Polona Hercog vs Alisa KleybanovaRoland Garros Round of 128

Roland Garros · WTA · Round of 128
#228WTA
1590ELO
1574Clay ELO
35 yrs · 182 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 25 May 2009
clay
36 yrs · 181 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Hercog P.
6-2 4-6 6-1
Kleybanova A.
Hercog P.
6462
Kleybanova A.
2611

Polona Hercog defeated Alisa Kleybanova 6-2 4-6 6-1 in the Roland Garros round of 128 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Alisa Kleybanova came in leading the head-to-head 1–0, defending last year's round of 64, but Polona Hercog had been the form player, winning 3 of their last 6 on clay. Polona Hercog claimed a first win over Alisa Kleybanova in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Polona Hercog came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 6–2 4–6 6–1.

Head to head

01
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2009-04-27FesQFclayAlisa Kleybanova6-3 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Hercog P.serving67% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Kleybanova A.

Kleybanova A.serving69% hold

wins 58% 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
1st serve in·Even
58%
56%
1st serve points won·Even
65%
65%
2nd serve points won·Even
48%
46%
Service points won·Even
58%
57%
Return points won·Even
43%
45%
Break points saved·Even
57%
56%
Aces / match·Even
3.1
3.6
Double faults / match·Even
3.6
3.5

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 159). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
47
55
Break points saved·Slight edge
68
77
Break points won·Even
75
76
Deciding sets·Clear edge
44
64
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
69
48

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

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·
100

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

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast
Weather
25°CClear
Wind 13 km/hHumidity 73%

Draw

R128
Benesova I.
Goerges J.
7-54-1
Gajdosova J.
Laisne K.
6-46-3
Bacsinszky T.
Loit E.
4-66-46-1
Suarez Navarro C.
Gallovits Hall E.
6-16-4
Tanasugarn T.
Pin C.
6-35-77-5
Ivanovic A.
Errani S.
7-636-3
Williams V.
Mattek Sands B.
6-14-66-2
Safarova L.
Lisicki S.
6-21-66-1
Vesnina E.
Beltrame S.
6-36-3
Szavay A.
Dentoni C.
6-36-4
Cibulkova D.
Bondarenko A.
6-42-66-4
Flipkens K.
Foretz Gacon S.
6-14-66-4
Dulko G.
Paszek T.
6-16-3
Groenefeld A.
Mauresmo A.
6-46-3
Petrova N.
Embree L.
6-16-2
Sharapova M.
Yakimova A.
3-66-16-2
Rus A.
Sanchez O.
6-16-1
Shvedova Y.
Kanepi K.
7-623-66-2
Li N.
Domachowska M.
6-46-2
Amanmuradova A.
Pavlovic I.
6-36-4
Govortsova O.
Obrien K.
6-16-1
Jankovic J.
Cetkovska P.
6-26-3
Duque Marino M.
Chakvetadze A.
3-66-46-4
Cornet A.
Ani M.
6-47-5
Craybas J.
Pironkova T.
7-56-2
Wozniacki C.
Dushevina V.
4-67-56-1
Bartoli M.
Parmentier P.
3-66-16-3
Garbin T.
Morita A.
7-57-5
Razzano V.
Hantuchova D.
6-36-3
Medina Garrigues A.
Makarova K.
6-25-76-0
Stosur S.
Schiavone F.
6-46-2
Dokic J.
Sprem K.
3-66-16-2
Dementieva E.
Scheepers C.
6-46-3
Kuznetsova S.
Feuerstein C.
6-16-4
Voskoboeva G.
Mirza S.
6-47-63
Czink M.
Sevastova A.
3-66-46-1
Bammer S.
Dechy N.
6-37-61
Bondarenko K.
Schnyder P.
6-46-3
Rogowska O.
Kirilenko M.
6-46-4
Koryttseva M.
Mayr Achleitner P.
6-16-1
Radwanska A.
De Los Rios R.
6-36-1
Glatch A.
Pennetta F.
6-16-1
Dominguez Lino L.
Strycova B.
6-14-69-7
Martic P.
Santangelo M.
6-46-2
Wozniak A.
Niculescu M.
6-44-66-3
Martinez Sanchez M.
Peng S.
1-66-26-4
Kutuzova V.
Ondraskova Z.
6-26-4
Ruano Pascual V.
Vaidisova N.
6-46-3
Williams S.
Koukalova K.
6-36-756-4
Coin J.
Llagostera Vives N.
7-56-2
Pavlyuchenkova A.
Olaru R.
6-36-2
Hercog P.
Kleybanova A.
6-24-66-1
Rezai A.
Sugiyama A.
6-36-2
Larcher De Brito M.
South M.
0-67-657-5
Zheng J.
Cohen Aloro S.
6-16-3
Azarenka V.
Vinci R.
6-46-2
Barrois K.
Salerni M.
3-66-16-2
Safina D.
Keothavong A.
6-06-0
Diatchenko V.
Johansson M.
2-66-210-8
Hradecka L.
Meusburger Y.
6-16-2
Wickmayer Y.
Radwanska U.
4-66-36-0
Kudryavtseva A.
Lepchenko V.
6-36-3
Rybarikova M.
Mladenovic K.
6-12-68-6
Cirstea S.[18]
Gullickson C.
6-46-2