Polona Hercog vs Angelique Kerber — Warsaw Round of 32

Warsaw · WTA · Round of 32
Polona Hercog
SLO
Polona Hercog
#224WTA
1590ELO
1574Clay ELO
35 yrs · 182 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWWLWWLW
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 17 May 2010
clay
GER
Angelique Kerber
38 yrs · 173 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLLLLLW
Hercog P.
6-2 6-3
Kerber A.
Hercog P.
662
Kerber A.
23–

Polona Hercog defeated Angelique Kerber 6-2 6-3 in the Warsaw round of 32 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Angelique Kerber came in leading the head-to-head 3–2. Polona Hercog narrowed the head-to-head to 3–3.

Key context

Head to head

2–3
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2019-09-30BeijingR32hardPolona Hercog6-4 6-2
2019-01-14Australian OpenR128hardAngelique Kerber6-2 6-2
2016-08-29US OpenR128hardAngelique Kerber6-0 1-0 RET
2011-02-28MonterreyR32hardPolona Hercog6-3 6-3
2010-10-18LuxembourgQFhardAngelique Kerber6-4 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Hercog P.serving67% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Kerber A.

Kerber 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.Kerber A.
1st serve in·Slight edge
58%
65%
1st serve points won·Even
65%
62%
2nd serve points won·Even
48%
47%
Service points won·Even
58%
57%
Return points won·Even
43%
45%
Break points saved·Even
57%
57%
Aces / match·Clear edge
3.1
1.4
Double faults / match·Slight edge
3.6
3.3

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 198). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Hercog P.Kerber A.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
47
87
Break points saved·Clear edge
68
91
Break points won·Clear edge
75
95
Deciding sets·Dominant
44
86
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
69
90

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

Freshness

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

Hercog P.: 19 days rest. Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Dulgheru A.
Zheng J.
6-36-4
Semi-finals
Dulgheru A.
Li N.
6-43-66-4
Zheng J.
Arn G.
6-47-5
Quarter-finals
Zheng J.
Wozniacki C.
6-30-0
Arn G.
Bondarenko A.
5-76-46-4
Li N.
Errani S.
6-26-1
Dulgheru A.
Pironkova T.
6-47-5
R16
Arn G.
Koukalova K.
6-46-4
Li N.
Piter K.
6-06-3
Errani S.
Rybarikova M.
7-676-3
Dulgheru A.
Bacsinszky T.
6-26-4
Pironkova T.
Dementieva E.
7-54-66-4
Bondarenko A.
Strycova B.
6-26-4
Wozniacki C.
Hercog P.
2-66-36-4
Zheng J.
Garbin T.
6-16-1
R32
Zheng J.
Govortsova O.
6-15-77-5
Hercog P.
Kerber A.
6-26-3
Garbin T.
Benesova I.
6-36-4
Koukalova K.
Bartoli M.
4-66-16-2
Arn G.
Martic P.
7-56-756-3
Strycova B.
Klepac A.
6-36-1
Bondarenko A.
Vinci R.
6-36-1
Rybarikova M.
Oudin M.
6-06-2
Errani S.
Jovanovski B.
6-16-0
Piter K.
Domachowska M.
7-634-67-5
Li N.
Olaru R.
7-646-0
Dulgheru A.
Bondarenko K.
6-36-1
Bacsinszky T.
Begu I.
6-06-2
Pironkova T.
Wozniak A.
6-46-1