Karolina Pliskova #22 def. Angelique Kerber #9

6-3 6-2

Karolina Pliskova defeated Angelique Kerber 6-3 6-2 in the 2015 Sydney International semifinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatKarolina PliskovaAngelique Kerber
Aces72
Double faults12
First serve %63.0%73.0%
First serve points won %97.0%60.0%
Second serve points won %44.0%38.0%
Break points saved %40.0%
Break points converted %60.0%
Service points won %78.0%54.0%
Return points won %46.0%22.0%
Total points won %62.0%38.0%

Player Comparison

FieldKarolina PliskovaAngelique Kerber
Country CZE GER
Birth dateMar 21, 1992Jan 18, 1988
Age2226
Height186 cm173 cm
HandednessRight-HandedLeft-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)229
Ranking points (entering)1,8303,275
Elo (entering)1,8301,904
Current career W-L430–248477–277
Current career earnings$26,988,922$32,545,460
Pre-match H2H

Path

Karolina Pliskova's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Carla Suárez Navarro #174-6 6-4 6-0WH2HMatch dataJan 17, 2015QF
Nicole Gibbs #976-0 6-0WH2HMatch dataJan 16, 2015R16
Polona Hercog #896-4 6-4WH2HMatch dataJan 15, 2015R32

Karolina Pliskova's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Petra Kvitova #46-7(5) 6-7(6)LH2HMatch dataJan 18, 2015F

Angelique Kerber's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Garbiñe Muguruza #240-6 6-1 6-4WH2HMatch dataJan 17, 2015QF
Daria Saville #1876-7(6) 7-6(2) 6-3WH2HMatch dataJan 16, 2015R16
Lesia Tsurenko #901-6 6-4 6-3WH2HMatch dataJan 15, 2015R32