Karolina Pliskova def. Serena Williams — Quarterfinal, Australian Open 2019
Grand SlamHardMelbourne, Australia14 – 26 Jan
🇺🇸16 seed
Serena Williams465
What this match is worth
Points earned
+780
Pliskova · Williams banks 430
Around this match
Seeds left
6 of 30 — nos. 4, 6, 7, 8, 15, 16
Both roads here
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🇨🇿Karolina Muchova
6-3 6-2
Tatjana Maria🇩🇪
6-0 6-2
🇺🇸Madison Brengle
4-6 6-1 6-0
Eugenie Bouchard🇨🇦
6-2 6-2
🇮🇹Camila Giorgi
6-4 3-6 6-2
Dayana Yastremska🇺🇦
6-2 6-1
🇪🇸Garbine Muguruza
6-3 6-1
Simona Halep🇷🇴
6-1 4-6 6-4
Karolina Pliskova and Serena Williams reached this match through the rounds listed above: Round of 128: Karolina Pliskova beat Karolina Muchova; Serena Williams beat Tatjana Maria. Round of 64: Karolina Pliskova beat Madison Brengle; Serena Williams beat Eugenie Bouchard. Round of 32: Karolina Pliskova beat Camila Giorgi; Serena Williams beat Dayana Yastremska. Round of 16: Karolina Pliskova beat Garbine Muguruza; Serena Williams beat Simona Halep
How they arrived
derived from those scorelines
8–2
Sets won
8–1
66%
Games won
72%
0–0
Tiebreaks
0–0
2
Deciding sets
1
Karolina Pliskova left, Serena Williamsright. Longer isn't always better — a deciding set is a harder week, not a worse player.