Roberta Vinci vs Polona Hercog — Palermo Round of 16

Palermo · WTA · Round of 16
ITA
Roberta Vinci
43 yrs · 163 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWLWWWLW
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 8 July 2013
clay
Polona Hercog
SLO
Polona Hercog
#228WTA
1590ELO
1574Clay ELO
35 yrs · 182 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WLLLWWLWWL
Vinci R.
6-2 7-6
Hercog P.
Vinci R.
6772
Hercog P.
263–

Roberta Vinci defeated Polona Hercog 6-2 7-6 in the Palermo round of 16 on clay. The result followed the form book — Roberta Vinci came in leading the head-to-head 2–1, defending last year's round of 16. Roberta Vinci extended the head-to-head to 3–1.

Key context

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

Head to head

2–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2012-08-20DallasR16hardRoberta Vinci6-2 6-3
2011-06-13's HertogenboschR32grassRoberta Vinci6-4 6-2
2009-04-27FesR16clayPolona Hercog6-2 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Vinci R.serving67% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Hercog P.

Hercog P.serving71% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Vinci R.

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
Vinci R.Hercog P.
1st serve in·Even
59%
58%
1st serve points won·Even
63%
65%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
48%
Service points won·Even
56%
58%
Return points won·Even
43%
43%
Break points saved·Even
55%
57%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.4
3.1
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.0
3.6

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Vinci R.Hercog P.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
56
50
Break points saved·Even
64
68
Break points won·Even
72
75
Deciding sets·Clear edge
75
51
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
63
69

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

Freshness

Recent load
Vinci R.Hercog P.
Freshness·
—
80

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

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast
Weather
27°CClear
Wind 12 km/hHumidity 58%

Draw

Final
Vinci R.
Errani S.
6-33-66-3
Semi-finals
Vinci R.
Cabeza Candela E.
5-76-26-2
Errani S.
Koukalova K.
6-46-4
Quarter-finals
Cabeza Candela E.
Voracova R.
7-56-4
Errani S.
Soler Espinosa S.
6-46-0
Vinci R.
Dominguez Lino L.
6-16-4
Koukalova K.
Pfizenmaier D.
7-56-746-1
R16
Soler Espinosa S.
Lucic M.
6-21-0
Cabeza Candela E.
Mladenovic K.
6-32-67-66
Dominguez Lino L.
Burnett N.
7-54-66-3
Vinci R.
Hercog P.
6-27-63
Errani S.
Strycova B.
6-36-2
Koukalova K.
Knapp K.
6-34-66-4
Pfizenmaier D.
Medina Garrigues A.
6-16-1
Voracova R.
Dentoni C.
7-56-1
R32
Dominguez Lino L.
Dulgheru A.
5-1
Errani S.
Cohen J.
6-06-1
Soler Espinosa S.
Johansson M.
6-41-67-5
Knapp K.
Pereira T.
6-36-2
Vinci R.
Gatto Monticone G.
7-666-3
Hercog P.
Birnerova E.
6-46-1
Lucic M.
Duque Marino M.
6-36-3
Burnett N.
Zanevska M.
6-07-5
Mladenovic K.
Koehler M.
6-17-65
Strycova B.
Pliskova K.
6-46-4
Cabeza Candela E.
Matteucci A.
6-46-1
Dentoni C.
Garcia C.
5-76-46-4
Voracova R.
Begu I.
7-56-2
Pfizenmaier D.
Pliskova K.
7-57-5
Medina Garrigues A.
Barrois K.
6-44-66-2
Koukalova K.
Pennetta F.
6-22-66-3