Nicole Gibbs vs Polona Hercog — Wuhan Qualifying Round 1

Wuhan · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Round 1

USA

Nicole Gibbs

33 yrs · 168 cm · Right-handed

Last 10 · pre-match

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2 — 1

Sets

Monday, 22 September 2014

hard

SLO

Polona Hercog

#228WTA

1590ELO

1524Hard ELO

35 yrs · 182 cm · Right-handed

Last 10 · pre-match

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Gibbs N.

3-6 6-3 6-2

Hercog P.

Gibbs N.

3662

Hercog P.

6321

Nicole Gibbs defeated Polona Hercog 3-6 6-3 6-2 in the Wuhan qualifying round 1 on hard.

Key context

Match story: Nicole Gibbs dropped the opening set before beating Polona Hercog 3–6 6–3 6–2.

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season

Gibbs N.serving54% hold

wins 51% of points on serve vs Hercog P.

Hercog P.serving56% hold

wins 52% of points on serve vs Gibbs N.

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

Statistics

This season

Gibbs N.Hercog P.

1st serve in·Even

61%

58%

1st serve points won·Slight edge

60%

65%

2nd serve points won·Even

47%

48%

Service points won·Even

55%

58%

Return points won·Even

45%

43%

Break points saved·Even

54%

57%

Aces / match·Clear edge

1.3

3.1

Double faults / match·Slight edge

3.1

3.6

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (174 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure

Gibbs N.Hercog P.

Clutch Rating·Dominant

Break points saved·Dominant

Break points won·Clear edge

Deciding sets·Dominant

Tiebreaks·Dominant

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

Freshness

Recent load

Gibbs N.Hercog P.

Freshness·

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

Conditions

Court speed

Mediumbalanced pace

SlowFast

Draw — qualifying

Gibbs N.

Hercog P.

3-66-36-2