Serena Williams vs Karolina Pliskova — US Open Quarter-final
US Open · WTA · Quarter-final
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 27 August 2018 ·
hard
#57WTA
1869ELO
1811Hard ELO
34 yrs · 184 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWLWLWWW
Williams S.6-4 6-3
Pliskova K.
Williams S.
662
Pliskova K.
430
Serena Williams defeated Karolina Pliskova 6-4 6-3 in the US Open quarter-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Karolina Pliskova came in leading the head-to-head 2–1, defending last year's quarter-final. Serena Williams narrowed the head-to-head to 2–2.
Key context
- Match story: Serena Williams closed it out in two sets, 6–4 6–3.
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 |
| 2016-08-29 | US Open | SF | hard | Karolina Pliskova | 6-2 7-6 |
| 2014-07-28 | Stanford | R16 | hard | Serena Williams | 7-5 6-2 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Slight edge
59%
64%
1st serve points won·Even
73%
69%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
48%
42%
Service points won·Even
63%
59%
Return points won·Even
45%
42%
Break points saved·Even
58%
60%
Aces / match·Even
7.1
6.8
Double faults / match·Dominant
3.1
5.6
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (105 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Slight edge
96
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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97
Pliskova K.: 8 days rest · 1 match (14d). Higher means fresher. About
Conditions
Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
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