Samantha Stosur vs Polona Hercog — Rome Round of 16

Rome · WTA · Round of 16
AUS
Samantha Stosur
42 yrs · 172 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLLLLLLL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 9 May 2011 ·
clay
Polona Hercog
SLO
Polona Hercog
#233WTA
1590ELO
1574Clay ELO
35 yrs · 182 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWLLLWWW
Stosur S.
6-3 6-4
Hercog P.
Stosur S.
662
Hercog P.
340

Samantha Stosur defeated Polona Hercog 6-3 6-4 in the Rome round of 16 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Polona Hercog came in defending last year's round of 32.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Statistics

This season
Stosur S.Hercog P.
1st serve in·Even
61%
59%
1st serve points won·Even
65%
66%
2nd serve points won·Even
45%
47%
Service points won·Even
58%
58%
Return points won·Even
41%
44%
Break points saved·Even
58%
55%
Aces / match·Slight edge
4.0
2.6
Double faults / match·Slight edge
3.9
3.3

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (197 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Stosur S.Hercog P.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
57
10
Break points saved·Dominant
64
25
Break points won·Even
76
73
Deciding sets·Dominant
63
5
Tiebreaks·Dominant
47
6

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

Freshness

Recent load
Stosur S.Hercog P.
Freshness·
—
93

Hercog P.: 4 days rest · 1 match, 18 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast

Draw