Polona Hercog vs Kate Makarova — Toronto Round of 32

Toronto · WTA · Round of 32
Polona Hercog
SLO
Polona Hercog
#224WTA
1590ELO
1524Hard ELO
35 yrs · 182 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWWLWWLW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 10 August 2015
hard
RUS11
Kate Makarova
38 yrs · 178 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLLWWL
Hercog P.
6-2 6-7 7-5
Makarova K.
Hercog P.
66272
Makarova K.
27751

Polona Hercog defeated Kate Makarova 6-2 6-7 7-5 in the Toronto round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Kate Makarova came in leading the head-to-head 4–1. Polona Hercog narrowed the head-to-head to 4–2.

Key context

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

Head to head

1–4
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2014-09-29BeijingR32hardKate Makarova7-5 6-0
2014-08-25US OpenR64hardKate Makarova6-1 6-2
2013-08-26US OpenR128hardKate Makarova6-2 6-4
2012-10-01BeijingR32hardPolona Hercog7-6(5) 3-6 7-6(3)
2012-09-17SeoulR32hardKate Makarova6-4 6-1

Serve vs return

This season
Hercog P.serving75% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Makarova K.

Makarova K.serving75% hold

wins 61% 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.Makarova K.
1st serve in·Slight edge
58%
66%
1st serve points won·Even
65%
64%
2nd serve points won·Even
48%
47%
Service points won·Even
58%
58%
Return points won·Even
43%
43%
Break points saved·Even
57%
56%
Aces / match·Slight edge
3.1
2.5
Double faults / match·Slight edge
3.6
2.9

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 177). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Hercog P.Makarova K.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
47
59
Break points saved·Slight edge
68
78
Break points won·Even
75
77
Deciding sets·Clear edge
44
60
Tiebreaks·Even
70
69

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

Freshness

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

Hercog P.: 18 days rest. Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast
Weather
22°COvercast
Wind 11 km/hHumidity 72%

Draw

Final
Bencic B.
Halep S.[2]
7-656-743-0
Semi-finals
Bencic B.
Williams S.[1]
3-67-56-4
Halep S.[2]
Errani S.[15]
6-46-4
Quarter-finals
Williams S.[1]
Vinci R.
6-46-3
Bencic B.
Ivanovic A.[5]
6-46-2
Errani S.[15]
Tsurenko L.
6-46-4
Halep S.[2]
Radwanska A.[6]
0-66-36-1
R16
Bencic B.
Lisicki S.
6-11-67-63
Williams S.[1]
Petkovic A.[16]
6-36-2
Ivanovic A.[5]
Hercog P.
6-26-3
Tsurenko L.
Witthoeft C.
6-36-4
Errani S.[15]
Azarenka V.
7-56-3
Radwanska A.[6]
Cornet A.
6-24-66-4
Halep S.[2]
Kerber A.[13]
6-35-76-4
Vinci R.
Saville D.
6-46-3
R32
Lisicki S.
Strycova B.
7-636-4
Hercog P.
Makarova K.[11]
6-26-727-5
Ivanovic A.[5]
Govortsova O.
6-47-64
Tsurenko L.
Muguruza G.[8]
7-56-1
Witthoeft C.
Riske Amritraj A.
6-45-76-3
Azarenka V.
Kvitova P.[3]
6-26-3
Radwanska A.[6]
Goerges J.
7-56-3
Kerber A.[13]
Puig M.
6-26-3
Cornet A.
Cibulkova D.
6-36-2
Williams S.[1]
Pennetta F.
2-66-36-0
Saville D.
Safarova L.[7]
4-67-57-5
Halep S.[2]
Jankovic J.
6-36-4
Errani S.[15]
Brengle M.
6-32-66-3
Petkovic A.[16]
Watson H.
6-46-3
Vinci R.
Lucic M.
6-36-3
Bencic B.
Wozniacki C.[4]
7-57-5
R64
Goerges J.
Diyas Z.
2-66-17-5
Hercog P.
Van Uytvanck A.
6-41-66-3
Lisicki S.
Williams V.[14]
6-06-3
Bencic B.
Bouchard E.
6-05-76-2
Saville D.
Stosur S.
6-46-4
Brengle M.
Zhao C.
6-16-1
Watson H.
Falconi I.
6-16-2
Petkovic A.[16]
Abanda F.
3-66-46-2
Cibulkova D.
Stephens S.
6-36-4
Jankovic J.
Garcia C.
7-646-2
Lucic M.
Pliskova K.[10]
3-67-656-2
Vinci R.
Knapp K.
6-06-0
Strycova B.
Lepchenko V.
6-26-4
Makarova K.[11]
Tatishvili A.
6-36-3
Govortsova O.
Begu I.
6-37-64
Tsurenko L.
Wickmayer Y.
6-37-63
Witthoeft C.
Vandeweghe C.
6-33-66-1
Riske Amritraj A.
Bacsinszky T.[12]
3-67-647-63
Azarenka V.
Svitolina E.
6-16-4
Cornet A.
Suarez Navarro C.[9]
6-36-726-4
Kerber A.[13]
Doi M.
6-06-1
Puig M.
Duque Marino M.
6-44-67-5
Pennetta F.
Dabrowski G.
6-46-1
Errani S.[15]
Mladenovic K.
5-76-16-0