Polona Hercog vs Kirsten Flipkens — Auckland Round of 16

Auckland · CHALLENGER · Round of 16
Polona Hercog
SLO
Polona Hercog
#221WTA
1590ELO
1524Hard ELO
35 yrs · 182 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLLWWWLW
2 — 0
Sets
Wednesday, 3 January 2018 ·
hard
BEL
Kirsten Flipkens
40 yrs · 165 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLWWLWL
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. Polona Hercog extended the head-to-head to 3–2.

Key context

Head to head

2–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2018-01-01AucklandR16hardPolona Hercog6-4 6-2
2014-08-11CincinnatiR64hardKirsten Flipkens6-3 6-2
2014-06-16s HertogenboschR32grassKirsten Flipkens6-4 6-0
2013-09-09Quebec CityR32hardPolona Hercog6-3 6-1

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
3.0
2.3
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.6
2.2

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 152). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Hercog P.Flipkens K.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
8
46
Break points saved·Slight edge
23
13
Break points won·Slight edge
74
68
Deciding sets·Dominant
5
75
Tiebreaks·Dominant
6
81

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·
99
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Hercog P.: 12 days rest · 1 match (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast

Draw