Saisai Zheng vs Polona Hercog — Shenzhen Round of 16

Shenzhen · WTA · Round of 16
CHN
Saisai Zheng
#1510WTA
32 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLWLLLL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 5 January 2015
hard
Polona Hercog
SLO
Polona Hercog
#224WTA
1590ELO
1524Hard ELO
35 yrs · 182 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWWLWWLW
Zheng S.
6-3 2-6 6-2
Hercog P.
Zheng S.
6262
Hercog P.
3621

Saisai Zheng defeated Polona Hercog 6-3 2-6 6-2 in the Shenzhen round of 16 on hard.

Key context

  • Match story: Saisai Zheng closed it out in three sets, 6–3 2–6 6–2.

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Zheng S.serving67% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Hercog P.

Hercog P.serving71% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Zheng S.

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
Zheng S.Hercog P.
1st serve in·Slight edge
67%
58%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
58%
65%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
48%
Service points won·Even
54%
58%
Return points won·Even
45%
43%
Break points saved·Slight edge
51%
57%
Aces / match·Clear edge
1.2
3.1
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.3
3.6

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Zheng S.Hercog P.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
19
47
Break points saved·Dominant
16
68
Break points won·Even
71
75
Deciding sets·Slight edge
50
44
Tiebreaks·Dominant
40
70

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

Freshness

Recent load
Zheng S.Hercog P.
Freshness·
—
100

Hercog P.: 16 days rest. 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