Alexandra Dulgheru vs Polona Hercog — Brussels Round of 32

Brussels · WTA · Round of 32
ROU
Alexandra Dulgheru
37 yrs · 172 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WWLLLLLLWL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 16 May 2011
clay
Polona Hercog
SLO
Polona Hercog
#224WTA
1590ELO
1574Clay ELO
35 yrs · 182 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWWLWWLW
Dulgheru A.
2-6 6-4 6-2
Hercog P.
Dulgheru A.
2662
Hercog P.
6421

Alexandra Dulgheru defeated Polona Hercog 2-6 6-4 6-2 in the Brussels round of 32 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Polona Hercog came in leading the head-to-head 1–0. Alexandra Dulgheru claimed a first win over Polona Hercog in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2011-05-09RomeR64clayPolona Hercog6-1 7-5

Serve vs return

This season
Dulgheru A.serving60% hold

wins 54% of points on serve vs Hercog P.

Hercog P.serving67% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Dulgheru A.

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
Dulgheru A.Hercog P.
1st serve in·Clear edge
71%
58%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
57%
65%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
42%
48%
Service points won·Slight edge
53%
58%
Return points won·Even
45%
43%
Break points saved·Slight edge
52%
57%
Aces / match·Clear edge
0.9
3.1
Double faults / match·Even
3.9
3.6

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (157 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Dulgheru A.Hercog P.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
20
47
Break points saved·Dominant
21
68
Break points won·Clear edge
60
75
Deciding sets·Slight edge
52
44
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
53
69

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

Freshness

Recent load
Dulgheru A.Hercog P.
Freshness·
—
100

Hercog P.: 19 days rest. Higher means fresher. About

Draw

Final
Wozniacki C.
Peng S.
2-66-36-3
Semi-finals
Peng S.
Zvonareva V.
6-36-3
Wozniacki C.
Schiavone F.
6-44-66-3
Quarter-finals
Wozniacki C.
Wickmayer Y.
2-0
Zvonareva V.
Dulgheru A.
6-06-1
Peng S.
Arvidsson S.
6-26-4
Schiavone F.
Morita A.
6-26-3
R16
Arvidsson S.
Jankovic J.
3-66-36-3
Morita A.
Dellacqua C.
1-66-07-5
Wozniacki C.
Lepchenko V.
6-47-65
Zvonareva V.
Voskoboeva G.
2-66-46-3
Peng S.
Spears A.
6-26-0
Dulgheru A.
Koukalova K.
6-36-2
Wickmayer Y.
Van Uytvanck A.
7-626-4
Schiavone F.
Falconi I.
6-46-4
R32
Voskoboeva G.
Szavay A.
5-2
Lepchenko V.
Mestach A.
6-37-63
Van Uytvanck A.
Schnyder P.
6-32-66-2
Wickmayer Y.
Kanepi K.
6-14-67-5
Schiavone F.
Pironkova T.
6-27-5
Falconi I.
Ondraskova Z.
7-56-3
Morita A.
Zheng J.
6-44-66-1
Koukalova K.
Pervak K.
7-53-66-4
Dulgheru A.
Hercog P.
2-66-46-2
Dellacqua C.
Peer S.
6-15-76-3
Peng S.
Flipkens K.
6-01-66-3
Spears A.
Scheepers C.
6-36-1
Arvidsson S.
Vandeweghe C.
6-37-64
Jankovic J.
Rodionova A.
6-26-3