Polona Hercog vs Tsvetana Pironkova — Bastad Quarter-final

Bastad · WTA · Quarter-final
Polona Hercog
SLO
Polona Hercog
#228WTA
1590ELO
1574Clay ELO
35 yrs · 182 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WLLLWWLWWL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 16 July 2012
clay
BUL
Tsvetana Pironkova
38 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWLLWLLW
Hercog P.
3-6 7-5 6-4
Pironkova T.
Hercog P.
3762
Pironkova T.
6541

Polona Hercog defeated Tsvetana Pironkova 3-6 7-5 6-4 in the Bastad quarter-final on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Tsvetana Pironkova came in leading the head-to-head 2–0, but Polona Hercog had been the form player, winning 2 of their last 4 on clay. Polona Hercog claimed a first win over Tsvetana Pironkova in three meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2012-02-13DohaR64hardTsvetana Pironkova6-0 6-4
2008-05-19IstanbulR32clayTsvetana Pironkova6-4 7-5

Serve vs return

This season
Hercog P.serving69% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Pironkova T.

Pironkova T.serving67% hold

wins 57% 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
Hercog P.Pironkova T.
1st serve in·Even
58%
58%
1st serve points won·Even
65%
63%
2nd serve points won·Even
48%
46%
Service points won·Even
58%
56%
Return points won·Even
43%
44%
Break points saved·Even
57%
53%
Aces / match·Slight edge
3.1
2.2
Double faults / match·Dominant
3.6
1.9

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Hercog P.Pironkova T.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
47
20
Break points saved·Clear edge
68
46
Break points won·Even
75
78
Deciding sets·Dominant
44
7
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
69
61

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

Freshness

Recent load
Hercog P.Pironkova T.
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