Polona Hercog vs Catalina Castano — Budapest Round of 16

Budapest · WTA · Round of 16
Polona Hercog
SLO
Polona Hercog
#228WTA
1590ELO
1574Clay ELO
35 yrs · 182 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WLLLWWLWWL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 5 July 2010
clay
COL
Catalina Castano
47 yrs · 171 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLLLLWLL
Hercog P.
4-6 6-4 6-4
Castano C.
Hercog P.
4662
Castano C.
6441

Polona Hercog defeated Catalina Castano 4-6 6-4 6-4 in the Budapest round of 16 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Catalina Castano came in leading the head-to-head 1–0, but Polona Hercog had been the form player, winning 5 of their last 8 on clay. Polona Hercog claimed a first win over Catalina Castano in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2010-02-15BogotaR32clayCatalina Castano7-5 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Hercog P.serving62% hold

wins 55% of points on serve vs Castano C.

Castano C.serving58% hold

wins 53% 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.Castano C.
1st serve in·Even
58%
59%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
65%
59%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
48%
42%
Service points won·Slight edge
58%
52%
Return points won·Even
43%
47%
Break points saved·Slight edge
57%
52%
Aces / match·Slight edge
3.1
1.7
Double faults / match·Dominant
3.6
6.5

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 15). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Hercog P.Castano C.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
47
28
Break points saved·Clear edge
68
56
Break points won·Clear edge
75
55
Deciding sets·Even
44
40
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
69
50

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

Freshness

Recent load
Hercog P.Castano C.
Freshness·
100
—

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

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Szavay A.
Schnyder P.
6-26-4
Semi-finals
Schnyder P.
Ondraskova Z.
6-24-66-3
Szavay A.
Dulgheru A.
6-15-77-5
Quarter-finals
Dulgheru A.
Sevastova A.
6-716-27-64
Schnyder P.
Hercog P.
7-51-66-4
Szavay A.
Cornet A.
6-36-1
Ondraskova Z.
Medina Garrigues A.
7-51-66-4
R16
Medina Garrigues A.
Arn G.
7-56-3
Dulgheru A.
Chakvetadze A.
7-651-66-2
Schnyder P.
Kleybanova A.
6-46-3
Hercog P.
Castano C.
4-66-46-4
Ondraskova Z.
Vinci R.
6-46-0
Sevastova A.
Peng S.
6-16-1
Cornet A.
Bacsinszky T.
6-06-4
Szavay A.
Meusburger Y.
7-56-3
R32
Hercog P.
Klepac A.
6-16-2
Arn G.
Kustova D.
3-66-06-3
Medina Garrigues A.
Olaru R.
3-66-46-0
Vinci R.
Garbin T.
7-56-4
Kleybanova A.
Karatantcheva S.
7-56-4
Szavay A.
Kostanic Tosic J.
6-36-2
Ondraskova Z.
Cirstea S.
6-46-2
Schnyder P.
Tsurenko L.
6-36-3
Castano C.
Kucova K.
6-06-3
Peng S.
Njiric S.
6-16-3
Sevastova A.
Yakimova A.
3-66-26-2
Chakvetadze A.
Koryttseva M.
6-26-0
Meusburger Y.
Pochabova M.
6-47-5
Dulgheru A.
Zahlavova S.
6-26-3
Cornet A.
Benesova I.
4-66-46-0
Bacsinszky T.
Babos T.
6-46-2