Astonishing Pliskova obliterates Bertens in the semifinal in Eastbourne

Karolina Pliskova motors past Kiki Bertens 6-1 6-2 in the semifinal in Eastbourne on Friday after playing a fantastic match to come up against Angelique Kerber in the final.

Match Report, stats, and key facts

1^st set.

Pliskova didn’t want to give any chance to the opposition at the beginning of the set after breaking Bertens in the 2^nd game (2-0) before consolidating her break and lead 3-0. The Czech increased her lead later on after breaking the Dutch in the 6^th (5-1) game before winning the set (6-1).

2^nd set.

Karolina in this set was much better than Bertens as she won the set 6-2 after breaking Bertens in the 3^rd (2-1) and in the 5^th (4-1) game.

At the end of the match, Pliskova scored 55 points vs. the Dutch’s 30 points.

Pliskova served exceptionally well to win 91% of the points (20/22) behind her first serve, and she won 61% points (14/23) on her second serve. Karolina was effective in converting 57% of the break points that she conquered (4/7).

On the other side, Bertens wasn’t able to conquer any break point. That was one of the key issues for her defeat.

After this match, the head to head between Pliskova and Bertens is 2-3 for Kiki.

Highlights Karolina Pliskova vs. Kiki Bertens Nature Valley International – Eastbourne

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Prediction and head to head Karolina Pliskova vs. Angelique Kerber

Pliskova will take on Kerber in the final.

This will be the 12^th time that Karolina Pliskova and Angelique Kerber clash against each other. The head to head is 7-4 for Kerber (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on grass.

The last time that they squared off, Kerber won 6-4 6-3 in the quarter in Dubai back in 2018.