Polona Hercog vs Su Wei Hsieh — Lugano Round of 32

Lugano · WTA · Round of 32
Polona Hercog
SLO
Polona Hercog
#228WTA
1590ELO
1574Clay ELO
35 yrs · 182 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WLLLWWLWWL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 9 April 2018
clay
TPE
Su Wei Hsieh
40 yrs · 169 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLLLLWWW
Hercog P.
7-5 6-0
Hsieh S.
Hercog P.
762
Hsieh S.
500

Polona Hercog defeated Su Wei Hsieh 7-5 6-0 in the Lugano round of 32 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Su Wei Hsieh came in leading the head-to-head 3–0. Polona Hercog claimed a first win over Su Wei Hsieh in four meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 3–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–3
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2018-12-31AucklandR32hardSu Wei Hsieh6-2 6-3
2018-09-10HiroshimaR32hardSu Wei Hsieh4-6 6-1 6-3
2015-09-14TokyoR32hardSu Wei Hsieh6-1 5-7 7-5

Serve vs return

This season
Hercog P.serving67% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Hsieh S.

Hsieh S.serving67% hold

wins 57% 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.Hsieh S.
1st serve in·Slight edge
58%
64%
1st serve points won·Even
65%
61%
2nd serve points won·Even
48%
47%
Service points won·Even
58%
56%
Return points won·Even
43%
45%
Break points saved·Even
57%
57%
Aces / match·Clear edge
3.1
0.9
Double faults / match·Even
3.6
3.7

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 171). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Hercog P.Hsieh S.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
47
55
Break points saved·Slight edge
68
59
Break points won·Slight edge
75
70
Deciding sets·Dominant
44
74
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
69
74

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

Freshness

Recent load
Hercog P.Hsieh S.
Freshness·
100
—

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

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Mertens E.[2]
Sabalenka A.
7-56-2
Semi-finals
Sabalenka A.
Voegele S.
6-46-2
Mertens E.[2]
Lapko V.
6-14-66-4
Quarter-finals
Voegele S.
Korpatsch T.
6-46-3
Sabalenka A.
Giorgi C.
6-36-0
Mertens E.[2]
Barthel M.
6-45-77-60
Lapko V.
Flipkens K.
6-47-64
R16
Lapko V.
Kovinic D.
6-26-3
Korpatsch T.
Von Deichmann K.
7-626-4
Giorgi C.
Van Uytvanck A.[9]
6-26-1
Flipkens K.
Sasnovich A.[8]
4-66-46-2
Mertens E.[2]
Vondrousova M.
6-25-77-5
Sabalenka A.
Hercog P.
6-36-1
Voegele S.
Cornet A.[6]
2-67-56-3
Barthel M.
Vekic D.
6-34-66-4
R32
Von Deichmann K.
Siegemund L.
7-652-3
Korpatsch T.
Mladenovic K.[1]
7-653-2
Lapko V.
Kontaveit A.[4]
3-66-46-3
Sasnovich A.[8]
Hogenkamp R.
7-646-0
Vekic D.
Cadantu Ignatik A.
6-07-5
Giorgi C.
Pliskova K.
6-36-2
Barthel M.
Kuznetsova S.[5]
4-66-36-4
Cornet A.[6]
Teichmann J.
7-626-0
Flipkens K.
Witthoeft C.
1-66-46-3
Van Uytvanck A.[9]
Dodin O.
6-46-2
Mertens E.[2]
Minella M.
6-46-1
Hercog P.
Hsieh S.
7-56-0
Kovinic D.
Golubic V.
7-663-66-4
Voegele S.
Frech M.
6-36-3
Vondrousova M.
Putintseva Y.
4-67-626-3
Sabalenka A.
Buzarnescu M.[7]
5-76-36-2