Polona Hercog vs Alize Cornet — Acapulco Round of 16

Acapulco · WTA · Round of 16
Polona Hercog
SLO
Polona Hercog
#228WTA
1590ELO
1524Hard ELO
35 yrs · 182 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WLLLWWLWWL
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 22 February 2010
hard
FRA
Alize Cornet
36 yrs · 173 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWLLLLWW
Hercog P.
6-2 6-4
Cornet A.
Hercog P.
662
Cornet A.
24–

Polona Hercog defeated Alize Cornet 6-2 6-4 in the Acapulco round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Alize Cornet came in leading the head-to-head 5–0. Polona Hercog claimed a first win over Alize Cornet in six meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 5–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–5
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2020-09-21StrasbourgR32clayAlize Cornet6-3 6-4
2018-04-02CharlestonR32clayAlize Cornet6-2 6-3
2016-06-27WimbledonR128grassAlize Cornet6-3 6-0
2015-04-06KatowiceR16hardAlize Cornet4-6 6-1 6-3
2014-01-13Australian OpenR128hardAlize Cornet1-0 RET

Serve vs return

This season
Hercog P.serving71% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Cornet A.

Cornet 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
Hercog P.Cornet A.
1st serve in·Even
58%
62%
1st serve points won·Even
65%
62%
2nd serve points won·Even
48%
44%
Service points won·Even
58%
55%
Return points won·Even
43%
45%
Break points saved·Even
57%
55%
Aces / match·Slight edge
3.1
1.7
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.6
4.9

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Hercog P.Cornet A.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
47
53
Break points saved·Slight edge
68
57
Break points won·Slight edge
75
83
Deciding sets·Dominant
44
74
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
69
47

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

Freshness

Recent load
Hercog P.Cornet A.
Freshness·
100
—

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Williams V.
Hercog P.
2-66-26-3
Semi-finals
Williams V.
Gallovits Hall E.
6-42-66-2
Hercog P.
Suarez Navarro C.
6-37-5
Quarter-finals
Hercog P.
Szavay A.
6-40-1
Gallovits Hall E.
Fichman S.
7-56-2
Suarez Navarro C.
Dulko G.
6-17-64
Williams V.
Pous Tio L.
4-66-37-5
R16
Fichman S.
Koryttseva M.
6-26-3
Pous Tio L.
Vinci R.
6-36-2
Williams V.
Kanepi K.
6-46-4
Szavay A.
Voracova R.
7-56-1
Hercog P.
Cornet A.
6-26-4
Dulko G.
Strycova B.
7-56-1
Suarez Navarro C.
Castano C.
6-14-66-2
Gallovits Hall E.
Errani S.
6-45-76-4
R32
Voracova R.
Parmentier P.
7-647-62
Dulko G.
Hradecka L.
6-12-66-1
Fichman S.
Cirstea S.
6-26-0
Koryttseva M.
Kerber A.
5-77-56-4
Gallovits Hall E.
Diyas Z.
6-36-3
Cornet A.
Craybas J.
6-26-2
Suarez Navarro C.
Arn G.
6-06-0
Errani S.
Zec Peskiric M.
6-36-2
Castano C.
Koukalova K.
5-76-47-5
Strycova B.
Woerle K.
6-46-2
Hercog P.
De Los Rios R.
6-46-1
Williams V.
Johansson M.
6-26-3
Kanepi K.
Granillo A.
6-06-1
Pous Tio L.
Mayr Achleitner P.
2-66-26-1
Vinci R.
Parra Santonja A.
2-66-36-4
Szavay A.
Zahlavova S.
2-66-16-3