Polona Hercog vs Dominika Cibulkova — Seoul Quarter-final

Seoul · WTA · Quarter-final
Polona Hercog
SLO
Polona Hercog
#228WTA
1590ELO
1524Hard ELO
35 yrs · 182 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WLLLWWLWWL
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 19 September 2011
hard
SVK
Dominika Cibulkova
37 yrs · 161 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLLWWLLL
Hercog P.
6-3 6-1
Cibulkova D.
Hercog P.
662
Cibulkova D.
31–

Polona Hercog defeated Dominika Cibulkova 6-3 6-1 in the Seoul quarter-final on hard. The result followed the form book — Polona Hercog came in defending last year's round of 32. Polona Hercog extended the head-to-head to 3–2.

Key context

Head to head

2–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2018-04-30RabatR32clayPolona Hercog2-6 7-5 6-4
2013-08-12CincinnatiR64hardPolona Hercog6-2 6-4
2011-10-17MoscowR32hardDominika Cibulkova6-3 7-6(3)
2011-06-20WimbledonR64grassDominika Cibulkova6-1 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Hercog P.serving71% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Cibulkova D.

Cibulkova D.serving73% hold

wins 60% 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.Cibulkova D.
1st serve in·Slight edge
58%
67%
1st serve points won·Even
65%
62%
2nd serve points won·Even
48%
48%
Service points won·Even
58%
57%
Return points won·Even
43%
45%
Break points saved·Even
57%
56%
Aces / match·Clear edge
3.1
0.9
Double faults / match·Even
3.6
3.5

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 199). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Hercog P.Cibulkova D.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
47
71
Break points saved·Slight edge
68
78
Break points won·Clear edge
75
87
Deciding sets·Dominant
44
72
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
69
83

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

Freshness

Recent load
Hercog P.Cibulkova D.
Freshness·
80
—

Hercog P.: 1 day rest · 1 match, 26 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Martinez Sanchez M.
Voskoboeva G.
7-607-62
Semi-finals
Martinez Sanchez M.
Koukalova K.
6-36-2
Voskoboeva G.
Hercog P.
6-16-4
Quarter-finals
Koukalova K.
King V.
6-24-66-1
Martinez Sanchez M.
Goerges J.
7-666-1
Voskoboeva G.
Dushevina V.
6-26-3
Hercog P.
Cibulkova D.
6-36-1
R16
Cibulkova D.
Shvedova Y.
7-640-0
Dushevina V.
Dulgheru A.
6-36-1
King V.
Bartoli M.
6-37-5
Hercog P.
Suarez Navarro C.
6-37-5
Voskoboeva G.
Benesova I.
6-46-4
Koukalova K.
Begu I.
6-16-1
Goerges J.
Daniilidou E.
6-47-5
Martinez Sanchez M.
Pliskova K.
7-656-2
R32
Benesova I.
Yakimova A.
6-36-2
Dulgheru A.
Rus A.
2-66-07-5
Dushevina V.
Schiavone F.
7-646-2
Cibulkova D.
Parra Santonja A.
6-37-5
Voskoboeva G.
Makarova K.
6-46-4
King V.
Date Krumm K.
6-26-2
Bartoli M.
Llagostera Vives N.
6-26-2
Daniilidou E.
Kim S.
4-66-27-5
Goerges J.
Sema Y.
6-16-1
Begu I.
Amanmuradova A.
6-16-3
Koukalova K.
Morita A.
6-36-4
Martinez Sanchez M.
Falconi I.
6-36-3
Hercog P.
Kucova Z.
6-06-2
Suarez Navarro C.
Birnerova E.
6-46-4
Shvedova Y.
Tanasugarn T.
6-26-0
Pliskova K.
Rottmann N.
6-17-5