Polona Hercog vs Sorana Cirstea — Beijing Q16
Beijing · WTA · Q16
#221WTA
1590ELO
1524Hard ELO
35 yrs · 182 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLLWWWLW
2 — 1
Sets
Saturday, 29 September 2018 ·
hard
#17WTA
1957ELO
1914Hard ELO
$1.7MYTD
$13MCAREER
36 yrs · 176 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWLWWWW
Hercog P.3-6 6-1 6-3
Cirstea S.
Hercog P.
3662
Cirstea S.
6131
Polona Hercog defeated Sorana Cirstea 3-6 6-1 6-3 in the Beijing q16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Sorana Cirstea came in ranked #17, leading the head-to-head 3–1, defending last year's quarter-final. Polona Hercog narrowed the head-to-head to 3–2.
Key context
- Match story: Polona Hercog dropped the opening set before beating Sorana Cirstea 3–6 6–1 6–3.
Head to head
1–3| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-12-11 | W100+H Dubai 1 | SF | hard | Sorana Cirstea | 7-5 4-6 7-5 |
| 2019-04-08 | Lugano | R16 | clay | Polona Hercog | 3-6 7-6 6-4 |
| 2016-02-15 | Rio de Janeiro | R16 | clay | Sorana Cirstea | 7-5 7-6 |
| 2012-04-09 | Barcelona | R32 | clay | Sorana Cirstea | 6-4 0-0 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
58%
60%
1st serve points won·Even
65%
65%
2nd serve points won·Even
48%
48%
Service points won·Even
58%
59%
Return points won·Even
43%
44%
Break points saved·Even
57%
56%
Aces / match·Even
3.0
3.2
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.6
2.3
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Dominant
8
63
Break points saved·Even
23
24
Break points won·Clear edge
74
89
Deciding sets·Dominant
5
84
Tiebreaks·Dominant
6
91
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Freshness
Recent loadFreshness·
99
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Hercog P.: 12 days rest · 1 match (14d). Higher means fresher. About
Conditions
Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast