Belinda Bencic vs Polona Hercog — Rome Qualifying Round 1

Rome · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Round 1
Belinda Bencic
SUI
Belinda Bencic
#14WTA
1989ELO
1849Clay ELO
$1.8MYTD
$17MCAREER
29 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLWWWLL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 12 May 2014
clay
Polona Hercog
SLO
Polona Hercog
#228WTA
1590ELO
1574Clay ELO
35 yrs · 182 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WLLLWWLWWL
Bencic B.
6-7 6-3 6-4
Hercog P.
Bencic B.
65662
Hercog P.
77341

Belinda Bencic defeated Polona Hercog 6-7 6-3 6-4 in the Rome qualifying round 1 on clay. The result followed the form book — Belinda Bencic came in ranked #14, leading the head-to-head 1–0. Belinda Bencic extended the head-to-head to 2–0.

Key context

Head to head

1–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2019-10-14MoscowR16hardBelinda Bencic1-6 6-3 6-4
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Serve vs return

This season
Bencic B.serving61% hold

wins 54% of points on serve vs Hercog P.

Hercog P.serving54% hold

wins 51% of points on serve vs Bencic B.

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

Serve & return on clay

Bencic B.Hercog P.
39
Serve
—
21
Return
—

Per-surface Serve / Return Rating (0–100, percentile within the clay field, opponent-adjusted over 52 weeks). About

Statistics

This season
Bencic B.Hercog P.
1st serve in·Slight edge
64%
58%
1st serve points won·Even
69%
65%
2nd serve points won·Even
48%
48%
Service points won·Even
61%
58%
Return points won·Even
43%
43%
Break points saved·Even
61%
57%
Aces / match·Even
2.9
3.1
Double faults / match·Even
3.7
3.6

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Bencic B.Hercog P.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
88
50
Break points saved·Dominant
95
68
Break points won·Clear edge
94
75
Deciding sets·Dominant
98
51
Tiebreaks·Dominant
98
69

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

Freshness

Recent load
Bencic B.Hercog P.
Freshness·Slight edge
88
80

Bencic B.: 9 days rest · 3 matches (14d) · Hercog P.: 1 day rest · 1 match, 26 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast

Draw — qualifying

Q2
Bencic B.
Radwanska U.
6-16-2
Scheepers C.
Tomljanovic A.
6-26-0
Puig M.
Mladenovic K.
6-46-3
Barthel M.
Razzano V.
6-30-0
Cetkovska P.
Niculescu M.
4-67-56-1
Dellacqua C.
Ormaechea P.
6-16-1
Mchale C.
Voegele S.
6-46-2
Davis L.
Goerges J.
6-36-4
Q1
Dellacqua C.
Shamayko M.
6-47-5
Ormaechea P.
Grymalska A.
6-26-4
Mchale C.
Glushko J.
6-36-4
Voegele S.
Dentoni C.
6-16-3
Goerges J.
Erakovic M.
7-57-5
Bencic B.
Hercog P.
6-756-36-4
Scheepers C.
Zheng J.
6-26-1
Tomljanovic A.
Piter K.
6-06-1
Puig M.
Pereira T.
6-26-1
Cetkovska P.
Cepelova J.
6-46-3
Niculescu M.
Peer S.
6-36-0
Mladenovic K.
King V.
7-657-65
Razzano V.
Barbieri G.
7-51-66-3
Barthel M.
Torro Flor M.
6-16-2
Davis L.
Lucic M.
7-50-66-2
Radwanska U.
Diyas Z.
7-666-2