Polona Hercog vs Tereza Smitkova — Bucharest Round of 32

Bucharest · WTA · Round of 32
Polona Hercog
SLO
Polona Hercog
#228WTA
1590ELO
1574Clay ELO
35 yrs · 182 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WLLLWWLWWL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 13 July 2015
clay
CZE6
Tereza Smitkova
31 yrs · 176 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWLWLWWL
Hercog P.
6-2 7-5
Smitkova T.
Hercog P.
672
Smitkova T.
250

Polona Hercog defeated Tereza Smitkova 6-2 7-5 in the Bucharest round of 32 on clay. The result followed the form book — Polona Hercog came in defending last year's quarter-final.

Key context

  • Match story: Polona Hercog closed it out in two sets, 6–2 7–5.

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Hercog P.serving77% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Smitkova T.

Smitkova T.serving73% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Hercog P.

Even serve battle

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.Smitkova T.
1st serve in·Even
58%
58%
1st serve points won·Even
65%
68%
2nd serve points won·Even
48%
47%
Service points won·Even
58%
59%
Return points won·Even
43%
40%
Break points saved·Even
57%
58%
Aces / match·Clear edge
3.1
5.4
Double faults / match·Even
3.6
3.9

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 92). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Hercog P.Smitkova T.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
47
16
Break points saved·Clear edge
68
45
Break points won·Dominant
75
33
Deciding sets·Slight edge
44
33
Tiebreaks·Even
69
71

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

Freshness

Recent load
Hercog P.Smitkova T.
Freshness·
100
—

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Schmiedlova A.[7]
Errani S.[1]
7-636-3
Semi-finals
Schmiedlova A.[7]
Hercog P.
6-46-3
Errani S.[1]
Niculescu M.[3]
5-76-16-2
Quarter-finals
Schmiedlova A.[7]
Kovinic D.
6-26-2
Hercog P.
Krunic A.
6-36-3
Niculescu M.[3]
Mitu C.
4-66-06-2
Errani S.[1]
Tatishvili A.
6-26-3
R16
Errani S.[1]
Peer S.
7-656-2
Mitu C.
Cirstea S.
5-76-26-4
Schmiedlova A.[7]
Allertova D.
6-16-2
Kovinic D.
Goerges J.[4]
6-46-786-2
Tatishvili A.
Dulgheru A.[5]
5-2
Niculescu M.[3]
Pereira T.
6-26-3
Hercog P.
Tig P.
6-06-2
Krunic A.
Vinci R.[2]
6-16-1
R32
Tig P.
Soler Espinosa S.
6-43-1
Tatishvili A.
Voegele S.
6-47-5
Dulgheru A.[5]
Zhang S.
3-66-46-4
Niculescu M.[3]
Bogdan A.
6-25-76-2
Pereira T.
Kucova K.
6-36-747-66
Mitu C.
Beck A.[8]
1-66-36-3
Schmiedlova A.[7]
Jani R.
6-16-2
Kovinic D.
Martic P.
6-36-4
Goerges J.[4]
Kasatkina D.
7-646-4
Hercog P.
Smitkova T.[6]
6-27-5
Krunic A.
Kulichkova E.
6-26-4
Vinci R.[2]
Babos T.
6-26-1
Peer S.
Bondarenko K.
2-66-46-4
Cirstea S.
Karatantcheva S.
6-26-2
Errani S.[1]
Buyukakcay C.
6-27-62
Allertova D.
Dinu C.
6-43-66-3