Polona Hercog vs Fiona Ferro — Lugano Semi-final

Lugano · WTA · Semi-final
Polona Hercog
SLO
Polona Hercog
#228WTA
1590ELO
1574Clay ELO
35 yrs · 182 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WLLLWWLWWL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 8 April 2019
clay
Fiona Ferro
FRA
Fiona Ferro
#189WTA
1662ELO
1605Clay ELO
29 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLLWWWWW
Hercog P.
7-5 6-4
Ferro F.
Hercog P.
762
Ferro F.
540

Polona Hercog defeated Fiona Ferro 7-5 6-4 in the Lugano semi-final on clay.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Hercog P.serving67% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Ferro F.

Ferro F.serving64% hold

wins 56% 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.Ferro F.
1st serve in·Even
59%
63%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
66%
60%
2nd serve points won·Even
48%
47%
Service points won·Even
58%
55%
Return points won·Even
43%
45%
Break points saved·Even
56%
53%
Aces / match·Clear edge
3.0
1.4
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.5
2.3

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (176 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Hercog P.Ferro F.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
47
39
Break points saved·Dominant
68
36
Break points won·Slight edge
75
82
Deciding sets·Dominant
44
84
Tiebreaks·Dominant
69
8

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

Freshness

Recent load
Hercog P.Ferro F.
Freshness·Even
100
100

Hercog P.: 20 days rest · Ferro F.: 20 days rest. Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Hercog P.
Swiatek I.
6-33-66-3
Semi-finals
Hercog P.
Ferro F.
7-56-4
Swiatek I.
Pliskova K.
6-06-1
Quarter-finals
Hercog P.
Kudermetova V.
6-46-1
Ferro F.
Voegele S.
7-57-65
Swiatek I.
Lapko V.[8]
4-66-46-1
Pliskova K.
Kuznetsova S.
4-66-37-5
R16
Hercog P.
Cirstea S.
3-67-606-4
Pliskova K.
Lottner A.
6-26-4
Voegele S.
Golubic V.
6-16-1
Kudermetova V.
Peterson R.[7]
1-66-47-62
Swiatek I.
Hruncakova V.[3]
6-33-66-2
Kuznetsova S.
Bacsinszky T.
5-76-36-4
Lapko V.[8]
Rodina E.
6-26-0
Ferro F.
Van Uytvanck A.[4]
6-47-5
R32
Cirstea S.
Barthel M.
6-766-26-4
Hercog P.
Suarez Navarro C.[2]
3-66-36-4
Van Uytvanck A.[4]
Smitkova T.
6-20-66-4
Rodina E.
Tauson C.
6-726-27-5
Swiatek I.
Zavatska K.
6-36-0
Kuznetsova S.
Alexandrova E.[6]
3-66-27-66
Bacsinszky T.
Korpatsch T.
6-06-2
Pliskova K.
In Albon Y.
6-47-5
Lapko V.[8]
Jani R.
6-22-66-2
Kudermetova V.
Teichmann J.
6-24-67-62
Hruncakova V.[3]
Gatto Monticone G.
6-26-2
Peterson R.[7]
Frech M.
6-37-62
Ferro F.
Minella M.
6-27-5
Golubic V.
Rus A.
3-67-656-2
Voegele S.
Parmentier P.[5]
6-26-4
Lottner A.
Bencic B.[1]
7-56-2