Polona Hercog vs Nadia Petrova — Charleston Quarter-final

Charleston · 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, 2 April 2012
clay
RUS
Nadia Petrova
44 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Hercog P.
6-1 6-2
Petrova N.
Hercog P.
662
Petrova N.
12–

Polona Hercog defeated Nadia Petrova 6-1 6-2 in the Charleston quarter-final on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Nadia Petrova came in defending last year's round of 16. Polona Hercog extended the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

Head to head

1–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2011-08-29US OpenR64hardNadia Petrova6-2 6-4
2011-08-22New HavenR32hardPolona Hercog7-5 7-5

Serve vs return

This season
Hercog P.serving69% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Petrova N.

Petrova N.serving73% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Hercog P.

Serve advantage — Petrova N.

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%
56%
1st serve points won·Even
65%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
48%
46%
Service points won·Even
58%
59%
Return points won·Even
43%
44%
Break points saved·Even
57%
53%
Aces / match·Dominant
3.1
6.3
Double faults / match·Slight edge
3.6
3.3

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 79). 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.: 19 days rest. Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

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

Draw

Final
Williams S.
Safarova L.
6-06-1
Semi-finals
Safarova L.
Hercog P.
6-06-0
Williams S.
Stosur S.
6-16-1
Quarter-finals
Williams S.
Lisicki S.
4-1
Hercog P.
Petrova N.
6-16-2
Stosur S.
Williams V.
6-34-66-3
Safarova L.
Zvonareva V.
6-36-3
R16
Safarova L.
Wozniak A.
6-26-746-1
Stosur S.
Voskoboeva G.
6-34-66-2
Hercog P.
Bartoli M.
6-41-66-4
Zvonareva V.
Voegele S.
5-76-36-4
Petrova N.
Pavlyuchenkova A.
6-16-4
Williams S.
Erakovic M.
6-26-2
Williams V.
Rodionova A.
7-56-2
Lisicki S.
Shvedova Y.
7-56-4
R32
Lisicki S.
Hlavackova A.
2-66-36-4
Safarova L.
Lucic M.
6-26-0
Bartoli M.
Dushevina V.
6-26-736-4
Williams S.
Vesnina E.
6-36-4
Stosur S.
Hampton J.
6-07-5
Voskoboeva G.
Ormaechea P.
6-26-3
Rodionova A.
Medina Garrigues A.
7-56-3
Williams V.
Jankovic J.
7-56-0
Erakovic M.
Tatishvili A.
7-56-3
Shvedova Y.
Wickmayer Y.
6-27-62
Wozniak A.
Strycova B.
7-656-2
Voegele S.
Hradecka L.
6-46-4
Zvonareva V.
Bondarenko K.
6-16-1
Pavlyuchenkova A.
Daniilidou E.
3-66-46-4
Petrova N.
Craybas J.
2-67-666-2
Hercog P.
Lepchenko V.
6-36-2
R64
Craybas J.
Amanmuradova A.
7-627-66
Voskoboeva G.
Dokic J.
4-3
Hradecka L.
Radwanska U.
6-16-4
Voegele S.
Gajdosova J.
6-42-66-4
Hlavackova A.
Falconi I.
6-17-5
Hampton J.
Stephens S.
7-57-61
Dushevina V.
Chan Y.
6-47-65
Lepchenko V.
Yakimova A.
6-25-76-2
Hercog P.
Date Krumm K.
6-46-3
Petrova N.
Duque Marino M.
6-16-2
Daniilidou E.
Kudryavtseva A.
6-36-4
Bondarenko K.
Govortsova O.
2-66-26-4
Ormaechea P.
Scheepers C.
6-11-66-4
Medina Garrigues A.
Oudin M.
6-44-66-0
Rodionova A.
Czink M.
6-22-66-1
Williams V.
Benesova I.
6-46-3
Vesnina E.
Dubois S.
7-6107-5
Tatishvili A.
Rus A.
1-66-46-4
Erakovic M.
Pliskova K.
6-26-4
Wickmayer Y.
King V.
6-46-3
Wozniak A.
Mchale C.
7-55-76-4
Strycova B.
Giorgi C.
6-16-3
Lucic M.
Minella M.
7-57-5
Shvedova Y.
Panova A.
6-06-4