Misaki Doi vs Polona Hercog — Rome Qualifying Round of 32
Misaki Doi defeated Polona Hercog 6-7 6-4 6-4 in the Rome qualifying round of 32 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Polona Hercog came in leading the head-to-head 2–0, but Misaki Doi had been the form player, winning 4 of their last 5 on clay. Misaki Doi claimed a first win over Polona Hercog in three meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 2–1.
Key context
- Match story: Misaki Doi dropped the opening set before beating Polona Hercog 6–7 6–4 6–4.
How the match was decided
Auto-generatedDoi M. came through in three sets.
Common opponents
5 shared · last 12 monthsDoi M. and Hercog P. faced 5 of the same opponents in the last 12 months. Doi M. went 2–3 (40%) against them, Hercog P. 3–4 (43%). Results against comparable opponents are close (0 : 1 better-results split).
vs Svitolina E.#7W6-4 6-1Wimbledon · grassW6-2 7-6US Open · hard
vs Putintseva Y.#82W6-1 6-3JPN vs KAZ · hardW7-6(4) 5-7 6-4Beijing · hard
vs Makarova K.L5-7 4-6Wimbledon · grassL1-6 2-6US Open · hard
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vs Niculescu M.L2-6 1-6Guangzhou · hardW6-1 7-5Shenzhen · hard
vs Flipkens K.L3-6 6-4 2-6New Haven · hardL3-6 2-6Cincinnati · hard
Head-to-head
3 meetings · Hercog P. leads 2–1Clay: level 1–1 · Hard: Hercog P. leads 1–0
- Doi M.May 2015RomeThis matchClay6-7(2) 6-4 6-4
- Hercog P.April 2015KatowiceHard6-0 3-6 6-2
- Hercog P.May 2010Roland GarrosClay6-3 6-0
Draw
Player context
Before the matchCite this
Misaki Doi beat Polona Hercog 6-7(2) 6-4 6-4. Umpiry, "Misaki Doi vs Polona Hercog — Rome Qualifying Round of 32", https://umpiry.com/match/2015-05-09/doi-vs-hercog-rome-q32?utm_source=cite (as of 9 May 2015).