Polona Hercog vs Varvara LepchenkoCharleston Round of 32

Charleston · WTA · Round of 32
#228WTA
1590ELO
1574Clay ELO
35 yrs · 182 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WLLLWWLWWL
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 2 April 2012
clay
#172WTA
1578ELO
1533Clay ELO
40 yrs · 180 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLWWLLWL
Hercog P.
6-3 6-2
Lepchenko V.
Hercog P.
662
Lepchenko V.
32

Polona Hercog defeated Varvara Lepchenko 6-3 6-2 in the Charleston round of 32 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Varvara Lepchenko came in ranked #172, leading the head-to-head 2–1, defending last year's round of 64. Polona Hercog narrowed the head-to-head to 2–2.

Key context

Head to head

12
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2017-07-03WimbledonR64grassPolona Hercog6-7(2) 6-2 6-2
2016-06-06's HertogenboschR32grassVarvara Lepchenko6-4 4-0 RET
2013-01-14Australian OpenR128hardVarvara Lepchenko6-4 6-1

Serve vs return

This season
Hercog P.serving71% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Lepchenko V.

Lepchenko V.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
1st serve in·Slight edge
58%
66%
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%
43%
Break points saved·Even
57%
56%
Aces / match·Even
3.1
2.8
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.6
2.4

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Even
47
48
Break points saved·Even
68
64
Break points won·Slight edge
75
65
Deciding sets·Dominant
44
74
Tiebreaks·Dominant
69
39

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

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·Dominant
80
44

Hercog P.: 1 day rest · 1 match, 26 games (7d) · Lepchenko V.: 1 day rest · 6 matches, 149 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast
Weather
27°CClear
Wind 20 km/hHumidity 55%

Draw