Anastasija Sevastova vs Polona Hercog — Bucharest Semi-final

Bucharest · WTA · Semi-final
Anastasija Sevastova
LAT1
Anastasija Sevastova
#293WTA
1719ELO
1695Clay ELO
36 yrs · 169 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWLWWLLW
0 — 0
Sets
Retired
Monday, 16 July 2018
clay
Polona Hercog
SLO8
Polona Hercog
#228WTA
1590ELO
1574Clay ELO
35 yrs · 182 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WLLLWWLWWL
Sevastova A.
6-1 0-0
Hercog P.
Sevastova A.
60–
Hercog P.
10–

Anastasija Sevastova advanced when Polona Hercog retired 6-1 0-0 in the Bucharest semi-final. Anastasija Sevastova extended the head-to-head to 4–0.

Head to head

3–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2021-10-06Indian WellsR128hardAnastasija Sevastova3-6 6-2 6-0
2011-03-07Indian WellsR128hardAnastasija Sevastova7-5 7-6(6)
2011-01-17Australian OpenR128hardAnastasija Sevastova6-4 7-6(5)

Serve vs return

This season
Sevastova A.serving69% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Hercog P.

Hercog P.serving69% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Sevastova A.

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
Sevastova A.Hercog P.
1st serve in·Even
61%
58%
1st serve points won·Even
63%
65%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
48%
Service points won·Even
57%
58%
Return points won·Even
44%
43%
Break points saved·Even
55%
57%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.4
3.1
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.4
3.6

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (197 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Sevastova A.Hercog P.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
66
47
Break points saved·Slight edge
73
68
Break points won·Clear edge
89
75
Deciding sets·Dominant
74
44
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
64
69

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

Freshness

Recent load
Sevastova A.Hercog P.
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