Shuai Zhang vs Polona Hercog — Wuhan Round of 32

Wuhan · WTA · Round of 32
Shuai Zhang
CHN
Shuai Zhang
#64WTA
1718ELO
1695Hard ELO
37 yrs · 177 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLWWLWWL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 24 September 2018
hard
Polona Hercog
SLO
Polona Hercog
#224WTA
1590ELO
1524Hard ELO
35 yrs · 182 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWWLWWLW
Zhang S.
6-2 7-5
Hercog P.
Zhang S.
672
Hercog P.
250

Shuai Zhang defeated Polona Hercog 6-2 7-5 in the Wuhan round of 32 on hard. The result followed the form book — Shuai Zhang came in ranked #64, defending last year's round of 32. Shuai Zhang claimed a first win over Polona Hercog in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

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

Head to head

0–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2014-04-21MarrakechR32clayPolona Hercog6-2 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Zhang S.serving75% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Hercog P.

Hercog P.serving77% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Zhang S.

Even serve battle

Each player's serve crossed against the other's return, converted to expected hold of serve. Recent completed matches, ATP, WTA & Challenger. About

Serve & return on hard

Zhang S.Hercog P.
17
Serve
—
58
Return
—

Per-surface Serve / Return Rating (0–100, percentile within the hard field, opponent-adjusted over 52 weeks). About

Statistics

This season
Zhang S.Hercog P.
1st serve in·Slight edge
66%
58%
1st serve points won·Even
64%
65%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
48%
Service points won·Even
58%
58%
Return points won·Even
42%
43%
Break points saved·Slight edge
52%
57%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.3
3.0
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.2
3.6

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Zhang S.Hercog P.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
62
47
Break points saved·Clear edge
55
68
Break points won·Slight edge
83
75
Deciding sets·Dominant
78
44
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
82
70

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

Freshness

Recent load
Zhang S.Hercog P.
Freshness·Slight edge
95
100

Zhang S.: 10 days rest · 2 matches (14d) · Hercog P.: 18 days rest. Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast
Weather
29°CPartly cloudy
Wind 9 km/hHumidity 35%

Draw

Final
Sabalenka A.
Kontaveit A.
6-36-3
Semi-finals
Sabalenka A.
Barty A.[16]
7-626-4
Kontaveit A.
Wang Q.
6-22-1
Quarter-finals
Wang Q.
Puig M.
6-36-1
Kontaveit A.
Siniakova K.
6-46-4
Barty A.[16]
Pavlyuchenkova A.
6-25-76-4
Sabalenka A.
Cibulkova D.
7-56-3
R16
Puig M.
Wozniacki C.[2]
7-6107-5
Wang Q.
Saville D.
7-56-2
Pavlyuchenkova A.
Kvitova P.[5]
3-66-36-3
Barty A.[16]
Kerber A.[3]
7-56-1
Sabalenka A.
Kenin S.
6-36-3
Cibulkova D.
Kasatkina D.[13]
6-37-63
Kontaveit A.
Zhang S.
6-44-66-1
Siniakova K.
Muguruza G.[14]
7-637-61
R32
Kerber A.[3]
Keys M.
6-04-1
Barty A.[16]
Zheng S.
4-66-16-2
Wozniacki C.[2]
Peterson R.
6-46-1
Puig M.
Sasnovich A.
6-26-2
Saville D.
Strycova B.
6-27-63
Wang Q.
Pliskova K.[8]
6-13-66-3
Siniakova K.
Garcia C.[4]
3-67-657-64
Kvitova P.[5]
Krunic A.
6-36-4
Cibulkova D.
Halep S.[1]
6-07-5
Sabalenka A.
Svitolina E.[6]
6-42-66-1
Kenin S.
Goerges J.[11]
6-32-66-4
Kasatkina D.[13]
Wang X.
6-13-67-68
Pavlyuchenkova A.
Bertens K.[12]
6-46-2
Zhang S.
Hercog P.
6-27-5
Kontaveit A.
Vekic D.
6-26-4
Muguruza G.[14]
Golubic V.
6-06-1
R64
Pavlyuchenkova A.
Sevastova A.
6-26-3
Vekic D.
Vandeweghe C.
6-43-62-1
Peterson R.
Babos T.
6-706-44-1
Puig M.
Flipkens K.
7-55-76-3
Saville D.
Ostapenko J.[10]
6-26-4
Strycova B.
Cornet A.
6-36-2
Wang Q.
Sakkari M.
7-56-2
Siniakova K.
Mladenovic K.
7-646-2
Golubic V.
Sorribes Tormo S.
6-35-76-4
Muguruza G.[14]
Van Uytvanck A.
6-46-0
Zhang S.
Stosur S.
6-26-2
Bertens K.[12]
Bencic B.
6-34-66-2
Barty A.[16]
Konta J.
7-56-4
Zheng S.
Collins D.
2-66-46-2
Keys M.
Wang Y.
6-36-3
Sabalenka A.
Suarez Navarro C.
7-622-66-2
Kenin S.
Hsieh S.
6-16-1
Goerges J.[11]
Vondrousova M.
6-33-67-64
Kasatkina D.[13]
Tsurenko L.
6-47-5
Wang X.
Pera B.
6-46-3
Cibulkova D.
Niculescu M.
6-46-3
Sasnovich A.
Mertens E.[15]
7-657-63
Kontaveit A.
Stephens S.[9]
4-67-56-4
Krunic A.
Giorgi C.
6-44-66-4