Ekaterina Alexandrova vs Polona Hercog — Australian Open Round of 128

Australian Open · WTA · Round of 128
Ekaterina Alexandrova
RUS
Ekaterina Alexandrova
#19WTA
1844ELO
1800Hard ELO
$761kYTD
$10MCAREER
31 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWWLWLL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 15 January 2018
hard
Polona Hercog
SLO
Polona Hercog
#228WTA
1590ELO
1524Hard ELO
35 yrs · 182 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WLLLWWLWWL
Alexandrova E.
7-6 6-4
Hercog P.
Alexandrova E.
7762
Hercog P.
6240

Ekaterina Alexandrova defeated Polona Hercog 7-6 6-4 in the Australian Open round of 128 on hard. The result followed the form book — Ekaterina Alexandrova came in ranked #19, defending last year's round of 128.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Alexandrova E.serving79% hold

wins 63% of points on serve vs Hercog P.

Hercog P.serving75% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Alexandrova E.

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

Serve & return on hard

Alexandrova E.Hercog P.
52
Serve
—
42
Return
—

Per-surface Serve / Return Rating (0–100, percentile within the hard field, opponent-adjusted over 52 weeks). About

Statistics

This season
Alexandrova E.Hercog P.
1st serve in·Even
60%
58%
1st serve points won·Even
69%
65%
2nd serve points won·Even
45%
48%
Service points won·Even
60%
58%
Return points won·Even
43%
43%
Break points saved·Even
59%
57%
Aces / match·Clear edge
5.0
3.1
Double faults / match·Dominant
5.2
3.6

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Alexandrova E.Hercog P.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
65
47
Break points saved·Dominant
94
68
Break points won·Clear edge
98
75
Deciding sets·Clear edge
61
44
Tiebreaks·Dominant
29
69

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

Freshness

Recent load
Alexandrova E.Hercog P.
Freshness·Slight edge
91
100

Alexandrova E.: 10 days rest · 3 matches (14d) · Hercog P.: 20 days rest. Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast
Weather
20°CDrizzle
Wind 27 km/hHumidity 71%

