Polona Hercog vs Lucie Safarova — Roland Garros Round of 64

Roland Garros · WTA · Round of 64
Polona Hercog
SLO
Polona Hercog
#224WTA
1590ELO
1574Clay ELO
35 yrs · 182 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWWLWWLW
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 24 May 2010
clay
CZE
Lucie Safarova
39 yrs · 177 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLWWWLWL
Hercog P.
6-1 6-2
Safarova L.
Hercog P.
662
Safarova L.
12–

Polona Hercog defeated Lucie Safarova 6-1 6-2 in the Roland Garros round of 64 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Lucie Safarova came in leading the head-to-head 5–1, defending last year's round of 64. Polona Hercog narrowed the head-to-head to 5–2.

Key context

Head to head

1–5
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2014-06-23WimbledonR64grassLucie Safarova7-6(7) 7-5
2014-04-28OeirasR16clayPolona Hercog6-3 4-6 6-2
2013-09-23TokyoR64hardLucie Safarova6-4 6-7(6) 7-6(2)
2013-06-10NurembergQFclayLucie Safarova7-6(5) 3-6 6-4
2012-04-02CharlestonSFclayLucie Safarova6-0 6-0
2011-08-08TorontoR64hardLucie Safarova6-3 4-6 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Hercog P.serving75% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Safarova L.

Safarova L.serving79% hold

wins 63% of points on serve vs Hercog P.

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
Hercog P.Safarova L.
1st serve in·Slight edge
58%
63%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
65%
70%
2nd serve points won·Even
48%
49%
Service points won·Even
58%
62%
Return points won·Even
43%
41%
Break points saved·Even
57%
61%
Aces / match·Clear edge
3.1
5.1
Double faults / match·Even
3.6
3.8

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Hercog P.Safarova L.
Clutch Rating·Even
47
44
Break points saved·Clear edge
68
89
Break points won·Dominant
75
50
Deciding sets·Even
44
47
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
70
50

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

Freshness

Recent load
Hercog P.Safarova L.
Freshness·
100
—

Hercog P.: 18 days rest. Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast
Weather
25°CClear
Wind 1 km/hHumidity 40%

Draw

Final
Schiavone F.
Stosur S.
6-47-62
Semi-finals
Schiavone F.
Dementieva E.
7-63
Stosur S.
Jankovic J.
6-16-2
Quarter-finals
Stosur S.
Williams S.
6-26-728-6
Jankovic J.
Shvedova Y.
7-56-4
Schiavone F.
Wozniacki C.
6-26-3
Dementieva E.
Petrova N.
2-66-26-0
R16
Dementieva E.
Scheepers C.
6-16-3
Wozniacki C.
Pennetta F.
7-656-746-2
Schiavone F.
Kirilenko M.
6-46-4
Shvedova Y.
Gajdosova J.
6-46-3
Jankovic J.
Hantuchova D.
6-46-2
Stosur S.
Henin J.
2-66-16-4
Williams S.
Peer S.
6-26-2
Petrova N.
Williams V.
6-46-3
R32
Stosur S.
Pivovarova A.
6-36-2
Hantuchova D.
Wickmayer Y.
7-56-3
Gajdosova J.
Rodionova A.
6-35-76-2
Shvedova Y.
Kleybanova A.
6-24-66-0
Schiavone F.
Li N.
6-46-2
Kirilenko M.
Kuznetsova S.
6-32-66-4
Wozniacki C.
Dulgheru A.
6-36-4
Dementieva E.
Wozniak A.
6-726-36-4
Williams S.
Pavlyuchenkova A.
6-11-66-2
Peer S.
Bartoli M.
7-676-2
Henin J.
Sharapova M.
6-23-66-3
Jankovic J.
Bondarenko A.
6-47-63
Williams V.
Cibulkova D.
6-36-4
Petrova N.
Rezai A.
6-726-410-8
Scheepers C.
Amanmuradova A.
6-36-3
Pennetta F.
Hercog P.
6-36-0
R64
Henin J.
Koukalova K.
6-36-3
Hantuchova D.
Govortsova O.
7-56-3
Amanmuradova A.
Larsson J.
7-666-2
Scheepers C.
Dulko G.
3-66-36-4
Rezai A.
Kerber A.
6-22-66-3
Petrova N.
Szavay A.
6-16-2
Cibulkova D.
Lepchenko V.
4-66-26-0
Williams V.
Parra Santonja A.
6-26-4
Wozniak A.
Bondarenko K.
6-46-1
Williams S.
Goerges J.
6-16-1
Pavlyuchenkova A.
Craybas J.
6-46-1
Peer S.
Mattek Sands B.
3-66-06-1
Bartoli M.
Sanchez O.
7-56-2
Sharapova M.
Flipkens K.
6-36-3
Pivovarova A.
Zheng J.
6-46-3
Stosur S.
De Los Rios R.
4-66-16-0
Jankovic J.
Kanepi K.
6-23-66-4
Bondarenko A.
Rybarikova M.
6-36-3
Wickmayer Y.
Bammer S.
7-641-67-5
Gajdosova J.
Date Krumm K.
6-06-3
Rodionova A.
Zvonareva V.
6-46-4
Kleybanova A.
Ivanovic A.
6-36-0
Shvedova Y.
Radwanska A.
7-56-3
Kuznetsova S.
Petkovic A.
4-67-56-4
Kirilenko M.
Meusburger Y.
6-36-3
Schiavone F.
Ferguson S.
6-26-2
Pennetta F.
Vinci R.
6-16-1
Hercog P.
Safarova L.
6-16-2
Dulgheru A.
Bacsinszky T.
6-46-2
Wozniacki C.
Garbin T.
6-36-1
Dementieva E.
Medina Garrigues A.
6-27-63
Li N.
Cohen Aloro S.
6-26-2
R128
Amanmuradova A.
Martinez Sanchez M.
6-26-4
Wozniak A.
Benesova I.
6-36-3
Govortsova O.
Suarez Navarro C.
7-696-1
Pavlyuchenkova A.
Cornet A.
6-46-2
Williams V.
Schnyder P.
6-36-3
Parra Santonja A.
Nara K.
6-26-2
Lepchenko V.
Mchale C.
7-56-3
Cibulkova D.
Ivanova E.
6-26-0
Petrova N.
Zhang S.
6-06-3
Szavay A.
Foretz Gacon S.
6-26-2
Kerber A.
Chakvetadze A.
5-77-626-4
Rezai A.
El Tabakh H.
6-16-1
Dulko G.
Azarenka V.
6-16-2
Scheepers C.
Johansson M.
6-26-4
Larsson J.
Sevastova A.
6-26-2
Bondarenko K.
Coin J.
6-16-2
Medina Garrigues A.
Oudin M.
7-56-2
Dementieva E.
Martic P.
6-16-1
Wozniacki C.
Kudryavtseva A.
6-06-3
Garbin T.
Barrois K.
1-67-676-3
Bacsinszky T.
Maria T.
6-26-3
Dulgheru A.
Hradecka L.
7-614-66-3
Safarova L.
Dokic J.
6-26-2
Hercog P.
Doi M.
6-36-0
Vinci R.
Razzano V.
7-56-2
Pennetta F.
Keothavong A.
6-26-2
Ferguson S.
Kvitova P.
1-66-26-2
Schiavone F.
Kulikova R.
5-76-36-4
Kirilenko M.
Sprem K.
7-656-4
Meusburger Y.
Feuerstein C.
7-646-3
Petkovic A.
Vesnina E.
4-66-16-4
Radwanska A.
Baltacha E.
6-07-5
Shvedova Y.
Errani S.
6-17-5
Ivanovic A.
Chang K.
6-36-3
Kleybanova A.
Koryttseva M.
6-26-1
Zvonareva V.
Brianti A.
6-36-1
Rodionova A.
Makarova K.
6-36-2
Gajdosova J.
Chan Y.
6-26-3
Date Krumm K.
Safina D.
3-66-47-5
Wickmayer Y.
Zahlavova S.
6-16-1
Bammer S.
Duque Marino M.
6-06-1
Hantuchova D.
Tanasugarn T.
6-16-1
Bondarenko A.
Dushevina V.
6-736-36-4
Rybarikova M.
Arvidsson S.
6-726-36-2
Kanepi K.
Parmentier P.
6-36-1
Jankovic J.
Molik A.
6-06-4
Stosur S.
Halep S.
7-56-1
De Los Rios R.
Strycova B.
7-626-3
Pivovarova A.
Olaru R.
6-46-3
Zheng J.
Bychkova E.
7-56-4
Henin J.
Pironkova T.
6-46-3
Koukalova K.
Srebotnik K.
7-634-66-2
Flipkens K.
Morita A.
6-16-4
Sharapova M.
Pervak K.
6-36-2
Bartoli M.
Camerin M.
6-26-3
Sanchez O.
Perry S.
7-646-0
Mattek Sands B.
King V.
6-26-2
Peer S.
Llagostera Vives N.
6-16-4
Craybas J.
Obrien K.
6-04-66-2
Goerges J.
Czink M.
6-26-3
Williams S.
Voegele S.
7-626-2
Li N.
Mladenovic K.
7-56-3
Cohen Aloro S.
Dubois S.
6-736-16-3
Kuznetsova S.
Cirstea S.[18]
6-36-1