Polona Hercog vs Barbora Strycova — Bastad Semi-final

Bastad · WTA · Semi-final
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
CZE
Barbora Strycova
40 yrs · 164 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWLWLLLW
Hercog P.
6-2 4-6 7-5
Strycova B.
Hercog P.
6472
Strycova B.
2651

Polona Hercog defeated Barbora Strycova 6-2 4-6 7-5 in the Bastad semi-final on clay. The result followed the form book — Polona Hercog came in leading the head-to-head 3–1. Polona Hercog extended the head-to-head to 4–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Polona Hercog closed it out in three sets, 6–2 4–6 7–5.

Head to head

3–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2019-06-24EastbourneR64grassPolona Hercog7-6(3) 0-1 RET
2016-05-23Roland GarrosR64clayBarbora Strycova6-4 6-4
2011-02-28MonterreyR16hardPolona Hercog6-4 6-7(4) 6-2
2010-03-22MiamiR128hardPolona Hercog6-3 6-0

Serve vs return

This season
Hercog P.serving69% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Strycova B.

Strycova B.serving69% hold

wins 58% 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.Strycova B.
1st serve in·Slight edge
58%
65%
1st serve points won·Even
65%
62%
2nd serve points won·Even
48%
47%
Service points won·Even
58%
57%
Return points won·Even
43%
44%
Break points saved·Even
57%
55%
Aces / match·Slight edge
3.1
2.1
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.6
2.7

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Hercog P.Strycova B.
Clutch Rating·Even
47
49
Break points saved·Even
68
66
Break points won·Even
75
72
Deciding sets·Dominant
44
69
Tiebreaks·Dominant
69
39

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

Freshness

Recent load
Hercog P.Strycova B.
Freshness·
80
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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