Polona Hercog vs Klara Koukalova — Palermo Quarter-final

Palermo · WTA · Quarter-final
Polona Hercog
SLO
Polona Hercog
#224WTA
1590ELO
1574Clay ELO
35 yrs · 182 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 11 July 2011
clay
CZE
Klara Koukalova
44 yrs · 166 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Hercog P.
6-1 6-1
Koukalova K.
Hercog P.
662
Koukalova K.
11–

Polona Hercog defeated Klara Koukalova 6-1 6-1 in the Palermo quarter-final on clay. The result followed the form book — Polona Hercog came in leading the head-to-head 3–0. Polona Hercog extended the head-to-head to 4–0.

Key context

Head to head

3–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2014-05-19NurembergR32clayPolona Hercog1-6 6-2 6-1
2013-06-10NurembergR32clayPolona Hercog6-3 4-6 6-1
2009-07-13PragueR32clayPolona Hercog7-5 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Hercog P.serving69% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Koukalova K.

Koukalova K.serving60% hold

wins 54% 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.Koukalova K.
1st serve in·Even
58%
56%
1st serve points won·Even
65%
61%
2nd serve points won·Even
48%
44%
Service points won·Slight edge
58%
53%
Return points won·Even
43%
44%
Break points saved·Slight edge
57%
50%
Aces / match·Clear edge
3.1
1.1
Double faults / match·Dominant
3.6
5.6

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 76). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Hercog P.Koukalova K.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
47
18
Break points saved·Dominant
68
25
Break points won·Dominant
75
44
Deciding sets·Clear edge
44
56
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
70
55

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

Freshness

Recent load
Hercog P.Koukalova K.
Freshness·
100
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Hercog P.: 18 days rest. 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