Kurumi Nara vs Polona Hercog — Nuremberg Round of 32

Nuremberg · WTA · Round of 32
JPN7
Kurumi Nara
34 yrs · 155 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLLLWLL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 18 May 2015
clay
Polona Hercog
SLO
Polona Hercog
#228WTA
1590ELO
1574Clay ELO
35 yrs · 182 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WLLLWWLWWL
Nara K.
7-5 5-7 6-2
Hercog P.
Nara K.
7562
Hercog P.
5721

Kurumi Nara defeated Polona Hercog 7-5 5-7 6-2 in the Nuremberg round of 32 on clay. The result followed the form book — Kurumi Nara came in leading the head-to-head 1–0, defending last year's round of 16. Kurumi Nara extended the head-to-head to 2–0.

Key context

  • Match story: Kurumi Nara closed it out in three sets, 7–5 5–7 6–2.

Head to head

1–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2013-10-07OsakaQFhardKurumi Nara7-6(4) 2-6 6-1

Serve vs return

This season
Nara K.serving62% hold

wins 55% of points on serve vs Hercog P.

Hercog P.serving67% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Nara K.

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
Nara K.Hercog P.
1st serve in·Slight edge
69%
58%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
57%
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
52%
57%
Aces / match·Clear edge
0.6
3.1
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.2
3.6

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (199 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Nara K.Hercog P.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
5
47
Break points saved·Dominant
14
68
Break points won·Even
73
75
Deciding sets·Dominant
9
44
Tiebreaks·Even
65
69

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

Freshness

Recent load
Nara K.Hercog P.
Freshness·
—
100

Hercog P.: 20 days rest. Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Knapp K.[6]
Vinci R.[4]
7-654-66-1
Semi-finals
Knapp K.[6]
Arruabarrena L.
6-06-2
Vinci R.[4]
Kerber A.[2]
W/O
Quarter-finals
Knapp K.[6]
Putintseva Y.
6-26-4
Arruabarrena L.
Witthoeft C.[8]
6-06-4
Vinci R.[4]
Nara K.[7]
6-11-66-4
Kerber A.[2]
Doi M.
6-26-3
R16
Doi M.
Zhang S.
1-66-36-1
Arruabarrena L.
Lisicki S.[3]
6-26-737-63
Witthoeft C.[8]
Rodina E.
6-16-2
Nara K.[7]
Voegele S.
6-36-4
Vinci R.[4]
Smitkova T.
6-26-1
Kerber A.[2]
Koukalova K.
6-17-62
Knapp K.[6]
Friedsam A.
6-16-3
Putintseva Y.
Bertens K.
6-45-77-5
R32
Putintseva Y.
Petkovic A.[1]
5-0
Bertens K.
Shvedova Y.
6-16-3
Friedsam A.
Maria T.
6-46-4
Lisicki S.[3]
Soler Espinosa S.
6-47-5
Arruabarrena L.
Babos T.
6-27-5
Rodina E.
Wickmayer Y.
4-66-37-5
Witthoeft C.[8]
Van Uytvanck A.
6-726-36-3
Smitkova T.
Mitu C.
6-13-66-3
Zhang S.
Jovanovski B.
6-17-5
Koukalova K.
Beck A.
6-47-66
Doi M.
Schmiedlova A.[5]
6-26-1
Kerber A.[2]
Peterson R.
7-56-4
Vinci R.[4]
Diatchenko V.
6-16-1
Voegele S.
Voracova R.
6-736-46-2
Knapp K.[6]
Lottner A.
6-27-5
Nara K.[7]
Hercog P.
7-55-76-2