Polona Hercog vs Aleksandra Krunic — Rome Qualifying Round 2

Rome · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Round 2
Polona Hercog
SLO
Polona Hercog
#228WTA
1590ELO
1574Clay ELO
35 yrs · 182 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WLLLWWLWWL
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 14 May 2018
clay
SRB
Aleksandra Krunic
#942WTA
33 yrs · 163 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLWWLLLW
Hercog P.
7-6 6-4
Krunic A.
Hercog P.
7762
Krunic A.
644–

Polona Hercog defeated Aleksandra Krunic 7-6 6-4 in the Rome qualifying round 2 on clay. The result followed the form book — Polona Hercog came in ranked #228, leading the head-to-head 1–0. Polona Hercog extended the head-to-head to 2–0.

Key context

Head to head

1–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2015-07-13BucharestQFclayPolona Hercog6-3 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Hercog P.serving51% hold

wins 51% of points on serve vs Krunic A.

Krunic A.serving46% hold

wins 49% 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.Krunic A.
1st serve in·Even
58%
61%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
65%
60%
2nd serve points won·Even
48%
48%
Service points won·Even
58%
55%
Return points won·Even
43%
44%
Break points saved·Even
57%
53%
Aces / match·Slight edge
3.1
1.8
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.6
2.4

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Hercog P.Krunic A.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
50
29
Break points saved·Dominant
68
20
Break points won·Even
75
75
Deciding sets·Dominant
51
79
Tiebreaks·Dominant
69
18

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

Freshness

Recent load
Hercog P.Krunic A.
Freshness·
80
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Hercog P.: 1 day rest · 1 match, 26 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast

Draw — qualifying

Q2
Vikhlyantseva N.
Sabalenka A.
6-21-66-4
Hercog P.
Krunic A.
7-646-4
Hsieh S.
Barthel M.
6-27-63
Tomljanovic A.
Diyas Z.
7-646-3
Kanepi K.
Siniakova K.
6-33-66-3
Vekic D.
Puig M.
4-1
Collins D.
Giorgi C.
2-66-46-2
Van Uytvanck A.
Wang Q.
3-66-36-1
Q1
Barthel M.
Sasnovich A.
7-56-2
Hsieh S.
Putintseva Y.
1-67-56-3
Diyas Z.
Grymalska A.
6-47-64
Kanepi K.
Kenin S.
2-66-26-2
Tomljanovic A.
Linette M.
6-23-66-4
Siniakova K.
Mchale C.
6-36-2
Krunic A.
Wang Y.
6-46-4
Puig M.
Trevisan M.
6-27-5
Hercog P.
Di Sarra F.
6-36-3
Vekic D.
Brady J.
3-66-36-1
Giorgi C.
Chiesa D.
6-26-3
Collins D.
Lepchenko V.
6-26-3
Wang Q.
Arruabarrena L.
7-646-1
Van Uytvanck A.
Mattek Sands B.
7-51-66-1
Vikhlyantseva N.
Pera B.
6-45-77-5
Sabalenka A.
Riske Amritraj A.
6-31-66-3