Draw

Final
Wozniacki C.[2]
Halep S.[1]
7-623-66-4
Semi-finals
Halep S.[1]
Kerber A.[21]
6-34-69-7
Wozniacki C.[2]
Mertens E.
6-37-62
Quarter-finals
Kerber A.[21]
Keys M.[17]
6-16-2
Mertens E.
Svitolina E.[4]
6-46-0
Wozniacki C.[2]
Suarez Navarro C.
6-06-736-2
Halep S.[1]
Pliskova K.[6]
6-36-2
R16
Halep S.[1]
Osaka N.
6-36-2
Pliskova K.[6]
Strycova B.[20]
6-756-36-2
Kerber A.[21]
Hsieh S.
4-67-56-2
Keys M.[17]
Garcia C.[8]
6-36-2
Svitolina E.[4]
Allertova D.
6-36-0
Suarez Navarro C.
Kontaveit A.[32]
4-66-48-6
Wozniacki C.[2]
Rybarikova M.[19]
6-36-0
Mertens E.
Martic P.
7-657-5
R32
Osaka N.
Barty A.[18]
6-46-2
Strycova B.[20]
Pera B.
6-26-2
Pliskova K.[6]
Safarova L.[29]
7-667-5
Hsieh S.
Radwanska A.[26]
6-27-5
Kerber A.[21]
Sharapova M.
6-16-3
Keys M.[17]
Bogdan A.
6-36-4
Martic P.
Kumkhum L.
6-33-67-5
Mertens E.
Cornet A.
7-56-4
Allertova D.
Linette M.
6-16-4
Svitolina E.[4]
Kostyuk M.
6-26-2
Suarez Navarro C.
Kanepi K.
3-66-16-3
Rybarikova M.[19]
Bondarenko K.
7-53-66-1
Halep S.[1]
Davis L.
4-66-415-13
Garcia C.[8]
Sasnovich A.
6-35-76-2
Kontaveit A.[32]
Ostapenko J.[7]
6-31-66-3
Wozniacki C.[2]
Bertens K.[30]
6-46-3
R64
Halep S.[1]
Bouchard E.
6-26-2
Davis L.
Petkovic A.
4-66-06-0
Barty A.[18]
Giorgi C.
5-76-46-1
Osaka N.
Vesnina E.[16]
7-646-2
Pera B.
Konta J.[9]
6-47-5
Safarova L.[29]
Cirstea S.
6-26-4
Pliskova K.[6]
Haddad Maia B.
6-16-1
Hsieh S.
Muguruza G.[3]
7-616-4
Radwanska A.[26]
Tsurenko L.
2-67-56-3
Kerber A.[21]
Vekic D.
6-46-1
Sharapova M.
Sevastova A.[14]
6-17-64
Keys M.[17]
Alexandrova E.
6-06-1
Sasnovich A.
Lucic M.[28]
6-36-1
Garcia C.[8]
Vondrousova M.
6-736-28-6
Kumkhum L.
Bencic B.
6-16-3
Martic P.
Begu I.
6-47-63
Mertens E.
Saville D.[23]
7-56-3
Cornet A.
Goerges J.[12]
6-46-3
Allertova D.
Zhang S.
6-47-65
Linette M.
Kasatkina D.[22]
7-646-2
Kostyuk M.
Rogowska O.
6-37-5
Svitolina E.[4]
Siniakova K.
4-66-26-1
Ostapenko J.[7]
Duan Y.
6-33-66-4
Kontaveit A.[32]
Barthel M.
6-34-66-3
Kanepi K.
Puig M.
6-46-3
Suarez Navarro C.
Babos T.
6-42-66-2
Bondarenko K.
Pavlyuchenkova A.[15]
6-26-3
Bertens K.[30]
Gibbs N.
7-636-0
Wozniacki C.[2]
Fett J.
3-66-27-5
Bogdan A.
Putintseva Y.
1-66-26-3
Strycova B.[20]
Arruabarrena L.
6-36-4
Rybarikova M.[19]
Flipkens K.
6-40-66-2
R128
Halep S.[1]
Aiava D.
7-656-1
Bouchard E.
Dodin O.
6-37-65
Davis L.
Cepelova J.
6-746-36-1
Petkovic A.
Kvitova P.[27]
6-34-610-8
Giorgi C.
Kalinskaya A.
6-46-3
Pera B.
Blinkova A.
6-26-2
Arruabarrena L.
Hogenkamp R.
6-16-2
Safarova L.[29]
Tomljanovic A.
7-56-3
Cirstea S.
Diyas Z.
5-76-46-3
Haddad Maia B.
Cabrera L.
7-636-4
Hsieh S.
Zhu L.
0-66-08-6
Tsurenko L.
Vikhlyantseva N.
3-66-36-4
Radwanska A.[26]
Pliskova K.
2-66-36-2
Kerber A.[21]
Friedsam A.
6-06-4
Vekic D.
Hibino N.
7-56-3
Sharapova M.
Maria T.
6-16-4
Sevastova A.[14]
Lepchenko V.
3-66-36-2
Bogdan A.
Mladenovic K.[11]
6-36-2
Keys M.[17]
Wang Q.
6-17-5
Vondrousova M.
Nara K.
7-56-4
Garcia C.[8]
Witthoeft C.
7-56-3
Bencic B.
Williams V.[5]
6-37-5
Kumkhum L.
Larsson J.
6-37-5
Begu I.
Makarova K.[31]
3-66-48-6
Saville D.[23]
Falconi I.
6-16-1
Mertens E.
Hruncakova V.
6-26-1
Allertova D.
Parmentier P.
6-36-0
Linette M.
Brady J.
2-66-46-3
Kasatkina D.[22]
Schmiedlova A.
6-06-3
Kostyuk M.
Peng S.[25]
6-26-2
Rogowska O.
Fourlis J.
6-36-736-2
Ostapenko J.[7]
Schiavone F.
6-16-4
Duan Y.
Duque Marino M.
6-06-1
Barthel M.
Niculescu M.
6-47-5
Kontaveit A.[32]
Krunic A.
6-47-5
Kanepi K.
Cibulkova D.[24]
6-26-2
Puig M.
Stosur S.
4-67-666-4
Suarez Navarro C.
Frech M.
7-56-3
Babos T.
Vandeweghe C.[10]
7-646-2
Pavlyuchenkova A.[15]
Baindl K.
3-66-46-3
Bondarenko K.
Golubic V.
7-634-66-2
Rybarikova M.[19]
Townsend T.
6-07-5
Bertens K.[30]
Bellis C.
6-756-46-2
Gibbs N.
Tomova V.
6-16-1
Wozniacki C.[2]
Buzarnescu M.
6-26-3
Sasnovich A.
Mchale C.
6-36-2
Flipkens K.
Riske Amritraj A.
2-67-666-3
Fett J.
Eguchi M.
6-36-2
Pliskova K.[6]
Cepede Royg V.
6-36-4
Osaka N.
Kucova K.
7-56-2
Svitolina E.[4]
Jorovic I.
6-36-2
Martic P.
Van Uytvanck A.
7-656-3
Strycova B.[20]
Ahn K.
6-17-5
Vesnina E.[16]
Jabeur O.
6-36-4
Muguruza G.[3]
Ponchet J.
6-46-3
Cornet A.
Wang X.
6-46-2
Zhang S.
Stephens S.[13]
2-67-626-2
Siniakova K.
Sakkari M.
6-26-756-4
Barty A.[18]
Sabalenka A.
6-726-46-4
Konta J.[9]
Brengle M.
6-36-1
Putintseva Y.
Watson H.
7-57-66
Alexandrova E.
Hercog P.
7-626-4
Lucic M.[28]
Rogers S.
7-665-76-2
Goerges J.[12]
Kenin S.
6-46-4