Polona Hercog vs Tatjana Maria — Prague Round of 32

Prague · WTA · Round of 32
Polona Hercog
SLO
Polona Hercog
#228WTA
1590ELO
1574Clay ELO
35 yrs · 182 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WLLLWWLWWL
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 12 July 2010
clay
Tatjana Maria
GER
Tatjana Maria
#76WTA
1703ELO
1585Clay ELO
38 yrs · 172 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WWWWWLWLWW
Hercog P.
6-4 6-2
Maria T.
Hercog P.
662
Maria T.
42–

Polona Hercog defeated Tatjana Maria 6-4 6-2 in the Prague round of 32 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Tatjana Maria came in ranked #76, defending last year's round of 32.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Hercog P.serving71% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Maria T.

Maria T.serving67% hold

wins 57% 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

Serve & return on clay

Hercog P.Maria T.
—
Serve
12
—
Return
16

Per-surface Serve / Return Rating (0–100, percentile within the clay field, opponent-adjusted over 52 weeks). About

Statistics

This season
Hercog P.Maria T.
1st serve in·Even
58%
56%
1st serve points won·Even
65%
65%
2nd serve points won·Even
48%
45%
Service points won·Even
58%
56%
Return points won·Even
43%
43%
Break points saved·Slight edge
57%
50%
Aces / match·Slight edge
3.1
3.8
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.6
2.5

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Hercog P.Maria T.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
47
13
Break points saved·Dominant
68
31
Break points won·Even
75
78
Deciding sets·Dominant
44
9
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
69
58

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

Freshness

Recent load
Hercog P.Maria T.
Freshness·Dominant
100
64

Hercog P.: 20 days rest · Maria T.: 1 day rest · 5 matches, 81 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast
Weather
32°CClear
Wind 8 km/hHumidity 39%

Draw

Final
Szavay A.
Strycova B.
6-21-66-2
Semi-finals
Strycova B.
Schnyder P.
6-26-0
Szavay A.
Hradecka L.
6-26-4
Quarter-finals
Schnyder P.
Tatishvili A.
2-66-27-5
Hradecka L.
Medina Garrigues A.
6-47-5
Strycova B.
Larsson J.
6-24-67-5
Szavay A.
Hercog P.
6-16-4
R16
Hercog P.
Dulgheru A.
W/O
Larsson J.
Safarova L.
W/O
Strycova B.
Pervak K.
2-66-46-2
Szavay A.
Benesova I.
6-17-5
Schnyder P.
Cornet A.
6-26-1
Tatishvili A.
Hrdinova E.
6-46-3
Medina Garrigues A.
Castano C.
6-46-2
Hradecka L.
Niculescu M.
6-16-2
R32
Dulgheru A.
Garbin T.
6-44-66-2
Larsson J.
Pliskova K.
6-46-4
Hercog P.
Maria T.
6-46-2
Benesova I.
Jugic Salkic M.
6-46-746-2
Szavay A.
Ungur L.
6-46-3
Niculescu M.
Bacsinszky T.
6-37-5
Hradecka L.
Voegele S.
7-666-2
Castano C.
Zahlavova S.
7-646-2
Medina Garrigues A.
Pliskova K.
6-16-3
Hrdinova E.
Lapushchenkova A.
7-56-0
Tatishvili A.
Rybarikova M.
0-67-57-5
Schnyder P.
Diyas Z.
6-726-46-1
Strycova B.
Hlavackova A.
6-26-4
Pervak K.
Chakvetadze A.
6-26-3
Safarova L.
Sevastova A.
6-47-5
Cornet A.
Paszek T.
7-646-736-4