Polona Hercog vs Julia Goerges — Bastad Round of 16

Bastad · WTA · Round of 16
Polona Hercog
SLO
Polona Hercog
#228WTA
1590ELO
1574Clay ELO
35 yrs · 182 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WLLLWWLWWL
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 16 July 2012
clay
GER
Julia Goerges
37 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLLWLWWL
Hercog P.
7-6 6-2
Goerges J.
Hercog P.
7762
Goerges J.
642–

Polona Hercog defeated Julia Goerges 7-6 6-2 in the Bastad round of 16 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Julia Goerges came in leading the head-to-head 5–1. Polona Hercog narrowed the head-to-head to 5–2.

Key context

  • Match story: Polona Hercog closed it out in two sets, 7–6 6–2.

Head to head

1–5
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2019-09-30BeijingR64hardPolona Hercog6-7(4) 7-6(5) 6-4
2019-08-05TorontoR64hardJulia Goerges6-3 1-6 7-6(5)
2018-01-01AucklandQFhardJulia Goerges6-4 6-4
2016-07-18BastadR32clayJulia Goerges6-7(7) 6-3 6-4
2012-01-16Australian OpenR128hardJulia Goerges6-3 7-6(3)
2010-10-11LinzR32hardJulia Goerges6-4 4-6 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Hercog P.serving75% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Goerges J.

Goerges J.serving79% hold

wins 63% 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.Goerges J.
1st serve in·Even
58%
56%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
65%
73%
2nd serve points won·Even
48%
48%
Service points won·Even
58%
62%
Return points won·Even
43%
41%
Break points saved·Even
57%
61%
Aces / match·Dominant
3.1
6.6
Double faults / match·Even
3.6
3.7

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Hercog P.Goerges J.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
47
58
Break points saved·Clear edge
68
86
Break points won·Clear edge
75
60
Deciding sets·Dominant
44
77
Tiebreaks·Dominant
69
42

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

Freshness

Recent load
Hercog P.Goerges J.
Freshness·
100
—

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

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Hercog P.
Johansson M.
0-66-47-5
Semi-finals
Hercog P.
Barthel M.
6-16-3
Johansson M.
Larsson J.
6-46-4
Quarter-finals
Hercog P.
Pironkova T.
3-67-56-4
Larsson J.
Koukalova K.
2-0
Barthel M.
Arvidsson S.
6-36-4
Johansson M.
Pavlyuchenkova A.
6-46-0
R16
Barthel M.
Bondarenko K.
6-27-5
Pavlyuchenkova A.
Soler Espinosa S.
6-46-0
Larsson J.
Medina Garrigues A.
6-46-4
Koukalova K.
Duque Marino M.
6-06-1
Arvidsson S.
Rus A.
6-47-5
Pironkova T.
Tsurenko L.
7-56-3
Hercog P.
Goerges J.
7-646-2
Johansson M.
Peer S.
6-23-66-2
R32
Larsson J.
Govortsova O.
7-664-3
Pavlyuchenkova A.
Mayr Achleitner P.
6-26-2
Soler Espinosa S.
Tatishvili A.
4-66-36-0
Peer S.
Dominguez Lino L.
6-42-0
Johansson M.
Craybas J.
6-46-1
Koukalova K.
Beck A.
2-66-36-4
Barthel M.
Bertens K.
6-36-2
Bondarenko K.
Witthoeft C.
6-27-65
Rus A.
Peterson R.
6-16-2
Arvidsson S.
Vinci R.
6-47-5
Tsurenko L.
Suarez Navarro C.
7-56-0
Pironkova T.
Hradecka L.
6-27-5
Hercog P.
Panova A.
7-57-5
Goerges J.
Strycova B.
6-26-2
Medina Garrigues A.
Robson L.
6-47-64
Duque Marino M.
Roma S.
7-56-1