Polona Hercog vs Roberta Vinci — Fes Round of 16

Fes · WTA · Round of 16
Polona Hercog
SLO
Polona Hercog
#228WTA
1590ELO
1574Clay ELO
35 yrs · 182 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WLLLWWLWWL
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 27 April 2009
clay
ITA
Roberta Vinci
43 yrs · 163 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWLWWWLW
Hercog P.
6-2 6-4
Vinci R.
Hercog P.
662
Vinci R.
24–

Polona Hercog defeated Roberta Vinci 6-2 6-4 in the Fes round of 16 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Roberta Vinci came in leading the head-to-head 3–0, but Polona Hercog had been the form player, winning 3 of their last 5 on clay. Polona Hercog claimed a first win over Roberta Vinci in four meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 3–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–3
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2013-07-08PalermoR16clayRoberta Vinci6-2 7-6(3)
2012-08-20DallasR16hardRoberta Vinci6-2 6-3
2011-06-13's HertogenboschR32grassRoberta Vinci6-4 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Hercog P.serving71% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Vinci R.

Vinci R.serving67% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Hercog P.

Baseline battle — serve is shaky, expect plenty of breaks

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
Hercog P.Vinci R.
1st serve in·Even
58%
59%
1st serve points won·Even
65%
63%
2nd serve points won·Even
48%
46%
Service points won·Even
58%
56%
Return points won·Even
43%
43%
Break points saved·Even
57%
55%
Aces / match·Slight edge
3.1
2.4
Double faults / match·Dominant
3.6
2.0

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Hercog P.Vinci R.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
47
56
Break points saved·Even
68
64
Break points won·Even
75
72
Deciding sets·Dominant
44
75
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
69
63

Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About

Freshness

Recent load
Hercog P.Vinci R.
Freshness·
100
—

Hercog P.: 20 days rest. Higher means fresher. About

Draw

Final
Medina Garrigues A.
Makarova K.
6-06-1
Semi-finals
Medina Garrigues A.
Czink M.
6-00-0
Makarova K.
Kleybanova A.
6-26-1
Quarter-finals
Medina Garrigues A.
Dominguez Lino L.
7-657-65
Makarova K.
Domachowska M.
6-46-4
Czink M.
Hradecka L.
6-46-2
Kleybanova A.
Hercog P.
6-36-4
R16
Medina Garrigues A.
Koukalova K.
1-67-616-3
Kleybanova A.
Gajdosova J.
6-46-1
Hercog P.
Vinci R.
6-26-4
Domachowska M.
Fernandez Brugues E.
6-46-4
Makarova K.
Morigami A.
6-06-1
Hradecka L.
Peer S.
6-46-1
Czink M.
Pavlyuchenkova A.
7-613-66-3
Dominguez Lino L.
Keothavong A.
4-67-56-3
R32
Morigami A.
El Allami F.
2-65-5
Hercog P.
Diatchenko V.
6-16-2
Gajdosova J.
Fondevila Castro P.
6-37-5
Kleybanova A.
Dentoni C.
6-26-4
Keothavong A.
Ani M.
6-27-63
Domachowska M.
Kirilenko M.
6-46-4
Pavlyuchenkova A.
Voskoboeva G.
6-16-2
Czink M.
Vierin N.
3-66-26-0
Hradecka L.
Lalami N.
6-46-3
Peer S.
Rezai A.
6-42-66-4
Makarova K.
Olaru R.
7-656-4
Fernandez Brugues E.
Cetkovska P.
2-66-46-2
Dominguez Lino L.
Cirstea S.
6-36-4
Vinci R.
Duque Marino M.
2-66-46-1
Koukalova K.
Radwanska U.
7-56-2
Medina Garrigues A.
Pin C.
6-16-1