Victoria Azarenka vs Karolina Pliskova — Prague Quarter-final
Prague · WTA · Quarter-final
#451WTA
1875ELO
1769Clay ELO
37 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 28 April 2008 ·
clay
#57WTA
1869ELO
1806Clay ELO
34 yrs · 184 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Azarenka V.6-2 6-1
Pliskova K.
Azarenka V.
662
Pliskova K.
210
Victoria Azarenka defeated Karolina Pliskova 6-2 6-1 in the Prague quarter-final on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Karolina Pliskova came in ranked #57, leading the head-to-head 5–3, defending last year's round of 32. Victoria Azarenka narrowed the head-to-head to 5–4.
Key context
- Match story: Victoria Azarenka dropped just 3 games past Karolina Pliskova.
Head to head
3–5| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-08-29 | US Open | R16 | hard | Karolina Pliskova | 7-5 6-7 6-2 |
| 2019-05-13 | Rome | QF | clay | Karolina Pliskova | 6-7 6-2 6-2 |
| 2019-04-22 | Stuttgart | R16 | clay | Victoria Azarenka | 4-6 6-3 6-4 |
| 2018-07-02 | Wimbledon | R64 | grass | Karolina Pliskova | 6-3 6-3 |
| 2018-05-07 | Madrid | R32 | clay | Karolina Pliskova | 6-2 1-6 7-5 |
| 2018-03-19 | Miami | QF | hard | Victoria Azarenka | 7-5 6-3 |
| 2016-03-07 | Indian Wells | SF | hard | Victoria Azarenka | 7-6 1-6 6-2 |
| 2015-01-05 | Brisbane | R32 | hard | Karolina Pliskova | 4-6 7-6 6-4 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
63%
64%
1st serve points won·Even
66%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
44%
42%
Service points won·Even
58%
59%
Return points won·Even
46%
42%
Break points saved·Even
57%
60%
Aces / match·Dominant
2.8
6.8
Double faults / match·Clear edge
4.4
5.6
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (195 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Even
88
87
Break points saved·Slight edge
79
86
Break points won·Slight edge
99
93
Deciding sets·Even
94
95
Tiebreaks·Even
74
77
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Freshness
Recent loadFreshness·
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96
Pliskova K.: 6 days rest · 1 match, 14 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About
Conditions
Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
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