Kurumi Nara vs Polona Hercog — Osaka Quarter-final

Osaka · WTA · Quarter-final
JPN
Kurumi Nara
34 yrs · 155 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLLLWLL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 7 October 2013
hard
Polona Hercog
SLO
Polona Hercog
#228WTA
1590ELO
1524Hard ELO
35 yrs · 182 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WLLLWWLWWL
Nara K.
7-6 2-6 6-1
Hercog P.
Nara K.
77262
Hercog P.
64611

Kurumi Nara defeated Polona Hercog 7-6 2-6 6-1 in the Osaka quarter-final on hard. The result followed the form book — Kurumi Nara came in leading the head-to-head 1–0, defending last year's round of 32. Kurumi Nara extended the head-to-head to 2–0.

Key context

  • Match story: Kurumi Nara came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 7–6 2–6 6–1.

Head to head

1–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2015-05-18NurembergR32clayKurumi Nara7-5 5-7 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Nara K.serving67% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Hercog P.

Hercog P.serving71% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Nara K.

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
Nara K.Hercog P.
1st serve in·Slight edge
69%
58%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
58%
65%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
48%
Service points won·Even
54%
58%
Return points won·Even
45%
43%
Break points saved·Even
53%
57%
Aces / match·Clear edge
0.6
3.1
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.2
3.6

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Nara K.Hercog P.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
5
47
Break points saved·Dominant
14
68
Break points won·Even
73
75
Deciding sets·Dominant
9
44
Tiebreaks·Even
65
69

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

Freshness

Recent load
Nara K.Hercog P.
Freshness·
—
100

Hercog P.: 20 days rest. Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Stosur S.
Bouchard E.
3-67-56-2
Semi-finals
Bouchard E.
Nara K.
6-26-2
Stosur S.
Keys M.
6-16-2
Quarter-finals
Stosur S.
Doi M.
6-13-66-3
Nara K.
Hercog P.
7-642-66-1
Bouchard E.
Strycova B.
2-66-46-1
Keys M.
Zheng J.
6-36-1
R16
Hercog P.
Lisicki S.
W/O
Keys M.
Zhang S.
6-46-0
Stosur S.
Bencic B.
6-46-2
Doi M.
Date Krumm K.
7-636-4
Bouchard E.
Kumkhum L.
6-26-2
Strycova B.
King V.
2-66-36-1
Nara K.
Puig M.
7-57-64
Zheng J.
Mladenovic K.
6-756-26-0
R32
Zheng J.
Fichman S.
6-26-1
Mladenovic K.
Wozniak A.
7-646-4
Zhang S.
Medina Garrigues A.
6-06-3
Keys M.
Schmiedlova A.
6-36-2
Stosur S.
Larsson J.
6-46-2
Bencic B.
Davis L.
6-37-5
Doi M.
Soler Espinosa S.
6-16-2
Date Krumm K.
Robson L.
6-46-4
Bouchard E.
Lepchenko V.
6-36-0
Kumkhum L.
Morita A.
6-26-1
Strycova B.
Hsieh S.
6-26-2
King V.
Pennetta F.
3-67-56-0
Puig M.
Watson H.
6-46-4
Nara K.
Garcia C.
6-36-2
Hercog P.
Cetkovska P.
6-45-76-1
Lisicki S.
Scheepers C.
7-57-61