Polona Hercog vs Nadia Petrova — New Haven Round of 32

New Haven · WTA · Round of 32
Polona Hercog
SLO
Polona Hercog
#228WTA
1590ELO
1524Hard ELO
35 yrs · 182 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WLLLWWLWWL
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 22 August 2011
hard
RUS
Nadia Petrova
44 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLLWWLLW
Hercog P.
7-5 7-5
Petrova N.
Hercog P.
772
Petrova N.
55–

Polona Hercog defeated Nadia Petrova 7-5 7-5 in the New Haven round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Nadia Petrova came in defending last year's final. Polona Hercog extended the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

Head to head

1–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2012-04-02CharlestonQFclayPolona Hercog6-1 6-2
2011-08-29US OpenR64hardNadia Petrova6-2 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Hercog P.serving75% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Petrova N.

Petrova N.serving77% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Hercog P.

Even serve battle

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.Petrova N.
1st serve in·Even
58%
57%
1st serve points won·Even
65%
68%
2nd serve points won·Even
48%
46%
Service points won·Even
58%
59%
Return points won·Even
43%
43%
Break points saved·Even
57%
53%
Aces / match·Clear edge
3.1
5.6
Double faults / match·Slight edge
3.6
3.2

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 120). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Hercog P.Petrova N.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
47
68
Break points saved·Clear edge
68
85
Break points won·Slight edge
75
80
Deciding sets·Dominant
44
75
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
69
62

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

Freshness

Recent load
Hercog P.Petrova N.
Freshness·
100
—

Hercog P.: 20 days rest. Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Wozniacki C.
Cetkovska P.
6-46-1
Semi-finals
Cetkovska P.
Li N.
6-25-77-69
Wozniacki C.
Schiavone F.
7-626-3
Quarter-finals
Wozniacki C.
Mchale C.
7-56-3
Li N.
Pavlyuchenkova A.
6-43-66-2
Cetkovska P.
Bartoli M.
7-57-5
Schiavone F.
Medina Garrigues A.
W/O
R16
Li N.
Kirilenko M.
6-47-64
Pavlyuchenkova A.
Vinci R.
6-26-4
Bartoli M.
Koukalova K.
6-22-66-1
Cetkovska P.
Radwanska A.
6-45-76-3
Medina Garrigues A.
Vesnina E.
6-27-65
Schiavone F.
Niculescu M.
6-26-1
Mchale C.
Suarez Navarro C.
6-26-2
Wozniacki C.
Hercog P.
6-36-0
R32
Pavlyuchenkova A.
Dushevina V.
3-66-46-3
Hercog P.
Petrova N.
7-57-5
Suarez Navarro C.
Benesova I.
6-36-2
Mchale C.
Kuznetsova S.
7-56-3
Schiavone F.
Dulgheru A.
6-16-2
Niculescu M.
Pironkova T.
6-36-2
Medina Garrigues A.
Pervak K.
6-27-64
Vesnina E.
Jankovic J.
6-42-66-4
Radwanska A.
Makarova K.
6-16-2
Cetkovska P.
Morita A.
6-26-2
Koukalova K.
Pennetta F.
7-56-2
Bartoli M.
Rodionova A.
6-16-4
Vinci R.
Hradecka L.
3-66-36-3
Kirilenko M.
Errani S.
7-57-5