Polona Hercog vs Kirsten Flipkens — Auckland Round of 16

Auckland · WTA · Round of 16
Polona Hercog
SLO
Polona Hercog
#228WTA
1590ELO
1524Hard ELO
35 yrs · 182 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WLLLWWLWWL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 1 January 2018
hard
BEL
Kirsten Flipkens
40 yrs · 165 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLWWLWW
Hercog P.
6-4 6-2
Flipkens K.
Hercog P.
662
Flipkens K.
420

Polona Hercog defeated Kirsten Flipkens 6-4 6-2 in the Auckland round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Kirsten Flipkens came in leading the head-to-head 2–1, defending last year's round of 32. Polona Hercog narrowed the head-to-head to 2–2.

Key context

Head to head

1–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2014-08-11CincinnatiR64hardKirsten Flipkens6-3 6-2
2014-06-16s HertogenboschR32grassKirsten Flipkens6-4 6-0
2013-09-09Quebec CityR32hardPolona Hercog6-3 6-1

Serve vs return

This season
Hercog P.serving75% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Flipkens K.

Flipkens K.serving73% hold

wins 60% 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.Flipkens K.
1st serve in·Slight edge
58%
63%
1st serve points won·Even
65%
62%
2nd serve points won·Even
48%
47%
Service points won·Even
58%
57%
Return points won·Even
43%
43%
Break points saved·Even
57%
55%
Aces / match·Slight edge
3.1
2.3
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.6
2.2

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 151). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Hercog P.Flipkens K.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
47
52
Break points saved·Clear edge
68
44
Break points won·Slight edge
75
65
Deciding sets·Dominant
44
84
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
69
78

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

Freshness

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

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

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Weather
22°CRain
Wind 17 km/hHumidity 81%

Draw

Final
Goerges J.[2]
Wozniacki C.[1]
6-47-64
Goerges J.[2]
Andreescu B.
2-67-56-1
Semi-finals
Goerges J.[2]
Hsieh S.
6-16-4
Wozniacki C.[1]
Vickery S.
6-46-4
Goerges J.[2]
Hruncakova V.
6-17-66
Andreescu B.
Hsieh S.[3]
6-36-3
Quarter-finals
Goerges J.[2]
Hercog P.
6-46-4
Hsieh S.
Strycova B.[3]
0-66-26-2
Vickery S.
Radwanska A.[4]
6-26-2
Wozniacki C.[1]
Kenin S.
4-66-26-4
Goerges J.[2]
Bouchard E.
3-66-37-66
Hruncakova V.
Anisimova A.
6-32-66-4
Hsieh S.[3]
Sorribes Tormo S.
6-36-2
Andreescu B.
Williams V.[6]
6-716-16-3
R16
Goerges J.[2]
Hruncakova V.
6-46-0
Hercog P.
Flipkens K.
6-46-2
Vickery S.
Cepede Royg V.
6-26-4
Radwanska A.[4]
Townsend T.
6-37-5
Kenin S.
Lepchenko V.
6-47-66
Wozniacki C.[1]
Martic P.
6-26-2
Hsieh S.
Bonaventure Y.
6-46-3
Strycova B.[3]
Larsson J.
6-16-736-2
Anisimova A.
Strycova B.[5]
6-36-3
Sorribes Tormo S.
Flipkens K.[7]
6-41-66-1
Williams V.[6]
Davis L.
6-46-3
Andreescu B.
Wozniacki C.[1]
6-46-4
Goerges J.[2]
Barthel M.
6-46-4
Bouchard E.
Schoofs B.
6-756-46-4
Hruncakova V.
Kenin S.
7-55-76-3
Hsieh S.[3]
Puig M.
6-17-63
R32
Larsson J.
Nara K.
7-656-3
Goerges J.[2]
Puig M.
6-44-66-2
Cepede Royg V.
Arruabarrena L.
6-36-3
Lepchenko V.
Barthel M.[7]
6-26-2
Radwanska A.[4]
Haddad Maia B.
6-24-66-2
Strycova B.[3]
Errani S.
6-46-736-4
Hruncakova V.
Lewis J.
6-46-3
Hercog P.
Van Uytvanck A.
6-47-5
Flipkens K.
Vekic D.[8]
7-653-66-4
Hsieh S.
Hibino N.
6-06-3
Bonaventure Y.
Putintseva Y.[6]
6-36-3
Vickery S.
Davis L.[5]
6-16-2
Townsend T.
Mchale C.
1-66-46-4
Kenin S.
Fett J.
6-46-4
Martic P.
Vondrousova M.
7-626-3
Wozniacki C.[1]
Brengle M.
6-36-0
Goerges J.[2]
Larsson J.
6-06-4
Kenin S.
Martic P.[4]
7-52-66-2
Hruncakova V.
Zidansek T.
6-27-63
Strycova B.[5]
Townsend T.
6-26-756-3
Flipkens K.[7]
Vickery S.
6-26-2
Sorribes Tormo S.
Voegele S.
7-56-3
Puig M.
Mattek Sands B.
6-36-2
Hsieh S.[3]
Hercog P.
6-26-3
Williams V.[6]
Azarenka V.
6-31-66-3
Andreescu B.
Babos T.
6-47-66
Schoofs B.
Van Uytvanck A.[8]
3-4
Anisimova A.
Cepelova J.
6-23-0
Wozniacki C.[1]
Siegemund L.
6-36-2
Davis L.
Arruabarrena L.
6-26-2
Barthel M.
Soler Espinosa S.
6-27-61
Bouchard E.
Brengle M.
6-36-3