Polona Hercog vs Christina Mchale — Wuhan Qualifying Round 1

Wuhan · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Round 1
Polona Hercog
SLO
Polona Hercog
#228WTA
1590ELO
1524Hard ELO
35 yrs · 182 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WLLLWWLWWL
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 24 September 2018
hard
USA
Christina Mchale
34 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLLLLW
Hercog P.
7-6 6-1
Mchale C.
Hercog P.
7762
Mchale C.
621–

Polona Hercog defeated Christina Mchale 7-6 6-1 in the Wuhan qualifying round 1 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Christina Mchale came in leading the head-to-head 2–1. Polona Hercog narrowed the head-to-head to 2–2.

Key context

  • Match story: Polona Hercog came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 7–6 6–1.

Head to head

1–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2019-06-10S-HertogenboschR32grassPolona Hercog6-4 6-4
2013-09-09Quebec CityQFhardChristina Mchale1-6 7-6(4) 6-3
2009-08-31US OpenR128hardChristina Mchale6-3 6-1

Serve vs return

This season
Hercog P.serving56% hold

wins 52% of points on serve vs Mchale C.

Mchale C.serving51% hold

wins 50% 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.Mchale C.
1st serve in·Slight edge
58%
64%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
65%
60%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
43%
Service points won·Even
58%
54%
Return points won·Even
43%
45%
Break points saved·Even
57%
53%
Aces / match·Clear edge
3.1
1.5
Double faults / match·Even
3.6
3.8

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 174). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Hercog P.Mchale C.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
47
0
Break points saved·Dominant
68
28
Break points won·Slight edge
75
65
Deciding sets·Dominant
44
8
Tiebreaks·Dominant
69
29

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

Freshness

Recent load
Hercog P.Mchale C.
Freshness·
100
—

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

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast

Draw — qualifying

Q2
Kenin S.
Niculescu M.
7-654-66-2
Wang X.
King V.
6-10-0
Golubic V.
Gibbs N.
6-46-2
Sorribes Tormo S.
Zaja A.
6-36-4
Peterson R.
Duan Y.
4-66-36-3
Puig M.
Hercog P.
6-46-4
Siniakova K.
Vondrousova M.
6-16-1
Wang Y.
Cabrera L.
7-627-63
Q1
Zaja A.
Xun F.
6-36-2
Cabrera L.
Makarova K.
6-14-66-3
Wang Y.
Anisimova A.
6-43-66-2
Siniakova K.
Teichmann J.
6-36-3
Vondrousova M.
Dolehide C.
3-66-16-1
Puig M.
Liu C.
6-37-65
Hercog P.
Mchale C.
7-626-1
Gibbs N.
Cirstea S.
6-47-5
Golubic V.
Lisicki S.
6-36-746-1
Peterson R.
Han X.
6-36-1
Duan Y.
Bogdan A.
2-66-36-2
Wang X.
Hruncakova V.
7-656-2
King V.
Arruabarrena L.
6-16-0
Sorribes Tormo S.
Linette M.
4-66-26-3
Kenin S.
Yang Z.
6-16-2
Niculescu M.
Liu F.
6-26-3