Anastasia Zakharova vs Karolina PliskovaCluj-Napoca Round of 32

Cluj-Napoca · WTA · Round of 32
#85WTA
1742ELO
1714Hard ELO
24 yrs · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWWLLLLW
2 — 1
Sets
Sunday, 1 February 2026
hard
#73WTA
1869ELO
1811Hard ELO
34 yrs · 184 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWWLWWL
Zakharova A.
4-6 6-2 6-2
Pliskova K.
Zakharova A.
4662
Pliskova K.
6221

Anastasia Zakharova defeated Karolina Pliskova 4-6 6-2 6-2 in the Cluj-Napoca 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
Zakharova A.serving77% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Pliskova K.

Pliskova K.serving77% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Zakharova A.

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

Serve & return on hard

Zakharova A.Pliskova K.
19
Serve
48
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·Slight edge
70%
65%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
62%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
48%
46%
Service points won·Even
58%
61%
Return points won·Even
44%
41%
Break points saved·Even
52%
55%
Aces / match·Dominant
0.7
4.6
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.8
4.7

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (31 vs 11). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Dominant
55
87
Break points saved·Dominant
47
95
Break points won·Even
87
87
Deciding sets·Dominant
67
96
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
84
74

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

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·Even
99
96

Zakharova A.: 13 days rest · 1 match (14d) · Pliskova K.: 10 days rest · 2 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
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