Polona Hercog vs Lucie Safarova — Oeiras Round of 16

Oeiras · WTA · Round of 16
Polona Hercog
SLO
Polona Hercog
#228WTA
1590ELO
1574Clay ELO
35 yrs · 182 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WLLLWWLWWL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 28 April 2014
clay
CZE6
Lucie Safarova
39 yrs · 177 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLWWWLWL
Hercog P.
6-3 4-6 6-2
Safarova L.
Hercog P.
6462
Safarova L.
3621

Polona Hercog defeated Lucie Safarova 6-3 4-6 6-2 in the Oeiras round of 16 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Lucie Safarova came in leading the head-to-head 5–1. Polona Hercog narrowed the head-to-head to 5–2.

Key context

  • Match story: Polona Hercog closed it out in three sets, 6–3 4–6 6–2.

Head to head

1–5
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2014-06-23WimbledonR64grassLucie Safarova7-6(7) 7-5
2013-09-23TokyoR64hardLucie Safarova6-4 6-7(6) 7-6(2)
2013-06-10NurembergQFclayLucie Safarova7-6(5) 3-6 6-4
2012-04-02CharlestonSFclayLucie Safarova6-0 6-0
2011-08-08TorontoR64hardLucie Safarova6-3 4-6 6-3
2010-05-24Roland GarrosR64clayPolona Hercog6-1 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Hercog P.serving75% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Safarova L.

Safarova L.serving79% hold

wins 63% of points on serve vs Hercog P.

Even 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 season
Hercog P.Safarova L.
1st serve in·Slight edge
58%
63%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
65%
70%
2nd serve points won·Even
48%
49%
Service points won·Even
58%
62%
Return points won·Even
43%
41%
Break points saved·Slight edge
57%
62%
Aces / match·Clear edge
3.1
5.1
Double faults / match·Even
3.6
3.8

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 198). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Hercog P.Safarova L.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
50
44
Break points saved·Clear edge
68
89
Break points won·Dominant
75
50
Deciding sets·Even
51
48
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
69
50

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

Freshness

Recent load
Hercog P.Safarova L.
Freshness·
80
—

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

Draw

Final
Suarez Navarro C.[1]
Kuznetsova S.[7]
6-43-66-4
Semi-finals
Kuznetsova S.[7]
Vesnina E.[8]
6-36-1
Suarez Navarro C.[1]
Begu I.
7-636-1
Quarter-finals
Suarez Navarro C.[1]
Hercog P.
6-16-3
Begu I.
Bacsinszky T.
6-37-66
Kuznetsova S.[7]
Bouchard E.[2]
6-46-1
Vesnina E.[8]
Vinci R.[4]
7-654-67-5
R16
Suarez Navarro C.[1]
Strycova B.
6-06-0
Hercog P.
Safarova L.[6]
6-34-66-2
Bacsinszky T.
Jabeur O.
7-56-0
Begu I.
Kanepi K.[5]
6-47-5
Kuznetsova S.[7]
Torro Flor M.
5-76-46-1
Bouchard E.[2]
Shvedova Y.
6-46-2
Vinci R.[4]
Wickmayer Y.
6-06-2
Vesnina E.[8]
Jovanovski B.
5-77-57-67
R32
Suarez Navarro C.[1]
Kudryavtseva A.
6-16-2
Hercog P.
Voegele S.
2-66-26-4
Bacsinszky T.
Stosur S.[3]
6-46-0
Jabeur O.
Koehler M.
6-36-1
Begu I.
Nara K.
6-17-65
Vesnina E.[8]
Mladenovic K.
6-46-1
Jovanovski B.
Puig M.
6-44-66-4
Wickmayer Y.
Radwanska U.
6-47-5
Vinci R.[4]
Cadantu Ignatik A.
6-24-66-1
Torro Flor M.
Peng S.
6-16-4
Shvedova Y.
Knapp K.
6-26-4
Bouchard E.[2]
Kleybanova A.
6-46-1
Kuznetsova S.[7]
Zhang S.
6-46-0
Safarova L.[6]
Rybarikova M.
4-66-06-0
Strycova B.
Oprandi R.
4-66-16-4
Kanepi K.[5]
Meusburger Y.
6-26-1