R64 Abu Dhabi Open 2021

Karolina Pliskova #6 def. Despina Papamichail #278

6-2 7-6(4)

Karolina Pliskova defeated Despina Papamichail 6-2 7-6(4) in the 2021 Abu Dhabi Open first round on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatKarolina PliskovaDespina Papamichail
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
40
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
72
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
55.4%70.5%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
86.1%67.4%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
44.8%27.8%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
80.0%50.0%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
67.7%55.7%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
50.0%20.0%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
44.3%32.3%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
56.3%43.7%
Match Serve+This match’s service points won percentage minus the tour’s season average, in percentage points. Zero is average; +5 means five points above average. Match-weighted available stats; no opponent adjustment.
+11.0-0.9
Match Return+This match’s return points won percentage minus the tour’s season average, in percentage points. Zero is average; +5 means five points above average. Match-weighted available stats; no opponent adjustment.
+0.9-11.0

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the WTA 2021 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldKarolina PliskovaDespina Papamichail
Country CZE GRE
Birth dateMar 21, 1992Feb 9, 1993
Age2827
Height186 cm178 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)6278
Ranking points (entering)5,205227
Elo (entering)1,9161,486
Current career W-L430–2485–12
Current career earnings$26,988,922$1,018,679
Pre-match H2H

Path

Karolina Pliskova's path

No prior matches in this tournament.

Karolina Pliskova's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Anastasia Gasanova #2922-6 4-6LH2HMatch dataJan 9, 2021R32

Despina Papamichail's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Federica Di Sarra #3202-6 7-5 6-1WH2HMatch dataJan 5, 2021Q1