Monica Puig vs Polona Hercog | Monica Puig Wins 6-4 6-4

WuhanQ16QualifyingHardSat 22 SeptFinal

SetsGames2

Monica Puig defeated Polona Hercog 6-4 6-4 in the Wuhan qualifying round of 16 on hard. The result followed the form book — Monica Puig came in defending last year's round of 16. Monica Puig moved ahead in the head-to-head, 3–2.

Key context

Match story: Monica Puig edged a tight contest from start to finish — 6–4 6–4.

How the match was decided

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Puig M. took it in straight sets.

Match statistics

Match statistics are not available for this match. They appear once the official scoring feed publishes them.

Common opponents

3 shared · last 12 months

Puig M. and Hercog P. faced 3 of the same opponents in the last 12 months. Puig M. went 2–2 (50%) against them, Hercog P. 1–3 (25%). Puig M. came out better against 2 of 3 comparable opponents, Hercog P. against 0 — though 1 of those edges carries caveats (lower-tier event).

2–250%Puig M. · better vs 2Record vs common opponents1–325%Hercog P. · better vs 0

Vs common opponents · derived from scorelines

5–4Sets3–6

49–50Games41–47

3–1Tiebreaks0–1

0–1Deciding sets0–1

Only 3 common opponents — small sample, treat as indicative.

vs Liu C.#97W6-3 7-6(5)Wuhan · hardL6-7 6-1 4-6US Open · hard
vs Van Uytvanck A.W7-6 7-6Luxembourg · hardW6-4 7-5Auckland · hard
vs Goerges J.L4-6 6-4 2-6Auckland · hardL4-6 4-6Auckland · hard

Head-to-head

5 meetings · Puig M. leads 3–2

Puig M.September 2018WuhanThis matchHard6-4 6-4
Puig M.August 2016OlympicsHard6-3 6-2
Puig M.January 2016SydneyHard2-6 6-1 6-1
Hercog P.September 2014BeijingHard6-3 6-1
Hercog P.September 2013BeijingHard6-1 6-4

Draw

Closing odds

Player context

Before the match

Puig M.Hercog P.1 745ELO1 6841 650Hard ELO1 5842–8Last 103–724Age27170 cmHeight182 cmRightPlaysRight

Cite this

Monica Puig beat Polona Hercog 6-4 6-4. Umpiry, "Monica Puig vs Polona Hercog — Wuhan Qualifying Round of 16", https://umpiry.com/match/2018-09-22/hercog-vs-puig-wuhan-q16?utm_source=cite (as of 22 September 2018).