Polona Hercog vs Ana IvanovicBeijing Round of 32

Beijing · WTA · Round of 32
#228WTA
1590ELO
1524Hard ELO
35 yrs · 182 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Sets
Monday, 30 September 2013
hard
38 yrs · 184 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Hercog P.
6-4 6-4
Ivanovic A.
Hercog P.
662
Ivanovic A.
44

Polona Hercog defeated Ana Ivanovic 6-4 6-4 in the Beijing round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Ana Ivanovic came in leading the head-to-head 1–0, defending last year's round of 16. Polona Hercog claimed a first win over Ana Ivanovic in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Polona Hercog edged a tight contest from start to finish — 6–4 6–4.

Head to head

01
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2015-08-10TorontoR16hardAna Ivanovic6-2 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Hercog P.serving69% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Ivanovic A.

Ivanovic A.serving77% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Hercog P.

Serve advantage — Ivanovic A.

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
1st serve in·Even
58%
60%
1st serve points won·Even
65%
67%
2nd serve points won·Even
48%
47%
Service points won·Even
58%
59%
Return points won·Even
43%
46%
Break points saved·Even
57%
57%
Aces / match·Even
3.1
3.5
Double faults / match·Slight edge
3.6
4.0

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 188). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
47
62
Break points saved·Clear edge
68
84
Break points won·Slight edge
75
86
Deciding sets·Slight edge
44
50
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
69
74

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

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·
80

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast
Weather
23°COvercast
Wind 11 km/hHumidity 60%

Draw