Polona Hercog vs Su Wei Hsieh — Sydney Qualifying Round 2

Sydney · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Round 2
Polona Hercog
SLO
Polona Hercog
#228WTA
1590ELO
1524Hard ELO
35 yrs · 182 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WLLLWWLWWL
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 11 January 2016
hard
TPE
Su Wei Hsieh
40 yrs · 169 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLLLLWWW
Hercog P.
6-1 7-5
Hsieh S.
Hercog P.
672
Hsieh S.
15–

Polona Hercog defeated Su Wei Hsieh 6-1 7-5 in the Sydney qualifying round 2 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Su Wei Hsieh came in leading the head-to-head 3–1. Polona Hercog narrowed the head-to-head to 3–2.

Key context

  • Match story: Polona Hercog came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 6–1 7–5.

Head to head

1–3
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2018-12-31AucklandR32hardSu Wei Hsieh6-2 6-3
2018-09-10HiroshimaR32hardSu Wei Hsieh4-6 6-1 6-3
2018-04-09LuganoR32clayPolona Hercog7-5 6-0
2015-09-14TokyoR32hardSu Wei Hsieh6-1 5-7 7-5

Serve vs return

This season
Hercog P.serving56% hold

wins 52% of points on serve vs Hsieh S.

Hsieh S.serving54% hold

wins 51% of points on serve vs Hercog P.

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
Hercog P.Hsieh S.
1st serve in·Slight edge
58%
64%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
65%
60%
2nd serve points won·Even
48%
46%
Service points won·Even
58%
55%
Return points won·Even
43%
45%
Break points saved·Even
57%
57%
Aces / match·Clear edge
3.1
0.9
Double faults / match·Even
3.6
3.6

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Hercog P.Hsieh S.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
50
55
Break points saved·Slight edge
68
59
Break points won·Slight edge
75
70
Deciding sets·Clear edge
51
74
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
69
74

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

Freshness

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

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

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast

Draw — qualifying

Q3
Arruabarrena L.
Rybarikova M.
6-17-62
Hantuchova D.
Davis L.
6-36-2
Puig M.
Hercog P.
2-66-16-1
Lucic M.
Hradecka L.
6-36-3
Q2
Arruabarrena L.
Kasatkina D.
7-51-0
Rybarikova M.
Karatantcheva S.
6-26-1
Lucic M.
Hunter S.
5-76-36-1
Davis L.
Wickmayer Y.
6-37-63
Hradecka L.
Siegemund L.
4-66-27-63
Hercog P.
Hsieh S.
6-17-5
Puig M.
Putintseva Y.
7-56-1
Hantuchova D.
Falconi I.
7-56-1
Q1
Hradecka L.
Linette M.
6-36-3
Siegemund L.
Rodina E.
6-24-66-2
Falconi I.
Tatishvili A.
6-46-2
Puig M.
Mitu C.
6-26-3
Hsieh S.
Kulichkova E.
4-66-46-2
Hercog P.
Rogowska O.
6-36-4
Wickmayer Y.
Sevastova A.
7-53-66-4
Davis L.
Voegele S.
2-66-37-64
Hantuchova D.
Ostapenko J.
6-46-4
Putintseva Y.
Sasnovich A.
6-16-1
Kasatkina D.
Duque Marino M.
6-36-4
Arruabarrena L.
Tjandramulia O.
6-36-3
Rybarikova M.
Vekic D.
6-26-0
Karatantcheva S.
Shvedova Y.
4-1
Lucic M.
Rodionova A.
6-16-4
Hunter S.
Tig P.
4-66-26-3