Polona Hercog vs Flavia Pennetta — Palermo Semi-final

Palermo · WTA · Semi-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, 11 July 2011
clay
ITA
Flavia Pennetta
44 yrs · 172 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WLLLWLLWWW
Hercog P.
6-2 6-2
Pennetta F.
Hercog P.
662
Pennetta F.
22–

Polona Hercog defeated Flavia Pennetta 6-2 6-2 in the Palermo semi-final on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Flavia Pennetta came in leading the head-to-head 1–0, defending last year's final. Polona Hercog claimed a first win over Flavia Pennetta in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2010-05-24Roland GarrosR32clayFlavia Pennetta6-3 6-0

Serve vs return

This season
Hercog P.serving67% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Pennetta F.

Pennetta F.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.Pennetta F.
1st serve in·Even
58%
54%
1st serve points won·Even
65%
65%
2nd serve points won·Even
48%
47%
Service points won·Even
58%
57%
Return points won·Even
43%
45%
Break points saved·Even
57%
57%
Aces / match·Even
3.1
3.2
Double faults / match·Even
3.6
3.5

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 188). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Hercog P.Pennetta F.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
47
71
Break points saved·Clear edge
68
83
Break points won·Clear edge
75
89
Deciding sets·Dominant
44
69
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
69
78

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

Freshness

Recent load
Hercog P.Pennetta F.
Freshness·
100
—

Hercog P.: 20 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