Polona Hercog vs Veronika Kudermetova — Lugano Quarter-final

Lugano · WTA · Quarter-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
Veronika Kudermetova
RUS
Veronika Kudermetova
#125WTA
1836ELO
1765Clay ELO
29 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLWLLLWW
Hercog P.
6-4 6-1
Kudermetova V.
Hercog P.
662
Kudermetova V.
410

Polona Hercog defeated Veronika Kudermetova 6-4 6-1 in the Lugano quarter-final on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Veronika Kudermetova came in ranked #125.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Hercog P.serving71% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Kudermetova V.

Kudermetova V.serving73% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Hercog P.

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

Statistics

This season
Hercog P.Kudermetova V.
1st serve in·Even
59%
60%
1st serve points won·Even
66%
67%
2nd serve points won·Even
48%
48%
Service points won·Even
58%
59%
Return points won·Even
43%
43%
Break points saved·Even
56%
53%
Aces / match·Clear edge
3.0
4.7
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.4
2.4

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Hercog P.Kudermetova V.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
47
85
Break points saved·Clear edge
68
85
Break points won·Slight edge
75
85
Deciding sets·Dominant
44
91
Tiebreaks·Dominant
69
96

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

Freshness

Recent load
Hercog P.Kudermetova V.
Freshness·
100
—

Hercog P.: 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