Lucie Safarova vs Polona Hercog — Tokyo Round of 64
Tokyo · WTA · Round of 64
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 23 September 2013
hard
#228WTA
1590ELO
1524Hard ELO
35 yrs · 182 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WLLLWWLWWL
Safarova L.6-4 6-7 7-6
Hercog P.
Safarova L.
666772
Hercog P.
478621
Lucie Safarova defeated Polona Hercog 6-4 6-7 7-6 in the Tokyo round of 64 on hard. The result followed the form book — Lucie Safarova came in leading the head-to-head 4–2, defending last year's round of 16. Lucie Safarova extended the head-to-head to 5–2.
Key context
- Match story: Lucie Safarova edged Polona Hercog in three tight sets (6–4 6–7 7–6).
Head to head
4–2| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-06-23 | Wimbledon | R64 | grass | Lucie Safarova | 7-6(7) 7-5 |
| 2014-04-28 | Oeiras | R16 | clay | Polona Hercog | 6-3 4-6 6-2 |
| 2013-06-10 | Nuremberg | QF | clay | Lucie Safarova | 7-6(5) 3-6 6-4 |
| 2012-04-02 | Charleston | SF | clay | Lucie Safarova | 6-0 6-0 |
| 2011-08-08 | Toronto | R64 | hard | Lucie Safarova | 6-3 4-6 6-3 |
| 2010-05-24 | Roland Garros | R64 | clay | Polona Hercog | 6-1 6-2 |
Serve vs return
This seasonEven 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 season1st serve in·Slight edge
63%
58%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
70%
65%
2nd serve points won·Even
49%
48%
Service points won·Even
62%
58%
Return points won·Even
41%
43%
Break points saved·Even
61%
57%
Aces / match·Clear edge
5.1
3.1
Double faults / match·Even
3.8
3.6
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (198 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Slight edge
44
50
Break points saved·Clear edge
89
68
Break points won·Dominant
50
75
Deciding sets·Even
48
51
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
50
69
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Freshness
Recent loadFreshness·
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80
Hercog P.: 1 day rest · 1 match, 26 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About
Conditions
Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Weather
24°COvercast
Wind 25 km/hHumidity 52%
Draw
Quarter-finals
Kerber A.
Radwanska A.
6-46-4
Kvitova P.
Kuznetsova S.
6-46-1
Williams V.
Bouchard E.
6-36-746-3
Wozniacki C.
Safarova L.
2-66-36-2
R16
Williams V.
Halep S.
4-67-56-3
Kerber A.
Ivanovic A.
6-46-2
Radwanska A.
Cibulkova D.
6-36-4
Wozniacki C.
Rybarikova M.
6-16-1
Safarova L.
Stosur S.
6-46-4
Kvitova P.
Keys M.
6-26-2
Kuznetsova S.
Cirstea S.
7-636-1
Bouchard E.
Jankovic J.
7-56-2
R32
Stosur S.
Date Krumm K.
6-37-62
Bouchard E.
Stephens S.
5-77-676-3
Halep S.
Petkovic A.
7-646-3
Williams V.
Azarenka V.
6-26-4
Kvitova P.
Bencic B.
7-56-4
Safarova L.
Vinci R.
7-56-4
Cibulkova D.
Dellacqua C.
7-56-3
Rybarikova M.
Flipkens K.
6-26-3
Wozniacki C.
Pennetta F.
6-26-3
Kerber A.
Torro Flor M.
6-06-1
Ivanovic A.
Svitolina E.
6-36-0
Radwanska A.
Wozniak A.
7-656-0
Keys M.
Peng S.
7-56-2
Cirstea S.
Doi M.
6-16-2
Kuznetsova S.
Errani S.
6-46-4
Jankovic J.
Morita A.
6-46-1
R64
Halep S.
Pavlyuchenkova A.
3-67-653-0
Date Krumm K.
Rodionova A.
6-24-1
Wozniak A.
Schiavone F.
2-66-46-2
Cibulkova D.
Radwanska U.
6-36-3
Svitolina E.
Nara K.
2-67-56-3
Ivanovic A.
Beck A.
6-16-1
Torro Flor M.
Koukalova K.
7-661-66-3
Pennetta F.
Hantuchova D.
6-36-3
Williams V.
Barthel M.
6-36-1
Doi M.
Lepchenko V.
6-736-07-5
Kuznetsova S.
Ormaechea P.
6-16-2
Cirstea S.
Goerges J.
6-46-4
Keys M.
Suarez Navarro C.
5-77-56-2
Morita A.
Robson L.
7-646-3
Petkovic A.
Vesnina E.
4-67-656-4
Peng S.
Ozaki R.
6-26-1
Bencic B.
Saville D.
6-25-77-5
Bouchard E.
Puig M.
6-06-4
Stephens S.
Voegele S.
6-36-2
Rybarikova M.
Hsieh S.
6-25-76-0
Dellacqua C.
Mladenovic K.
7-56-1
Safarova L.
Hercog P.
6-46-767-62
Stosur S.
Cornet A.
2-66-46-1
Flipkens K.
Strycova B.
7-647-5