Polona Hercog vs Irina Bara — Bucharest Round of 16

Bucharest · WTA · Round of 16
Polona Hercog
SLO8
Polona Hercog
#228WTA
1590ELO
1574Clay ELO
35 yrs · 182 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WLLLWWLWWL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 16 July 2018
clay
ROU
Irina Bara
31 yrs · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLWWLLLW
Hercog P.
7-5 6-2
Bara I.
Hercog P.
762
Bara I.
520

Polona Hercog defeated Irina Bara 7-5 6-2 in the Bucharest round of 16 on clay. The result followed the form book — Polona Hercog came in leading the head-to-head 1–0, defending last year's round of 32. Polona Hercog extended the head-to-head to 2–0.

Key context

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

Head to head

1–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2019-04-29RabatR32clayPolona Hercog7-6(1) 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Hercog P.serving62% hold

wins 55% of points on serve vs Bara I.

Bara I.serving55% hold

wins 52% 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.Bara I.
1st serve in·Clear edge
58%
72%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
65%
55%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
47%
42%
Service points won·Slight edge
58%
51%
Return points won·Even
43%
47%
Break points saved·Slight edge
56%
49%
Aces / match·Clear edge
3.0
0.3
Double faults / match·Slight edge
3.6
3.1

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Hercog P.Bara I.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
47
5
Break points saved·Dominant
68
2
Break points won·Slight edge
75
85
Deciding sets·Slight edge
44
38
Tiebreaks·Dominant
69
11

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

Freshness

Recent load
Hercog P.Bara I.
Freshness·
100
—

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Sevastova A.[1]
Martic P.[4]
7-646-2
Semi-finals
Sevastova A.[1]
Hercog P.[8]
6-10-0
Martic P.[4]
Buzarnescu M.[2]
6-46-4
Quarter-finals
Buzarnescu M.[2]
Wang Y.
7-646-3
Hercog P.[8]
Jabeur O.
6-36-1
Martic P.[4]
Siegemund L.
7-54-66-4
Sevastova A.[1]
Cirstea S.[5]
3-66-36-2
R16
Wang Y.
Parmentier P.[7]
7-603-0
Sevastova A.[1]
Rus A.
6-17-5
Jabeur O.
Zvonareva V.
6-26-2
Buzarnescu M.[2]
Zidansek T.
6-37-5
Hercog P.[8]
Bara I.
7-56-2
Cirstea S.[5]
Zanevska M.
6-27-5
Martic P.[4]
Liu C.
6-26-756-4
Siegemund L.
Schmiedlova A.
6-43-66-2
R32
Sevastova A.[1]
Jakupovic D.
4-66-27-61
Hercog P.[8]
Ruse E.
2-66-26-3
Zanevska M.
Bonaventure Y.
7-656-1
Zidansek T.
Peterson R.
7-56-0
Jabeur O.
Begu I.[3]
6-26-1
Buzarnescu M.[2]
Kovinic D.
6-26-4
Parmentier P.[7]
Dulgheru A.
2-66-16-4
Siegemund L.
Paolini J.
6-46-0
Schmiedlova A.
Bogdan A.[6]
4-67-647-5
Bara I.
Tomova V.
6-47-5
Liu C.
Rosca A.
4-66-36-4
Wang Y.
Bulgaru M.
6-16-3
Cirstea S.[5]
Buyukakcay C.
6-36-3
Martic P.[4]
Sramkova R.
6-26-4
Rus A.
Duque Marino M.
6-26-4
Zvonareva V.
Alexandrova E.
6-16-2