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
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 9 May 2011
clay
Polona Hercog
SLO
Polona Hercog
#228WTA
1590ELO
1574Clay ELO
35 yrs · 182 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WLLLWWLWWL
Stosur S.
6-3 6-4
Hercog P.
Stosur S.
662
Hercog P.
34–

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.

Serve vs return

This season
Stosur S.serving71% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Hercog P.

Hercog P.serving75% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Stosur S.

Serve advantage — Hercog P.

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
Stosur S.Hercog P.
1st serve in·Even
61%
58%
1st serve points won·Even
65%
65%
2nd serve points won·Even
45%
48%
Service points won·Even
58%
58%
Return points won·Even
41%
43%
Break points saved·Even
57%
57%
Aces / match·Slight edge
4.0
3.1
Double faults / match·Slight edge
4.0
3.6

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·Even
45
47
Break points saved·Clear edge
85
68
Break points won·Clear edge
61
75
Deciding sets·Even
45
44
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
47
69

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·
—
100

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

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast
Weather
19°CClear
Wind 23 km/hHumidity 37%

Draw

Final
Sharapova M.
Stosur S.
6-26-4
Semi-finals
Sharapova M.
Wozniacki C.
7-56-3
Stosur S.
Li N.
7-666-0
Quarter-finals
Sharapova M.
Azarenka V.
4-63-0
Wozniacki C.
Jankovic J.
6-31-66-3
Li N.
Arn G.
6-36-1
Stosur S.
Schiavone F.
6-26-4
R16
Arn G.
Vesnina E.
3-67-637-63
Wozniacki C.
Wickmayer Y.
6-17-64
Schiavone F.
Hantuchova D.
3-66-27-5
Stosur S.
Hercog P.
6-36-4
Li N.
Gajdosova J.
6-26-1
Sharapova M.
Peer S.
6-26-2
Azarenka V.
Pavlyuchenkova A.
6-44-66-2
Jankovic J.
Medina Garrigues A.
6-42-66-2
R32
Pavlyuchenkova A.
Dushevina V.
7-56-4
Azarenka V.
Errani S.
6-16-2
Wozniacki C.
Rodionova A.
6-26-0
Gajdosova J.
Mattek Sands B.
6-26-4
Jankovic J.
Safarova L.
6-06-3
Medina Garrigues A.
Bartoli M.
6-46-3
Wickmayer Y.
Ivanovic A.
2-67-646-3
Hercog P.
Petkovic A.
6-46-3
Hantuchova D.
Oprandi R.
7-56-1
Schiavone F.
Mchale C.
6-36-1
Arn G.
Brianti A.
6-46-4
Li N.
Dominguez Lino L.
6-46-2
Stosur S.
Benesova I.
6-17-5
Vesnina E.
Radwanska A.
3-66-26-1
Sharapova M.
Makarova K.
6-16-1
Peer S.
Kleybanova A.
6-37-5
R64
Ivanovic A.
Petrova N.
6-03-0
Medina Garrigues A.
Schnyder P.
6-36-2
Errani S.
Vinci R.
6-21-0
Dushevina V.
Morita A.
6-36-1
Pavlyuchenkova A.
Scheepers C.
6-37-5
Peer S.
Jovanovski B.
3-66-06-4
Kleybanova A.
Lepchenko V.
6-26-2
Mattek Sands B.
Pennetta F.
6-44-66-3
Hercog P.
Dulgheru A.
6-17-5
Gajdosova J.
Dentoni C.
6-16-2
Makarova K.
Martinez Sanchez M.
6-05-76-4
Hantuchova D.
Pironkova T.
6-46-2
Oprandi R.
Kanepi K.
7-53-66-1
Petkovic A.
Kirilenko M.
7-56-1
Vesnina E.
Paszek T.
6-46-4
Safarova L.
Date Krumm K.
7-56-2
Rodionova A.
Shvedova Y.
6-46-4
Wickmayer Y.
Kerber A.
4-66-36-3
Bartoli M.
Parra Santonja A.
6-26-3
Mchale C.
Peng S.
6-32-67-67
Brianti A.
Zheng J.
6-47-5
Arn G.
Kuznetsova S.
3-67-647-69
Benesova I.
Dulko G.
6-26-1
Dominguez Lino L.
Strycova B.
6-10-67-64