Aryna Sabalenka vs Polona Hercog — Lugano Round of 16

Lugano · WTA · Round of 16
Aryna Sabalenka
BLR
Aryna Sabalenka
#1WTA
2220ELO
2103Clay ELO
$4.7MYTD
$50MCAREER
28 yrs · 182 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLWWLWW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 9 April 2018
clay
Polona Hercog
SLO
Polona Hercog
#228WTA
1590ELO
1574Clay ELO
35 yrs · 182 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WLLLWWLWWL
Sabalenka A.
6-3 6-1
Hercog P.
Sabalenka A.
662
Hercog P.
310

Aryna Sabalenka defeated Polona Hercog 6-3 6-1 in the Lugano round of 16 on clay. The result followed the form book — Aryna Sabalenka came in ranked #1. Aryna Sabalenka extended the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

Head to head

1–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2021-01-06Abu DhabiR64hardAryna Sabalenka7-6(5) 6-2
2018-04-23IstanbulR32clayPolona Hercog6-2 7-5
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Serve vs return

This season
Sabalenka A.serving81% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Hercog P.

Hercog P.serving67% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Sabalenka A.

Serve advantage — Sabalenka A.

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
Sabalenka A.Hercog P.
1st serve in·Slight edge
63%
58%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
70%
65%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
48%
Service points won·Slight edge
63%
58%
Return points won·Even
45%
43%
Break points saved·Slight edge
63%
57%
Aces / match·Clear edge
4.6
3.1
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.9
3.6

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Sabalenka A.Hercog P.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
98
47
Break points saved·Dominant
98
68
Break points won·Dominant
100
75
Deciding sets·Dominant
97
44
Tiebreaks·Dominant
100
69

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

Freshness

Recent load
Sabalenka A.Hercog P.
Freshness·Slight edge
90
100

Sabalenka A.: 8 days rest · 4 matches (14d) · 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