Polona Hercog vs Kate MakarovaBeijing Round of 32

Beijing · WTA · Round of 32
#219WTA
1590ELO
1524Hard ELO
35 yrs · 182 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLLWWLWW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 1 October 2012 ·
hard
38 yrs · 178 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLLWWL
Hercog P.
7-6 3-6 7-6
Makarova K.
Hercog P.
7372
Makarova K.
6661

Polona Hercog defeated Kate Makarova 7-6 3-6 7-6 in the Beijing round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Kate Makarova came in leading the head-to-head 4–1, defending last year's round of 64. Polona Hercog narrowed the head-to-head to 4–2.

Key context

  • Match story: Polona Hercog closed it out in three sets, 7–6 3–6 7–6.

Head to head

14
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2015-08-10TorontoR32hardPolona Hercog6-2 6-7 7-5
2014-09-29BeijingR32hardKate Makarova7-5 6-0
2014-08-25US OpenR64hardKate Makarova6-1 6-2
2013-08-26US OpenR128hardKate Makarova6-2 6-4
2012-09-17SeoulR32hardKate Makarova6-4 6-1

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Slight edge
58%
65%
1st serve points won·Even
65%
64%
2nd serve points won·Even
48%
47%
Service points won·Even
58%
58%
Return points won·Even
43%
43%
Break points saved·Even
57%
56%
Aces / match·Slight edge
3.1
2.5
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.6
2.8

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Dominant
16
73
Break points saved·Dominant
27
57
Break points won·Clear edge
79
95
Deciding sets·Dominant
3
71
Tiebreaks·Dominant
1
73

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

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·
91

Hercog P.: 6 days rest · 1 match, 13 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast

Draw