Iga Swiatek vs. Karolina Pliskova odds, tips and betting trends

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Iga Swiatek vs. Karolina Pliskova odds, tips and betting trends

On Friday, Iga Swiatek (No. 1 in the world) meets Karolina Pliskova (No. 59) in the semifinals of the Qatar Total Open 2021. Swiatek has -1600 odds to win a spot in the final with a win over Pliskova (+720).

Swiatek beat Victoria Azarenka 6-4, 6-0 on Thursday in the quarterfinals in her last match.

Pliskova earned a victory in two sets the last time she played, 7-6, 7-6 over Naomi Osaka in the quarterfinals on Thursday.

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Swiatek vs. Pliskova match information

  • Tournament: The Qatar Total Open 2021
  • Round: Semifinals
  • Date: Friday, February 16
  • Venue: Khalifa International Tennis & Squash Complex
  • Location: Doha, Qatar
  • Court Surface: Hard

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  • Through 79 matches over the past year (across all court types), Swiatek has played 18.3 games per match and won 65.5% of them.
  • In her 49 matches on hard courts over the past year, Swiatek has played an average of 18.3 games.
  • Over the past year, Swiatek has won 79.8% of her service games and 51.1% of her return games.
  • On hard courts over the past year, Swiatek has won 77.1% of her service games and 53.1% of her return games.
  • Over her last 10 tournaments, Swiatek has won 77.6% of her service games and 49.8% of her return games.
  • Swiatek has converted 346 of 628 break points overall (55.1%) over the past year and is 148th in break points won.
  • Swiatek has converted 194 of 359 break points (54.0%) over her last 10 tournaments.
  • In her 36 matches in the past year across all court types, Pliskova is averaging 21.7 games per match and winning 51.9% of those games.
  • In 27 matches on hard courts in the past 12 months, Pliskova has averaged 21.5 games per match and 9.4 games per set, winning 54.1% of those games.
  • Pliskova has a 69.7% service game winning percentage and a 33.8% return game winning percentage on all surfaces in the past 12 months.
  • While playing on hard courts, Pliskova has a 70.3% winning percentage in service games and a 37.6% winning percentage in return games.
  • Over her last 10 tournaments, Pliskova has won 70.6% of her service games and 35.1% of her return games.
  • Pliskova has won 46.9% of her break points in the past year (128 out of 273, which ranks 214th).
  • Including all surfaces, Pliskova has converted 46.0% of her break-point chances (69 of 150) over her last 10 tournaments.
  • In three head-to-head matches, Swiatek has taken down Pliskova three times. Swiatek won their most recent meeting, 7-6, 6-2 in the National Bank Open Round of 32 on August 9, 2023.
  • In seven total sets against one another, Swiatek has won six, compared to Pliskova’s one.
  • In 58 total games against each other, Swiatek has the advantage, winning 41 of them over Pliskova.
  • Pliskova and Swiatek have met three times, averaging 19.3 games and 2.3 sets per match.