Monica Puig vs Polona Hercog — Sydney Qualifying Final

Sydney · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Final
PUR
Monica Puig
32 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLWWLL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 11 January 2016
hard
Polona Hercog
SLO
Polona Hercog
#228WTA
1590ELO
1524Hard ELO
35 yrs · 182 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WLLLWWLWWL
Puig M.
2-6 6-1 6-1
Hercog P.
Puig M.
2662
Hercog P.
6111

Monica Puig defeated Polona Hercog 2-6 6-1 6-1 in the Sydney qualifying final on hard. Monica Puig extended the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

Head to head

1–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2016-08-08OlympicsR64hardMonica Puig6-3 6-2
2013-09-30BeijingR64hardPolona Hercog6-1 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Puig M.serving61% hold

wins 54% of points on serve vs Hercog P.

Hercog P.serving58% hold

wins 53% of points on serve vs Puig M.

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
Puig M.Hercog P.
1st serve in·Even
62%
58%
1st serve points won·Even
65%
65%
2nd serve points won·Even
48%
48%
Service points won·Even
58%
58%
Return points won·Even
44%
43%
Break points saved·Even
56%
57%
Aces / match·Even
3.1
3.1
Double faults / match·Even
3.5
3.6

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Puig M.Hercog P.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
36
50
Break points saved·Slight edge
63
68
Break points won·Clear edge
62
75
Deciding sets·Even
55
51
Tiebreaks·Dominant
29
69

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

Freshness

Recent load
Puig M.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

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