Sloane Stephens vs Polona Hercog — Auckland Round of 32

Auckland · WTA · Round of 32
Sloane Stephens
USA5
Sloane Stephens
#315WTA
1683ELO
1630Hard ELO
33 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLLLLWL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 4 January 2016
hard
Polona Hercog
SLO
Polona Hercog
#228WTA
1590ELO
1524Hard ELO
35 yrs · 182 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WLLLWWLWWL
Stephens S.
6-3 6-3
Hercog P.
Stephens S.
662
Hercog P.
330

Sloane Stephens defeated Polona Hercog 6-3 6-3 in the Auckland round of 32 on hard. The result followed the form book — Sloane Stephens came in leading the head-to-head 3–0, defending last year's round of 16. Sloane Stephens extended the head-to-head to 4–0.

Key context

Head to head

3–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2019-05-27Roland GarrosR32claySloane Stephens6-3 5-7 6-4
2019-05-06MadridR64claySloane Stephens6-2 7-6(4)
2014-05-26Roland GarrosR64claySloane Stephens6-1 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Stephens S.serving71% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Hercog P.

Hercog P.serving75% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Stephens S.

Serve advantage — Hercog P.

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
Stephens S.Hercog P.
1st serve in·Clear edge
70%
58%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
60%
65%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
48%
Service points won·Even
56%
58%
Return points won·Even
43%
43%
Break points saved·Even
54%
57%
Aces / match·Clear edge
1.2
3.1
Double faults / match·Dominant
1.9
3.6

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Stephens S.Hercog P.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
63
50
Break points saved·Slight edge
78
68
Break points won·Clear edge
90
75
Deciding sets·Even
55
51
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
74
69

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

Freshness

Recent load
Stephens S.Hercog P.
Freshness·
—
80

Hercog P.: 1 day rest · 1 match, 26 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Weather
20°CPartly cloudy
Wind 19 km/hHumidity 70%

Draw

Final
Stephens S.[5]
Goerges J.
7-56-2
Semi-finals
Stephens S.[5]
Wozniacki C.[3]
6-27-63
Goerges J.
Paszek T.
6-46-2
Quarter-finals
Stephens S.[5]
Broady N.
7-666-3
Paszek T.
Flipkens K.
6-46-736-3
Goerges J.
Hibino N.
6-736-26-4
Wozniacki C.[3]
Dulgheru A.
6-16-0
R16
Stephens S.[5]
Witthoeft C.
3-66-16-3
Wozniacki C.[3]
Mchale C.
6-06-2
Flipkens K.
Falconi I.
6-14-66-2
Paszek T.
Kuznetsova S.[4]
6-26-3
Goerges J.
Strycova B.[7]
6-47-67
Hibino N.
Kasatkina D.
7-52-67-5
Dulgheru A.
Erakovic M.
7-646-3
Broady N.
Ostapenko J.
4-67-647-5
R32
Witthoeft C.
Maria T.
6-27-63
Stephens S.[5]
Hercog P.
6-36-3
Wozniacki C.[3]
Kovinic D.
6-46-4
Mchale C.
Doi M.
6-26-4
Dulgheru A.
Van Uytvanck A.[8]
1-66-26-4
Falconi I.
Vandeweghe C.[6]
5-76-46-3
Flipkens K.
Mattek Sands B.
3-66-46-3
Paszek T.
Schiavone F.
7-634-66-3
Strycova B.[7]
Bertens K.
6-26-4
Goerges J.
Hradecka L.
6-06-3
Hibino N.
Duque Marino M.
6-22-67-5
Kasatkina D.
Williams V.[1]
6-746-36-3
Erakovic M.
Putintseva Y.
7-627-63
Kuznetsova S.[4]
Barthel M.
6-21-1
Broady N.
Ivanovic A.[2]
7-56-4
Ostapenko J.
Larsson J.
6-17-5