Polona Hercog vs Irina Bara — Rabat Round of 32

Rabat · WTA · Round of 32
Polona Hercog
SLO
Polona Hercog
#228WTA
1590ELO
1574Clay ELO
35 yrs · 182 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WLLLWWLWWL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 29 April 2019
clay
ROU
Irina Bara
31 yrs · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLWWLLLW
Hercog P.
7-6 6-4
Bara I.
Hercog P.
7762
Bara I.
6140

Polona Hercog defeated Irina Bara 7-6 6-4 in the Rabat round of 32 on clay. The result followed the form book — Polona Hercog came in leading the head-to-head 1–0, defending last year's round of 16. Polona Hercog extended the head-to-head to 2–0.

Key context

Head to head

1–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2018-07-16BucharestR16clayPolona Hercog7-5 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Hercog P.serving62% hold

wins 55% of points on serve vs Bara I.

Bara I.serving55% hold

wins 52% 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.Bara I.
1st serve in·Clear edge
59%
72%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
66%
55%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
48%
42%
Service points won·Slight edge
58%
51%
Return points won·Even
43%
47%
Break points saved·Slight edge
56%
49%
Aces / match·Clear edge
3.0
0.4
Double faults / match·Even
3.4
3.1

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (176 vs 185). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Hercog P.Bara I.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
47
5
Break points saved·Dominant
68
2
Break points won·Slight edge
75
85
Deciding sets·Slight edge
44
38
Tiebreaks·Dominant
69
11

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

Freshness

Recent load
Hercog P.Bara I.
Freshness·
100
—

Hercog P.: 20 days rest. Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast
Weather
22°CClear
Wind 13 km/hHumidity 71%

Draw

Final
Sakkari M.[6]
Konta J.[7]
2-66-46-1
Semi-finals
Konta J.[7]
Tomljanovic A.[4]
6-27-67
Sakkari M.[6]
Van Uytvanck A.[8]
6-46-4
Quarter-finals
Sakkari M.[6]
Mertens E.[1]
6-47-62
Tomljanovic A.[4]
Peterson R.
6-26-4
Konta J.[7]
Hsieh S.[2]
6-716-46-4
Van Uytvanck A.[8]
Bonaventure Y.
5-76-16-2
R16
Konta J.[7]
Bogdan A.
6-16-766-2
Tomljanovic A.[4]
Bacsinszky T.
6-41-66-2
Peterson R.
Hercog P.
7-53-66-1
Van Uytvanck A.[8]
Lepchenko V.
6-46-0
Bonaventure Y.
Zidansek T.
6-42-66-3
Sakkari M.[6]
Shinikova I.
6-46-4
Mertens E.[1]
Jorovic I.
6-46-0
Hsieh S.[2]
Arruabarrena L.
4-67-56-3
R32
Arruabarrena L.
Zvonareva V.
7-687-5
Bogdan A.
Cornet A.
6-36-3
Konta J.[7]
Wang Y.
4-67-606-4
Tomljanovic A.[4]
Ferro F.
6-46-4
Peterson R.
Golubic V.
7-646-3
Jorovic I.
Linette M.
6-36-2
Hercog P.
Bara I.
7-616-4
Van Uytvanck A.[8]
Parmentier P.
6-46-3
Lepchenko V.
Sorribes Tormo S.
6-36-3
Bonaventure Y.
Rybarikova M.
2-66-17-67
Zidansek T.
Putintseva Y.[3]
3-66-46-3
Sakkari M.[6]
Danilovic O.
6-06-2
Mertens E.[1]
Flipkens K.
6-36-1
Hsieh S.[2]
Saville D.
6-13-66-2
Shinikova I.
Maria T.
6-46-2
Bacsinszky T.
Larsson J.
6-36-1