Polona Hercog vs Shuai Zhang — Marrakech Round of 32
Polona Hercog defeated Shuai Zhang 6-2 6-2 in the Marrakech round of 32 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Shuai Zhang came in ranked #57.
Key context
- Match story: Polona Hercog dropped just 4 games past Shuai Zhang.
How the match was decided
Auto-generatedHercog P. took it in straight sets.
Common opponents
5 shared · last 12 monthsHercog P. and Zhang S. faced 5 of the same opponents in the last 12 months. Hercog P. went 5–1 (83%) against them, Zhang S. 2–4 (33%). Hercog P. came out better against 2 of 3 comparable opponents, Zhang S. against 0 — though 1 of those edges carries caveats (retirement).
5–183%Hercog P. · better vs 2Record vs common opponents2–433%Zhang S. · better vs 0
Vs common opponents · derived from scorelines
10–5Sets6–8
81–53Games61–64
0–1Tiebreaks0–1
3–0Deciding sets1–2
vs Cibulkova D.W6-2 6-4Cincinnati · hardL2-4Acapulco · hard
vs Cetkovska P.W6-4 5-7 6-1Osaka · hardL3-6 6-4 3-6Doha · hard
vs Coin J.W6-0 6-2Quebec City · hardW6-3 6-2US Open · hard
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vs Tomljanovic A.#103Hard to compareW3-6 6-1 6-3Roland Garros · clayW6-1 5-7 6-2Acapulco · hard- vs Koukalova K.Hard to compareW6-3 4-6 6-1Nuremberg · clayL1-6 2-6Hobart · hard
Draw
Closing odds
Player context
Before the matchHercog P.Zhang S.1 684ELO1 8281 686Clay ELO1 5463–7Last 104–623Age25182 cmHeight177 cmRightPlaysRightCareer $4.6M2026 $48KEarningsCareer $13.9M2026 $2.0M
Cite this
Polona Hercog beat Shuai Zhang 6-2 6-2. Umpiry, "Polona Hercog vs Shuai Zhang — Marrakech Round of 32", https://umpiry.com/match/2014-04-23/hercog-vs-zhang-marrakech-r32?utm_source=cite (as of 23 April 2014).