Rebecca Peterson vs Polona Hercog — Rabat Round of 16

Rabat · WTA · Round of 16
SWE
Rebecca Peterson
30 yrs · 173 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLLWWWLL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 29 April 2019
clay
Polona Hercog
SLO
Polona Hercog
#228WTA
1590ELO
1574Clay ELO
35 yrs · 182 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WLLLWWLWWL
Peterson R.
7-5 3-6 6-1
Hercog P.
Peterson R.
7362
Hercog P.
5611

Rebecca Peterson defeated Polona Hercog 7-5 3-6 6-1 in the Rabat round of 16 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Polona Hercog came in leading the head-to-head 1–0, defending last year's round of 16. Rebecca Peterson claimed a first win over Polona Hercog in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Rebecca Peterson came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 7–5 3–6 6–1.

Head to head

0–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2020-01-20Australian OpenR128hardPolona Hercog6-3 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Peterson R.serving69% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Hercog P.

Hercog P.serving69% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Peterson R.

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
Peterson R.Hercog P.
1st serve in·Slight edge
65%
59%
1st serve points won·Even
62%
66%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
48%
Service points won·Even
57%
58%
Return points won·Even
44%
43%
Break points saved·Even
54%
56%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.4
3.0
Double faults / match·Even
3.6
3.4

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (193 vs 176). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Peterson R.Hercog P.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
40
47
Break points saved·Dominant
36
68
Break points won·Even
76
75
Deciding sets·Clear edge
60
44
Tiebreaks·Even
67
69

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

Freshness

Recent load
Peterson R.Hercog P.
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