Sara Errani vs Polona Hercog — Cincinnati Round of 32

Cincinnati · WTA · Round of 32
ITA
Sara Errani
39 yrs · 164 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLLWLLLL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 12 August 2013
hard
Polona Hercog
SLO
Polona Hercog
#228WTA
1590ELO
1524Hard ELO
35 yrs · 182 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WLLLWWLWWL
Errani S.
6-4 5-7 6-4
Hercog P.
Errani S.
6562
Hercog P.
4741

Sara Errani defeated Polona Hercog 6-4 5-7 6-4 in the Cincinnati round of 32 on hard. The result followed the form book — Sara Errani came in leading the head-to-head 2–0, defending last year's round of 16. Sara Errani extended the head-to-head to 3–0.

Key context

  • Match story: Sara Errani edged a tight contest from start to finish — 6–4 5–7 6–4.

Head to head

2–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2011-10-10LinzR32hardSara Errani6-0 6-3
2009-04-06MarbellaR16claySara Errani6-0 7-6(7)

Serve vs return

This season
Errani S.serving62% hold

wins 55% of points on serve vs Hercog P.

Hercog P.serving64% hold

wins 56% of points on serve vs Errani S.

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
Errani S.Hercog P.
1st serve in·Clear edge
78%
58%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
55%
65%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
42%
48%
Service points won·Slight edge
52%
58%
Return points won·Slight edge
48%
43%
Break points saved·Slight edge
49%
57%
Aces / match·Clear edge
0.3
3.1
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.1
3.6

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Errani S.Hercog P.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
36
47
Break points saved·Dominant
8
68
Break points won·Clear edge
98
75
Deciding sets·Dominant
78
44
Tiebreaks·Dominant
34
69

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

Freshness

Recent load
Errani S.Hercog P.
Freshness·
—
80

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

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Weather
27°CPartly cloudy
Wind 10 km/hHumidity 62%

Draw

Final
Azarenka V.
Williams S.
2-66-27-66
Semi-finals
Azarenka V.
Jankovic J.
4-66-26-3
Williams S.
Li N.
7-57-5
Quarter-finals
Li N.
Radwanska A.
W/O
Williams S.
Halep S.
6-06-4
Jankovic J.
Vinci R.
6-06-4
Azarenka V.
Wozniacki C.
6-37-65
R16
Radwanska A.
Vesnina E.
6-06-2
Li N.
Kerber A.
6-46-4
Jankovic J.
Stephens S.
3-67-57-5
Wozniacki C.
Kvitova P.
3-66-26-3
Azarenka V.
Rybarikova M.
6-36-4
Williams S.
Barthel M.
6-46-1
Halep S.
Stosur S.
6-44-66-2
Vinci R.
Errani S.
6-46-3
R32
Halep S.
Bartoli M.
3-66-46-1
Stosur S.
Hampton J.
6-37-63
Barthel M.
Kirilenko M.
6-46-4
Williams S.
Bouchard E.
4-66-26-2
Azarenka V.
King V.
6-17-66
Vesnina E.
Williams V.
6-25-76-2
Jankovic J.
Makarova K.
2-66-36-3
Vinci R.
Petkovic A.
6-46-736-3
Errani S.
Hercog P.
6-45-76-4
Rybarikova M.
Cornet A.
3-67-57-5
Wozniacki C.
Niculescu M.
6-46-3
Kvitova P.
Erakovic M.
6-46-776-3
Stephens S.
Sharapova M.
2-67-656-3
Li N.
Davis L.
4-66-16-1
Kerber A.
Kleybanova A.
7-636-2
Radwanska A.
Lepchenko V.
6-46-0
R64
Davis L.
Koukalova K.
7-637-61
Wozniacki C.
Peng S.
6-16-1
Kleybanova A.
Arvidsson S.
4-66-47-67
King V.
Mladenovic K.
6-36-4
Rybarikova M.
Goerges J.
6-24-66-4
Cornet A.
Ivanovic A.
2-67-686-4
Bouchard E.
Puig M.
6-36-4
Barthel M.
Safarova L.
6-36-4
Kirilenko M.
Tatishvili A.
4-67-647-64
Stosur S.
Kuznetsova S.
6-17-5
Niculescu M.
Wickmayer Y.
6-16-2
Erakovic M.
Suarez Navarro C.
6-36-4
Stephens S.
Martic P.
6-23-66-3
Makarova K.
Beck A.
6-36-2
Jankovic J.
Lisicki S.
7-655-76-2
Vinci R.
Mattek Sands B.
6-45-76-3
Hampton J.
Pavlyuchenkova A.
7-54-66-3
Halep S.
Hsieh S.
6-756-16-2
Lepchenko V.
Pennetta F.
6-22-66-2
Petkovic A.
Hantuchova D.
2-66-46-1
Hercog P.
Cibulkova D.
6-26-4
Williams V.
Cepelova J.
6-46-1
Vesnina E.
Flipkens K.
3-66-16-3
Kerber A.
Knapp K.
6-766-06-1