Polona Hercog vs Viktorija Golubic — Madrid Qualifying Round 1
Madrid · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Round 1
#228WTA
1590ELO
1574Clay ELO
35 yrs · 182 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WLLLWWLWWL
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 6 May 2019
clay
#47WTA
1775ELO
1667Clay ELO
33 yrs · 169 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWWWWLW
Hercog P.6-4 6-1
Golubic V.
Hercog P.
662
Golubic V.
41–
Polona Hercog defeated Viktorija Golubic 6-4 6-1 in the Madrid qualifying round 1 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Viktorija Golubic came in ranked #47.
Key context
- Match story: Polona Hercog dropped just 5 games past Viktorija Golubic.
Head to head
No previous meetings on record.
Serve vs return
This seasonBaseline 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 season1st serve in·Slight edge
59%
69%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
66%
60%
2nd serve points won·Even
48%
45%
Service points won·Even
58%
56%
Return points won·Even
43%
45%
Break points saved·Even
56%
54%
Aces / match·Clear edge
3.0
0.7
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.5
2.5
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (176 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Clear edge
50
64
Break points saved·Slight edge
68
59
Break points won·Clear edge
75
94
Deciding sets·Dominant
51
82
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
69
57
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Freshness
Recent loadFreshness·Clear edge
80
96
Hercog P.: 1 day rest · 1 match, 26 games (7d) · Golubic V.: 12 days rest · 2 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About
Conditions
Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast
Draw — qualifying
Q2
Schmiedlova A.
Pegula J.
4-67-647-5
Zvonareva V.
Potapova A.
4-66-27-64
Baindl K.
Bolsova A.
6-36-3
Kostyuk M.
Bara I.
7-53-66-2
Pliskova K.
Kanepi K.
7-616-2
Mladenovic K.
Siegemund L.
7-656-1
Gasparyan M.
Brady J.
6-47-65
Hercog P.
Petkovic A.
4-67-646-1
Q1
Gasparyan M.
Barthel M.
3-66-16-1
Siegemund L.
Stosur S.
5-76-47-5
Mladenovic K.
Jorovic I.
7-56-4
Kanepi K.
Minella M.
6-43-66-2
Hercog P.
Golubic V.
6-46-1
Petkovic A.
Danilovic O.
7-55-76-2
Brady J.
Kudermetova V.
7-657-68
Pliskova K.
Krunic A.
6-26-4
Pegula J.
Doi M.
6-21-66-3
Schmiedlova A.
Puig M.
7-626-2
Potapova A.
Linette M.
1-66-46-2
Zvonareva V.
Maria T.
6-46-0
Bolsova A.
Lapko V.
6-26-2
Baindl K.
Alexandrova E.
6-46-4
Bara I.
Rybarikova M.
7-50-0
Kostyuk M.
Anisimova A.
6-02-66-0