw
Quarter-finals
Sabalenka A.
Rybakina E.
6-44-66-3
Sakkari M.
Kenin S.
2-66-26-0
Kostyuk M.
Sorribes Tormo S.
0-66-16-4
Kudermetova V.
Svitolina E.
5-76-37-63
R16
Kostyuk M.
Zidansek T.
6-16-1
Sorribes Tormo S.
Gasanova A.
7-56-3
Kudermetova V.
Badosa P.
6-44-66-1
Kenin S.
Putintseva Y.
3-67-656-4
Sakkari M.
Muguruza G.
7-56-4
Sabalenka A.
Jabeur O.
6-26-4
Rybakina E.
Kasatkina D.
6-36-4
Svitolina E.
Alexandrova E.
6-26-757-68
R32
Kasatkina D.
Muchova K.
W/O
Jabeur O.
Bondarenko K.
5-76-3
Putintseva Y.
Krejcikova B.
6-47-5
Kostyuk M.
Hsieh S.
6-36-74
Zidansek T.
Fernandez L.
6-46-4
Sorribes Tormo S.
Pera B.
5-76-36-4
Kenin S.
Flipkens K.
5-75-4
Sakkari M.
Gauff C.
7-56-2
Gasanova A.
Pliskova K.
6-26-4
Kudermetova V.
Turati B.
6-26-1
Svitolina E.
Zvonareva V.
6-46-1
Alexandrova E.
Watson H.
7-56-776-3
Muguruza G.
Sasnovich A.
6-16-4
Sabalenka A.
Tomljanovic A.
7-56-4
Rybakina E.
Wang X.
6-46-4
Badosa P.
Cornet A.
6-46-4
R64
Muguruza G.
Mladenovic K.
6-26-4
Bondarenko K.
Wang Y.
6-33-67-5
Kudermetova V.
Kontaveit A.
7-56-1
Watson H.
Burrage J.
4-66-27-5
Hsieh S.
Vondrousova M.
3-66-37-63
Gasanova A.
Barthel M.
6-26-4
Pera B.
Vekic D.
7-6102-66-4
Cornet A.
Grammatikopoulou V.
6-26-2
Kenin S.
Yang Z.
7-646-2
Flipkens K.
Siegemund L.
5-77-56-4
Krejcikova B.
Loeb J.
6-16-3
Putintseva Y.
Trevisan M.
6-36-3
Sakkari M.
Potapova A.
6-46-2
Sabalenka A.
Hercog P.
7-656-2
Jabeur O.
Pavlyuchenkova A.
7-636-3
Muchova K.
Kovinic D.
6-46-1
Kasatkina D.
Wang Q.
6-23-66-2
Tomljanovic A.
Zhu L.
6-27-61
Wang X.
Rus A.
6-33-66-4
Kostyuk M.
Hradecka L.
6-26-4
Fernandez L.
Paolini J.
6-46-2
Sorribes Tormo S.
Podoroska N.
6-36-3
Pliskova K.
Papamichail D.
6-27-64
Badosa P.
Sevastova A.
6-25-76-2
Rybakina E.
Stefanini L.
6-16-3
Alexandrova E.
Diyas Z.
6-46-4
Zvonareva V.
Hesse A.
6-36-4
Turati B.
Shvedova Y.
6-16-2
Svitolina E.
Pegula J.
6-46-3
Gauff C.
Eikeri U.
6-06-1
Sasnovich A.
Bondar A.
6-26-3
Zidansek T.
Brady J.
0-66-36-4