Polona Hercog vs Monica Niculescu — Shenzhen Round of 32

Shenzhen · WTA · Round of 32
Polona Hercog
SLO
Polona Hercog
#228WTA
1590ELO
1524Hard ELO
35 yrs · 182 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WLLLWWLWWL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 5 January 2015
hard
ROU7
Monica Niculescu
38 yrs · 168 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLWWWWW
Hercog P.
6-1 7-5
Niculescu M.
Hercog P.
672
Niculescu M.
150

Polona Hercog defeated Monica Niculescu 6-1 7-5 in the Shenzhen round of 32 on hard. Polona Hercog extended the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Polona Hercog came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 6–1 7–5.

Head to head

1–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2016-07-11BucharestR16clayPolona Hercog6-4 6-3
2014-07-07BucharestQFclayMonica Niculescu6-2 2-6 7-6(3)

Serve vs return

This season
Hercog P.serving64% hold

wins 56% of points on serve vs Niculescu M.

Niculescu M.serving67% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Hercog P.

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
Hercog P.Niculescu M.
1st serve in·Clear edge
58%
76%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
65%
56%
2nd serve points won·Even
48%
46%
Service points won·Even
58%
54%
Return points won·Slight edge
43%
48%
Break points saved·Slight edge
57%
51%
Aces / match·Clear edge
3.1
0.8
Double faults / match·Dominant
3.6
1.6

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 195). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Hercog P.Niculescu M.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
47
12
Break points saved·Dominant
68
14
Break points won·Slight edge
75
84
Deciding sets·Clear edge
44
28
Tiebreaks·Dominant
69
40

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

Freshness

Recent load
Hercog P.Niculescu M.
Freshness·
80
—

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Halep S.[1]
Bacsinszky T.[8]
6-26-2
Semi-finals
Bacsinszky T.[8]
Kvitova P.[2]
6-46-4
Halep S.[1]
Zheng S.
6-26-3
Quarter-finals
Bacsinszky T.[8]
Zvonareva V.
3-2
Zheng S.
Diyas Z.[4]
3-67-626-2
Halep S.[1]
Krunic A.
6-36-3
Kvitova P.[2]
Smitkova T.
7-56-4
R16
Krunic A.
Schmiedlova A.
3-67-616-1
Bacsinszky T.[8]
Knapp K.
7-56-2
Zvonareva V.
Buyukakcay C.
6-37-65
Smitkova T.
Siniakova K.
6-32-66-1
Diyas Z.[4]
Babos T.
6-36-4
Kvitova P.[2]
Jovanovski B.
6-16-2
Zheng S.
Hercog P.
6-32-66-2
Halep S.[1]
Vikhlyantseva N.
6-26-2
R32
Zheng S.
Dulgheru A.
7-55-76-1
Krunic A.
Zhu L.
6-47-64
Babos T.
Wang Q.
6-746-16-4
Hercog P.
Niculescu M.[7]
6-17-5
Bacsinszky T.[8]
Voegele S.
6-14-66-4
Buyukakcay C.
Arruabarrena L.
6-46-3
Zvonareva V.
Peng S.[3]
4-66-46-3
Smitkova T.
Govortsova O.
3-66-36-3
Jovanovski B.
Torro Flor M.
6-26-746-3
Knapp K.
Parmentier P.
6-36-3
Siniakova K.
Begu I.[6]
6-756-46-1
Diyas Z.[4]
Vekic D.
6-36-1
Halep S.[1]
Beck A.
4-66-46-3
Kvitova P.[2]
Duan Y.
6-36-1
Schmiedlova A.
Koukalova K.[5]
6-34-67-65
Vikhlyantseva N.
Friedsam A.
2-66-36-3