Polona Hercog vs Karin Knapp — Palermo Round of 32

Palermo · WTA · Round of 32
Polona Hercog
SLO
Polona Hercog
#228WTA
1590ELO
1574Clay ELO
35 yrs · 182 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WLLLWWLWWL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 11 July 2011
clay
ITA
Karin Knapp
39 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWLLWWLL
Hercog P.
5-7 6-4 6-2
Knapp K.
Hercog P.
5662
Knapp K.
7421

Polona Hercog defeated Karin Knapp 5-7 6-4 6-2 in the Palermo round of 32 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Karin Knapp came in leading the head-to-head 2–0. Polona Hercog claimed a first win over Karin Knapp in three meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2015-07-20Bad GasteinQFclayKarin Knapp7-6(5) 7-5
2014-05-19NurembergR16clayKarin Knapp6-3 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Hercog P.serving69% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Knapp K.

Knapp K.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.Knapp K.
1st serve in·Even
58%
59%
1st serve points won·Even
65%
64%
2nd serve points won·Even
48%
44%
Service points won·Even
58%
56%
Return points won·Even
43%
44%
Break points saved·Even
57%
53%
Aces / match·Even
3.1
2.9
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.6
5.0

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 153). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Hercog P.Knapp K.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
47
24
Break points saved·Dominant
68
33
Break points won·Slight edge
75
66
Deciding sets·Slight edge
44
34
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
69
75

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

Freshness

Recent load
Hercog P.Knapp K.
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
Weather
33°CClear
Wind 11 km/hHumidity 36%

Draw

Final
Medina Garrigues A.
Hercog P.
6-36-2
Semi-finals
Hercog P.
Pennetta F.
6-26-2
Medina Garrigues A.
Cetkovska P.
7-56-3
Quarter-finals
Pennetta F.
Pironkova T.
6-26-2
Hercog P.
Koukalova K.
6-16-1
Cetkovska P.
Errani S.
5-76-37-64
Medina Garrigues A.
Begu I.
6-21-66-0
R16
Cetkovska P.
Amanmuradova A.
6-26-4
Medina Garrigues A.
Arruabarrena L.
6-17-5
Begu I.
Vinci R.
6-46-3
Errani S.
Parmentier P.
7-56-1
Hercog P.
Brianti A.
6-26-4
Koukalova K.
Mijacika A.
7-54-66-3
Pironkova T.
Cirstea S.
2-66-16-1
Pennetta F.
Johansson M.
4-67-57-5
R32
Pironkova T.
Tatishvili A.
6-27-5
Arruabarrena L.
Dentoni C.
6-37-65
Begu I.
Camerin M.
6-27-5
Vinci R.
Karatantcheva S.
6-27-5
Amanmuradova A.
Gojnea M.
7-646-2
Cetkovska P.
Bovina E.
6-17-5
Hercog P.
Knapp K.
5-76-46-2
Brianti A.
Albano S.
6-16-0
Mijacika A.
Daniilidou E.
3-66-36-3
Koukalova K.
Pivovarova A.
0-66-16-1
Cirstea S.
Hlavackova A.
6-36-2
Johansson M.
Rezai A.
7-656-1
Pennetta F.
Grymalska A.
6-46-1
Errani S.
Kulikova R.
6-16-3
Parmentier P.
Craybas J.
6-43-66-4
Medina Garrigues A.
Floris A.
6-36-3