Polona Hercog vs Xiyu Wang — Miami Qualifying Round 1

Miami · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Round 1
Polona Hercog
SLO
Polona Hercog
#228WTA
1590ELO
1524Hard ELO
35 yrs · 182 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WLLLWWLWWL
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 19 March 2018
hard
Xiyu Wang
CHN
Xiyu Wang
#89WTA
1772ELO
1724Hard ELO
25 yrs · 182 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLWWWLWW
Hercog P.
6-4 6-2
Wang X.
Hercog P.
662
Wang X.
42–

Polona Hercog defeated Xiyu Wang 6-4 6-2 in the Miami qualifying round 1 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Xiyu Wang came in ranked #89.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Hercog P.serving58% hold

wins 53% of points on serve vs Wang X.

Wang X.serving63% hold

wins 55% 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.Wang X.
1st serve in·Slight edge
58%
66%
1st serve points won·Even
65%
66%
2nd serve points won·Even
48%
46%
Service points won·Even
58%
59%
Return points won·Even
43%
44%
Break points saved·Even
57%
58%
Aces / match·Even
3.1
3.0
Double faults / match·Slight edge
3.6
4.0

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Hercog P.Wang X.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
50
63
Break points saved·Clear edge
68
87
Break points won·Clear edge
75
91
Deciding sets·Clear edge
51
70
Tiebreaks·Dominant
69
25

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

Freshness

Recent load
Hercog P.Wang X.
Freshness·Clear edge
80
98

Hercog P.: 1 day rest · 1 match, 26 games (7d) · Wang X.: 13 days rest · 1 match (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast

Draw — qualifying

Q2
Petkovic A.
Lapko V.
7-616-2
Riske Amritraj A.
Dodin O.
6-10-0
Wang Y.
Abanda F.
6-46-3
Kenin S.
Bonaventure Y.
3-66-46-3
Boulter K.
Zhao C.
3-67-616-2
Golubic V.
Vinci R.
6-46-3
Collins D.
Cepelova J.
7-636-4
Peterson R.
Bouchard E.
6-46-3
Voegele S.
Martincova T.
7-56-2
Vikhlyantseva N.
Gibbs N.
7-636-4
Hercog P.
Krejcikova B.
6-46-2
Niculescu M.
Wickmayer Y.
6-16-3
Q1
Gibbs N.
Zhuk S.
6-26-0
Peterson R.
Parmentier P.
6-06-3
Bonaventure Y.
Duque Marino M.
6-36-2
Petkovic A.
Lisicki S.
4-66-33-1
Vinci R.
Vickery S.
5-76-16-2
Vikhlyantseva N.
Arango E.
6-36-2
Dodin O.
Broady N.
4-67-56-3
Kenin S.
Li A.
6-27-5
Zhao C.
Sorribes Tormo S.
6-26-2
Krejcikova B.
Fett J.
4-67-53-1
Boulter K.
Townsend T.
7-616-2
Hercog P.
Wang X.
6-46-2
Abanda F.
Rodina E.
6-46-3
Wickmayer Y.
Rogowska O.
6-46-736-4
Voegele S.
Ahn K.
7-56-2
Niculescu M.
Lottner A.
6-46-0
Collins D.
Smitkova T.
6-26-4
Wang Y.
Duan Y.
7-645-2
Golubic V.
Rodionova A.
6-36-3
Bouchard E.
Kiick A.
6-26-2
Cepelova J.
Tomova V.
6-47-5
Martincova T.
Errani S.
6-45-77-62
Lapko V.
Nara K.
6-736-46-3
Riske Amritraj A.
Jabeur O.
7-56-1