Jessica Pegula vs Karolina PliskovaDubai Round of 16

Dubai · WTA · Round of 16
#3WTA
2097ELO
2058Hard ELO
$2.8MYTD
$25MCAREER
32 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWWLWWWL
2 — 0
Sets
Sunday, 7 March 2021
hard
#64WTA
1869ELO
1811Hard ELO
34 yrs · 184 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWWLWWL
Pegula J.
6-0 6-2
Pliskova K.
Pegula J.
662
Pliskova K.
020

Jessica Pegula defeated Karolina Pliskova 6-0 6-2 in the Dubai round of 16 on hard. The result followed the form book — Jessica Pegula came in ranked #3, leading the head-to-head 4–1. Jessica Pegula extended the head-to-head to 5–1.

Key context

Head to head

41
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2024-08-05TorontoR32hardJessica Pegula7-5 6-4
2021-08-16CincinnatiR16hardKarolina Pliskova6-4 7-6(5)
2021-06-14BerlinR16grassJessica Pegula7-5 6-2
2021-03-22MiamiR32hardJessica Pegula6-1 4-6 6-4
2021-03-01DohaQFhardJessica Pegula6-3 6-1

Serve vs return

This season
Pegula J.serving83% hold

wins 65% of points on serve vs Pliskova K.

Pliskova K.serving73% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Pegula J.

Serve advantage — Pegula J.

Each player's serve crossed against the other's return, converted to expected hold of serve. Recent completed matches, ATP, WTA & Challenger. About

Serve & return on hard

Pegula J.Pliskova K.
68
Serve
73
Return

Per-surface Serve / Return Rating (0–100, percentile within the hard field, opponent-adjusted over 52 weeks). About

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Even
61%
64%
1st serve points won·Even
68%
69%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
50%
42%
Service points won·Even
61%
59%
Return points won·Even
45%
42%
Break points saved·Even
58%
61%
Aces / match·Dominant
3.0
6.8
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.3
5.6

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 180). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
96
87
Break points saved·Even
96
95
Break points won·Clear edge
99
87
Deciding sets·Even
100
96
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
96
74

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

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·Clear edge
79
96

Pegula J.: 6 days rest · 1 match, 28 games (7d) · Pliskova K.: 11 days rest · 2 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast
Weather
24°CClear
Wind 28 km/hHumidity 49%

Draw