Polona Hercog vs Lucie Safarova — Oeiras Round of 16
Oeiras · CHALLENGER · Round of 16
#221WTA
1590ELO
1574Clay ELO
35 yrs · 182 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLLWWWLW
2 — 1
Sets
Wednesday, 30 April 2014 ·
clay
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 5–2. Polona Hercog narrowed the head-to-head to 5–3.
Key context
- Match story: Polona Hercog closed it out in three sets, 6–3 4–6 6–2.
Head to head
2–5| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-06-23 | Wimbledon | R64 | grass | Lucie Safarova | 7-6 7-5 |
| 2014-04-28 | Oeiras | R16 | clay | Polona Hercog | 6-3 4-6 6-2 |
| 2013-09-23 | Tokyo | R64 | hard | Lucie Safarova | 6-4 6-7 7-6 |
| 2013-06-10 | Nuremberg | QF | clay | Lucie Safarova | 7-6 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 |
Statistics
This season1st 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·Even
57%
61%
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 pressureClutch Rating·Dominant
8
55
Break points saved·Dominant
23
78
Break points won·Slight edge
74
65
Deciding sets·Dominant
5
51
Tiebreaks·Dominant
6
54
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Freshness
Recent loadFreshness·
99
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Hercog P.: 12 days rest · 1 match (14d). Higher means fresher. About
Conditions
Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast