Polona Hercog vs Elina Svitolina — US Open Round of 128

US Open · WTA · Round of 128
Polona Hercog
SLO
Polona Hercog
#228WTA
1590ELO
1524Hard ELO
35 yrs · 182 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WLLLWWLWWL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 25 August 2014
hard
Elina Svitolina
UKR
Elina Svitolina
#10WTA
2070ELO
1997Hard ELO
$3.4MYTD
$30MCAREER
31 yrs · 174 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWLWWWW
Hercog P.
6-2 7-6
Svitolina E.
Hercog P.
6772
Svitolina E.
2640

Polona Hercog defeated Elina Svitolina 6-2 7-6 in the US Open round of 128 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Elina Svitolina came in ranked #10, defending last year's round of 64.

Key context

  • Match story: Polona Hercog closed it out in two sets, 6–2 7–6.

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Hercog P.serving71% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Svitolina E.

Svitolina E.serving77% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Hercog P.

Serve advantage — Svitolina E.

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 hard

Hercog P.Svitolina E.
—
Serve
48
—
Return
57

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

Statistics

This season
Hercog P.Svitolina E.
1st serve in·Even
58%
61%
1st serve points won·Even
65%
66%
2nd serve points won·Even
48%
47%
Service points won·Even
58%
59%
Return points won·Even
43%
45%
Break points saved·Even
57%
58%
Aces / match·Even
3.1
3.4
Double faults / match·Slight edge
3.6
2.9

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Hercog P.Svitolina E.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
47
89
Break points saved·Dominant
68
93
Break points won·Clear edge
75
99
Deciding sets·Dominant
44
99
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
69
92

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

Freshness

Recent load
Hercog P.Svitolina E.
Freshness·Even
100
98

Hercog P.: 20 days rest · Svitolina E.: 13 days rest · 1 match (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast
Weather
28°CClear
Wind 7 km/hHumidity 39%

Draw

Final
Williams S.[1]
Wozniacki C.[10]
6-36-3
Semi-finals
Williams S.[1]
Makarova K.[17]
6-16-3
Wozniacki C.[10]
Peng S.
7-614-3
Quarter-finals
Williams S.[1]
Pennetta F.[11]
6-36-2
Makarova K.[17]
Azarenka V.[16]
6-46-2
Peng S.
Bencic B.
6-26-1
Wozniacki C.[10]
Errani S.[13]
6-06-1
R16
Bencic B.
Jankovic J.[9]
7-666-3
Williams S.[1]
Kanepi K.
6-36-3
Pennetta F.[11]
Dellacqua C.[29]
7-56-2
Azarenka V.[16]
Krunic A.
4-66-46-4
Makarova K.[17]
Bouchard E.[7]
7-626-4
Peng S.
Safarova L.[14]
6-36-4
Wozniacki C.[10]
Sharapova M.[5]
6-42-66-2
Errani S.[13]
Lucic M.
6-32-66-0
R32
Williams S.[1]
Lepchenko V.
6-36-3
Kanepi K.
Suarez Navarro C.[15]
7-56-0
Pennetta F.[11]
Gibbs N.
6-46-0
Dellacqua C.[29]
Pliskova K.
6-33-66-4
Krunic A.
Kvitova P.[3]
6-46-4
Azarenka V.[16]
Vesnina E.
6-16-1
Makarova K.[17]
Diyas Z.
6-26-4
Bouchard E.[7]
Strycova B.[30]
6-26-726-4
Jankovic J.[9]
Larsson J.
6-16-0
Safarova L.[14]
Cornet A.[22]
6-36-736-4
Peng S.
Vinci R.[28]
6-46-3
Sharapova M.[5]
Lisicki S.[26]
6-26-4
Wozniacki C.[10]
Petkovic A.[18]
6-36-2
Errani S.[13]
Williams V.[19]
6-00-67-65
Lucic M.
Halep S.[2]
7-666-2
Bencic B.
Kerber A.[6]
6-17-5
R64
Dellacqua C.[29]
Wang Q.
4-66-46-2
Krunic A.
Keys M.[27]
7-642-67-5
Vesnina E.
Erakovic M.
7-52-66-4
Diyas Z.
Bellis C.
6-30-66-2
Makarova K.[17]
Hercog P.
6-16-2
Sharapova M.[5]
Dulgheru A.
4-66-36-2
Lisicki S.[26]
Brengle M.
6-46-1
Williams S.[1]
King V.
6-16-0
Lepchenko V.
Barthel M.
6-46-0
Kanepi K.
Stosur S.[24]
3-66-37-68
Suarez Navarro C.[15]
Vandeweghe C.
6-36-3
Pennetta F.[11]
Rogers S.
6-46-3
Kvitova P.[3]
Cetkovska P.
6-46-2
Azarenka V.[16]
Mchale C.
6-36-2
Strycova B.[30]
Niculescu M.
4-66-46-2
Bouchard E.[7]
Cirstea S.
6-26-746-4
Bencic B.
Nara K.[31]
6-44-66-1
Jankovic J.[9]
Pironkova T.
7-56-4
Safarova L.[14]
Zheng S.
6-34-66-2
Cornet A.[22]
Hantuchova D.
6-36-3
Vinci R.[28]
Begu I.
2-66-46-1
Peng S.
Radwanska A.[4]
6-36-4
Petkovic A.[18]
Puig M.
3-66-37-65
Lucic M.
Peer S.
6-766-36-2
Halep S.[2]
Cepelova J.
6-26-1
Larsson J.
Stephens S.[21]
5-76-46-2
Wozniacki C.[10]
Sasnovich A.
6-36-4
Errani S.[13]
Rodionova A.
6-47-62
Williams V.[19]
Bacsinszky T.
6-16-4
Kerber A.[6]
Kudryavtseva A.
6-26-4
Pliskova K.
Ivanovic A.[8]
7-56-4
Gibbs N.
Pavlyuchenkova A.[23]
6-46-766-3
R128
Pavlyuchenkova A.[23]
Pereira T.
6-26-0
Strycova B.[30]
Barty A.
6-16-3
Hantuchova D.
Oprandi R.
4-66-26-3
Vinci R.[28]
Ormaechea P.
6-36-3
Begu I.
Soler Espinosa S.
7-646-3
Errani S.[13]
Flipkens K.
6-17-5
Rodionova A.
Giorgi C.
1-67-56-3
Williams S.[1]
Townsend T.
6-36-1
Lepchenko V.
Van Uytvanck A.
7-56-2
Barthel M.
Zhang S.[32]
6-16-2
Stosur S.[24]
Davis L.
6-16-4
Kanepi K.
Parmentier P.
7-633-66-1
Vandeweghe C.
Vekic D.
2-66-36-1
Suarez Navarro C.[15]
Tomljanovic A.
3-66-26-1
Pennetta F.[11]
Goerges J.
6-34-66-1
Rogers S.
Zanevska M.
6-46-3
Gibbs N.
Garcia C.
6-22-66-3
Dellacqua C.[29]
Mayr Achleitner P.
7-56-3
Pliskova K.
Meusburger Y.
6-26-2
Ivanovic A.[8]
Riske Amritraj A.
6-36-0
Kvitova P.[3]
Mladenovic K.
6-16-0
Cetkovska P.
Koukalova K.
6-12-66-3
Krunic A.
Piter K.
6-46-1
Keys M.[27]
Gajdosova J.
6-06-3
Erakovic M.
Kuznetsova S.[20]
3-66-27-63
Vesnina E.
Chan Y.
6-07-5
Mchale C.
Scheepers C.
6-21-67-65
Azarenka V.[16]
Doi M.
6-736-46-1
Bellis C.
Cibulkova D.[12]
6-14-66-4
Diyas Z.
Tsurenko L.
6-16-2
Hercog P.
Svitolina E.
6-27-64
Makarova K.[17]
Min G.
6-46-2
Niculescu M.
Shvedova Y.
6-756-17-5
Cirstea S.
Watson H.
6-16-1
Bouchard E.[7]
Govortsova O.
6-26-1
Kerber A.[6]
Pervak K.
6-23-67-5
Kudryavtseva A.
Duan Y.
2-66-26-4
Bencic B.
Wickmayer Y.
6-36-2
Nara K.[31]
Wozniak A.
6-26-1
Stephens S.[21]
Beck A.
6-06-3
Larsson J.
Razzano V.
6-06-0
Pironkova T.
Knapp K.
6-46-3
Jankovic J.[9]
Jovanovski B.
6-26-3
Safarova L.[14]
Babos T.
6-47-5
Zheng S.
Voegele S.
1-66-26-2
Peng S.
Zheng J.
6-36-3
Sharapova M.[5]
Kirilenko M.
6-46-0
Dulgheru A.
Pliskova K.
6-36-4
Brengle M.
Glushko J.
6-36-2
Lisicki S.[26]
Abanda F.
6-37-5
Petkovic A.[18]
Jabeur O.
7-671-66-3
Sasnovich A.
Schmiedlova A.
6-46-3
Williams V.[19]
Date Krumm K.
2-66-36-3
Lucic M.
Muguruza G.[25]
6-37-64
Peer S.
Konta J.
6-26-3
Cepelova J.
Torro Flor M.
2-67-56-1
Halep S.[2]
Collins D.
6-726-16-2
Wozniacki C.[10]
Rybarikova M.
6-13-62-0
Bacsinszky T.
Bertens K.
6-774-3
Wang Q.
Kania P.
6-26-0
Puig M.
Smitkova T.
3-66-36-3
Radwanska A.[4]
Fichman S.
6-16-0
Cornet A.[22]
Hesse A.
6-16-2
King V.
Schiavone F.
6-33-66-3