Julia Vakulenko vs Polona Hercog — Portoroz Round of 32

Portoroz · WTA · Round of 32
UKR
Julia Vakulenko
43 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLWLLLWL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 21 July 2008
hard
Polona Hercog
SLO
Polona Hercog
#228WTA
1590ELO
1524Hard ELO
35 yrs · 182 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WLLLWWLWWL
Vakulenko J.
5-7 6-4 6-4
Hercog P.
Vakulenko J.
5662
Hercog P.
7441

Julia Vakulenko defeated Polona Hercog 5-7 6-4 6-4 in the Portoroz round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Polona Hercog came in defending last year's round of 32.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Vakulenko J.serving61% hold

wins 54% of points on serve vs Hercog P.

Hercog P.serving81% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Vakulenko J.

Serve advantage — Hercog P.

Each player's serve crossed against the other's return, converted to expected hold of serve. Recent completed matches, ATP, WTA & Challenger. About

Statistics

This season
Vakulenko J.Hercog P.
1st serve in·Even
55%
58%
1st serve points won·Even
61%
65%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
38%
48%
Service points won·Slight edge
51%
58%
Return points won·Even
39%
43%
Break points saved·Slight edge
52%
57%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.2
3.1
Double faults / match·Clear edge
4.7
3.6

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (13 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Freshness

Recent load
Vakulenko J.Hercog P.
Freshness·
—
80

Hercog P.: 1 day rest · 1 match, 26 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Errani S.
Medina Garrigues A.
6-36-3
Semi-finals
Errani S.
Wozniacki C.
6-46-4
Medina Garrigues A.
Goerges J.
6-32-66-4
Quarter-finals
Wozniacki C.
Dushevina V.
6-06-1
Errani S.
Kirilenko M.
6-17-5
Medina Garrigues A.
Bovina E.
6-36-2
Goerges J.
Martic P.
6-34-66-4
R16
Errani S.
Santangelo M.
6-26-4
Martic P.
Koukalova K.
6-34-67-63
Goerges J.
Srebotnik K.
6-46-2
Wozniacki C.
Sprem K.
6-16-1
Dushevina V.
Obrien K.
6-36-2
Bovina E.
Pin C.
6-35-77-66
Kirilenko M.
Vinci R.
6-16-2
Medina Garrigues A.
Vakulenko J.
6-46-4
R32
Santangelo M.
Wickmayer Y.
4-67-626-4
Vinci R.
Brianti A.
6-16-3
Errani S.
Camerin M.
6-746-26-1
Wozniacki C.
Klepac A.
7-56-0
Sprem K.
Rodina E.
4-66-36-3
Dushevina V.
Ruano Pascual V.
6-36-3
Obrien K.
Pironkova T.
7-664-66-2
Pin C.
Erakovic M.
7-55-76-3
Bovina E.
Perebiynis T.
6-36-4
Vakulenko J.
Hercog P.
5-76-46-4
Medina Garrigues A.
Makarova K.
6-16-3
Koukalova K.
Suarez Navarro C.
6-46-4
Martic P.
Kerber A.
7-56-2
Goerges J.
Bychkova E.
6-46-3
Srebotnik K.
Mamic S.
6-26-2
Kirilenko M.
Ozegovic N.
6-16-1