Karin Knapp vs Polona Hercog — Bad Gastein Quarter-final

Bad Gastein · WTA · Quarter-final
ITA3
Karin Knapp
39 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWLLWWLL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 20 July 2015
clay
Polona Hercog
SLO
Polona Hercog
#228WTA
1590ELO
1574Clay ELO
35 yrs · 182 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WLLLWWLWWL
Knapp K.
7-6 7-5
Hercog P.
Knapp K.
7772
Hercog P.
6550

Karin Knapp defeated Polona Hercog 7-6 7-5 in the Bad Gastein quarter-final on clay. Karin Knapp extended the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

Head to head

1–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2014-05-19NurembergR16clayKarin Knapp6-3 6-3
2011-07-11PalermoR32clayPolona Hercog5-7 6-4 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Knapp K.serving67% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Hercog P.

Hercog P.serving71% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Knapp 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
Knapp K.Hercog P.
1st serve in·Even
61%
58%
1st serve points won·Even
62%
65%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
48%
Service points won·Even
56%
58%
Return points won·Even
43%
43%
Break points saved·Slight edge
52%
57%
Aces / match·Even
2.8
3.1
Double faults / match·Clear edge
4.7
3.6

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (58 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Knapp K.Hercog P.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
24
47
Break points saved·Dominant
33
68
Break points won·Slight edge
66
75
Deciding sets·Slight edge
34
44
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
75
69

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

Freshness

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

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Stosur S.[2]
Knapp K.[3]
3-67-636-6
Semi-finals
Knapp K.[3]
Errani S.[1]
7-644-67-5
Stosur S.[2]
Schmiedlova A.[7]
6-17-5
Quarter-finals
Errani S.[1]
Kasatkina D.
6-33-66-2
Knapp K.[3]
Hercog P.
7-657-5
Schmiedlova A.[7]
Beck A.
6-26-3
Stosur S.[2]
Kovinic D.
6-36-2
R16
Schmiedlova A.[7]
Mitu C.
6-10-0
Errani S.[1]
Zanevska M.
6-24-67-5
Kasatkina D.
Goerges J.[6]
3-66-46-3
Knapp K.[3]
Larsson J.
6-36-3
Beck A.
Allertova D.
6-26-3
Kovinic D.
Hogenkamp R.
6-36-1
Stosur S.[2]
Koukalova K.
6-16-0
Hercog P.
Hradecka L.[5]
6-36-2
R32
Koukalova K.
Friedsam A.
1-60-4
Beck A.
Pereira T.
5-2
Kasatkina D.
Krunic A.
6-36-1
Errani S.[1]
Sasnovich A.
6-46-4
Zanevska M.
Bogdan A.
6-46-2
Goerges J.[6]
Ozaki R.
6-36-4
Knapp K.[3]
Paszek T.
6-06-757-66
Larsson J.
Voegele S.
6-26-2
Hercog P.
Babos T.
6-46-2
Hradecka L.[5]
Arruabarrena L.
6-46-1
Mitu C.
Haas B.
6-16-757-65
Allertova D.
Witthoeft C.[4]
3-67-656-4
Kovinic D.
Siniakova K.[8]
6-46-4
Stosur S.[2]
Sevastova A.
6-44-66-1
Schmiedlova A.[7]
Mayr Achleitner P.
3-66-26-0
Hogenkamp R.
Martic P.
6-46-3