Polona Hercog vs Carla Suarez Navarro — Lugano Round of 32

Lugano · WTA · Round of 32
Polona Hercog
SLO
Polona Hercog
#224WTA
1590ELO
1574Clay ELO
35 yrs · 182 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 8 April 2019
clay
ESP2
Carla Suarez Navarro
37 yrs · 162 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWLLLWLW
Hercog P.
3-6 6-3 6-4
Suarez Navarro C.
Hercog P.
3662
Suarez Navarro C.
6341

Polona Hercog defeated Carla Suarez Navarro 3-6 6-3 6-4 in the Lugano round of 32 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Carla Suarez Navarro came in leading the head-to-head 3–2. Polona Hercog narrowed the head-to-head to 3–3.

Key context

Head to head

2–3
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2014-04-28OeirasQFclayCarla Suarez Navarro6-1 6-3
2012-04-30EstorilR16clayCarla Suarez Navarro6-4 3-0 RET
2011-09-19SeoulR16hardPolona Hercog6-3 7-5
2010-04-05MarbellaR16clayCarla Suarez Navarro6-4 7-6(2)
2010-02-22AcapulcoSFhardPolona Hercog6-3 7-5

Serve vs return

This season
Hercog P.serving69% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Suarez Navarro C.

Suarez Navarro C.serving67% hold

wins 57% 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.Suarez Navarro C.
1st serve in·Slight edge
59%
65%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
66%
61%
2nd serve points won·Even
48%
47%
Service points won·Even
58%
56%
Return points won·Even
43%
44%
Break points saved·Even
56%
56%
Aces / match·Clear edge
3.0
1.1
Double faults / match·Dominant
3.5
1.6

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (176 vs 49). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Hercog P.Suarez Navarro C.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
47
59
Break points saved·Slight edge
68
57
Break points won·Slight edge
75
85
Deciding sets·Clear edge
44
67
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
69
83

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

Freshness

Recent load
Hercog P.Suarez Navarro C.
Freshness·
100
—

Hercog P.: 19 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