Polona Hercog vs Aravane Rezai — Bastad Round of 16

Bastad · WTA · Round of 16
Polona Hercog
SLO
Polona Hercog
#228WTA
1590ELO
1574Clay ELO
35 yrs · 182 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WLLLWWLWWL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 4 July 2011
clay
FRA
Aravane Rezai
39 yrs · 165 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWLLLWLL
Hercog P.
3-6 6-4 7-6
Rezai A.
Hercog P.
36772
Rezai A.
64641

Polona Hercog defeated Aravane Rezai 3-6 6-4 7-6 in the Bastad round of 16 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Aravane Rezai came in leading the head-to-head 2–0, defending the title, but Polona Hercog had been the form player, winning 2 of their last 4 on clay. Polona Hercog claimed a first win over Aravane Rezai in three meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2010-09-27TokyoR64hardAravane Rezai6-2 7-5
2009-05-25Roland GarrosR64clayAravane Rezai3-6 6-4 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Hercog P.serving77% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Rezai A.

Rezai A.serving62% hold

wins 55% of points on serve vs Hercog P.

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
Hercog P.Rezai A.
1st serve in·Even
58%
56%
1st serve points won·Even
65%
64%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
48%
42%
Service points won·Even
58%
54%
Return points won·Even
43%
40%
Break points saved·Slight edge
57%
52%
Aces / match·Even
3.1
3.0
Double faults / match·Dominant
3.6
5.7

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 48). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Hercog P.Rezai A.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
47
21
Break points saved·Dominant
68
43
Break points won·Clear edge
75
57
Deciding sets·Clear edge
44
32
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
69
55

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

Freshness

Recent load
Hercog P.Rezai A.
Freshness·
80
—

Hercog P.: 1 day rest · 1 match, 26 games (7d). 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