Polona Hercog vs Johanna Larsson — Bastad Final

Bastad · WTA · Final
Polona Hercog
SLO
Polona Hercog
#228WTA
1590ELO
1574Clay ELO
35 yrs · 182 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WLLLWWLWWL
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 4 July 2011
clay
SWE
Johanna Larsson
37 yrs · 174 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWWLLWW
Hercog P.
6-4 7-5
Larsson J.
Hercog P.
672
Larsson J.
45–

Polona Hercog defeated Johanna Larsson 6-4 7-5 in the Bastad final on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Johanna Larsson came in defending last year's round of 32. Polona Hercog extended the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

Head to head

1–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2014-10-13LuxembourgR16hardJohanna Larsson6-7(8) 7-5 6-1
2011-06-20WimbledonR128grassPolona Hercog6-7(3) 6-3 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Hercog P.serving71% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Larsson J.

Larsson J.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

Statistics

This season
Hercog P.Larsson J.
1st serve in·Slight edge
58%
65%
1st serve points won·Even
65%
61%
2nd serve points won·Even
48%
46%
Service points won·Even
58%
56%
Return points won·Even
43%
43%
Break points saved·Even
57%
54%
Aces / match·Slight edge
3.1
1.9
Double faults / match·Even
3.6
3.4

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Hercog P.Larsson J.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
47
19
Break points saved·Dominant
68
30
Break points won·Clear edge
75
56
Deciding sets·Slight edge
44
35
Tiebreaks·Even
69
70

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

Freshness

Recent load
Hercog P.Larsson J.
Freshness·
100
—

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

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Hercog P.
Larsson J.
6-47-5
Semi-finals
Hercog P.
Strycova B.
6-24-67-5
Larsson J.
Arvidsson S.
6-36-1
Quarter-finals
Arvidsson S.
Martinez Sanchez M.
4-67-667-63
Larsson J.
Dominguez Lino L.
6-43-67-5
Hercog P.
Dolonc V.
6-26-4
Strycova B.
Pennetta F.
6-45-76-3
R16
Arvidsson S.
Wozniacki C.
2-61-0
Dolonc V.
Cirstea S.
6-36-3
Strycova B.
Yakimova A.
7-54-66-3
Pennetta F.
Kerber A.
6-26-3
Martinez Sanchez M.
Llagostera Vives N.
7-56-1
Dominguez Lino L.
Parra Santonja A.
7-56-1
Larsson J.
Dushevina V.
6-746-26-2
Hercog P.
Rezai A.
3-66-47-64
R32
Pennetta F.
Rogowska O.
6-27-5
Dominguez Lino L.
Allgurin E.
6-36-4
Arvidsson S.
Hlavackova A.
6-15-76-4
Martinez Sanchez M.
Benesova I.
6-26-0
Parra Santonja A.
Arefyeva T.
7-56-3
Llagostera Vives N.
Lim A.
4-66-26-2
Wozniacki C.
Cornet A.
6-46-4
Larsson J.
Kudryavtseva A.
6-36-1
Hercog P.
Tatishvili A.
7-56-3
Rezai A.
Amanmuradova A.
6-24-66-3
Cirstea S.
Lucic M.
7-52-67-5
Dolonc V.
Safarova L.
6-36-4
Strycova B.
Melander H.
6-26-3
Yakimova A.
Craybas J.
2-67-656-1
Kerber A.
Brazhnikova A.
6-26-2
Dushevina V.
Barthel M.
6-27-62