Venus Williams vs Polona Hercog — Acapulco Final

Acapulco · WTA · Final
Venus Williams
USA
Venus Williams
1654ELO
1617Hard ELO
46 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLLLLL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 22 February 2010
hard
Polona Hercog
SLO
Polona Hercog
#228WTA
1590ELO
1524Hard ELO
35 yrs · 182 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WLLLWWLWWL
Williams V.
2-6 6-2 6-3
Hercog P.
Williams V.
2662
Hercog P.
6231

Venus Williams defeated Polona Hercog 2-6 6-2 6-3 in the Acapulco final on hard. The result followed the form book — Venus Williams came in defending the title.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Williams V.serving71% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Hercog P.

Hercog P.serving73% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Williams V.

Even serve battle

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
Williams V.Hercog P.
1st serve in·Even
61%
58%
1st serve points won·Even
65%
65%
2nd serve points won·Even
44%
48%
Service points won·Even
56%
58%
Return points won·Even
44%
43%
Break points saved·Even
57%
57%
Aces / match·Even
2.9
3.1
Double faults / match·Clear edge
4.8
3.6

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (199 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Williams V.Hercog P.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
54
47
Break points saved·Clear edge
83
68
Break points won·Slight edge
83
75
Deciding sets·Clear edge
30
44
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
86
69

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

Freshness

Recent load
Williams V.Hercog P.
Freshness·Even
100
100

Williams V.: 21 days rest · 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