Polona Hercog vs Aryna Sabalenka — Istanbul Round of 32

Istanbul · 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, 23 April 2018
clay
Aryna Sabalenka
BLR8
Aryna Sabalenka
#1WTA
2220ELO
2103Clay ELO
$4.7MYTD
$50MCAREER
28 yrs · 182 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLWWLWW
Hercog P.
6-2 7-5
Sabalenka A.
Hercog P.
672
Sabalenka A.
250

Polona Hercog defeated Aryna Sabalenka 6-2 7-5 in the Istanbul round of 32 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Aryna Sabalenka came in ranked #1, leading the head-to-head 2–0. Polona Hercog claimed a first win over Aryna Sabalenka in three meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Polona Hercog closed it out in two sets, 6–2 7–5.

Head to head

0–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2021-01-06Abu DhabiR64hardAryna Sabalenka7-6(5) 6-2
2018-04-09LuganoR16clayAryna Sabalenka6-3 6-1
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Serve vs return

This season
Hercog P.serving67% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Sabalenka A.

Sabalenka A.serving81% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Hercog P.

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

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Hercog P.Sabalenka A.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
50
98
Break points saved·Dominant
68
98
Break points won·Dominant
75
100
Deciding sets·Dominant
51
97
Tiebreaks·Dominant
69
100

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

Freshness

Recent load
Hercog P.Sabalenka A.
Freshness·Clear edge
80
92

Hercog P.: 1 day rest · 1 match, 26 games (7d) · Sabalenka A.: 9 days rest · 3 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Parmentier P.
Hercog P.
6-43-66-3
Semi-finals
Parmentier P.
Begu I.[7]
6-36-4
Hercog P.
Sakkari M.
6-46-2
Quarter-finals
Parmentier P.
Wozniacki C.[1]
4-66-30-0
Begu I.[7]
Vekic D.
3-67-616-1
Sakkari M.
Rus A.
6-37-66
Hercog P.
Kuznetsova S.[2]
6-11-67-5
R16
Hercog P.
Bondarenko K.
6-21-1
Vekic D.
Tomljanovic A.
6-16-2
Begu I.[7]
Mchale C.
6-46-4
Kuznetsova S.[2]
Tomova V.
7-54-66-1
Parmentier P.
Putintseva Y.
6-22-66-3
Wozniacki C.[1]
Errani S.
5-76-36-3
Sakkari M.
Krunic A.
6-36-1
Rus A.
Kovinic D.
2-66-26-0
R32
Vekic D.
Radwanska A.[3]
6-12-0
Errani S.
Flipkens K.
6-36-4
Mchale C.
Barthel M.
7-644-66-3
Krunic A.
Makarova K.[5]
1-66-16-4
Sakkari M.
Buyukakcay C.
7-56-2
Parmentier P.
Aksu A.
6-26-2
Begu I.[7]
Jakupovic D.
7-56-0
Wozniacki C.[1]
Alexandrova E.
6-26-2
Rus A.
Zhang S.[4]
6-26-3
Tomova V.
Ivakhnenko V.
7-56-4
Kovinic D.
Kalinskaya A.
6-36-3
Bondarenko K.
Oz I.
4-66-46-0
Kuznetsova S.[2]
Wang Q.
6-36-3
Putintseva Y.
Cirstea S.[6]
0-66-16-0
Tomljanovic A.
Van Uytvanck A.
6-36-3
Hercog P.
Sabalenka A.[8]
6-27-5