Victoria Azarenka vs Karolina PliskovaMiami Quarter-final

Miami · WTA · Quarter-final
#451WTA
1875ELO
1839Hard ELO
37 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLLWWLWL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 19 March 2018 ·
hard
#57WTA
1869ELO
1811Hard ELO
34 yrs · 184 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWLWLWWW
Azarenka V.
7-5 6-3
Pliskova K.
Azarenka V.
762
Pliskova K.
530

Victoria Azarenka defeated Karolina Pliskova 7-5 6-3 in the Miami quarter-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Karolina Pliskova came in ranked #57, leading the head-to-head 5–3, defending last year's semi-final. Victoria Azarenka narrowed the head-to-head to 5–4.

Key context

Head to head

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DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2022-08-29US OpenR16hardKarolina Pliskova7-5 6-7 6-2
2019-05-13RomeQFclayKarolina Pliskova6-7 6-2 6-2
2019-04-22StuttgartR16clayVictoria Azarenka4-6 6-3 6-4
2018-07-02WimbledonR64grassKarolina Pliskova6-3 6-3
2018-05-07MadridR32clayKarolina Pliskova6-2 1-6 7-5
2016-03-07Indian WellsSFhardVictoria Azarenka7-6 1-6 6-2
2015-01-05BrisbaneR32hardKarolina Pliskova4-6 7-6 6-4
2008-04-28PragueQFclayVictoria Azarenka6-2 6-1

Statistics

This season
1st 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 pressure
Clutch 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 load
Freshness·
96

Pliskova K.: 6 days rest · 1 match, 14 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast

Draw