Serena Williams vs Karolina Pliskova — Stanford Round of 16
Stanford · WTA · Round of 16
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 28 July 2014 ·
hard
#57WTA
1869ELO
1811Hard ELO
34 yrs · 184 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWLWLWWW
Williams S.7-5 6-2
Pliskova K.
Williams S.
762
Pliskova K.
520
Serena Williams defeated Karolina Pliskova 7-5 6-2 in the Stanford round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Karolina Pliskova came in leading the head-to-head 2–1. Serena Williams narrowed the head-to-head to 2–2.
Key context
- Match story: Serena Williams closed it out in two sets, 7–5 6–2.
Head to head
1–2| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-01-14 | Australian Open | QF | hard | Karolina Pliskova | 6-4 4-6 7-5 |
| 2018-08-27 | US Open | QF | hard | Serena Williams | 6-4 6-3 |
| 2016-08-29 | US Open | SF | hard | Karolina Pliskova | 6-2 7-6 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
60%
64%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
74%
69%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
49%
42%
Service points won·Slight edge
64%
59%
Return points won·Even
46%
42%
Break points saved·Even
60%
60%
Aces / match·Slight edge
7.6
6.8
Double faults / match·Dominant
3.2
5.6
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (198 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Slight edge
97
87
Break points saved·Even
86
86
Break points won·Slight edge
98
93
Deciding sets·Even
99
96
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
98
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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98
Pliskova K.: 9 days rest · 1 match (14d). Higher means fresher. About
Conditions
Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast