Polona Hercog vs Andrea Petkovic — Madrid Qualifying Round 2

Madrid · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Round 2
Polona Hercog
SLO
Polona Hercog
#228WTA
1590ELO
1574Clay ELO
35 yrs · 182 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 6 May 2019
clay
GER
Andrea Petkovic
38 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLLWLWWL
Hercog P.
4-6 7-6 6-1
Petkovic A.
Hercog P.
47762
Petkovic A.
66411

Polona Hercog defeated Andrea Petkovic 4-6 7-6 6-1 in the Madrid qualifying round 2 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Andrea Petkovic came in leading the head-to-head 2–1. Polona Hercog narrowed the head-to-head to 2–2.

Key context

Head to head

1–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2018-03-19MiamiR128hardAndrea Petkovic6-2 6-0
2011-05-09RomeR32clayPolona Hercog6-4 6-3
2011-02-05Fed Cup WG2 R1: SLO vs GERRRclayAndrea Petkovic6-1 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Hercog P.serving51% hold

wins 51% of points on serve vs Petkovic A.

Petkovic A.serving46% hold

wins 49% 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.Petkovic A.
1st serve in·Slight edge
58%
65%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
66%
61%
2nd serve points won·Even
48%
45%
Service points won·Even
58%
55%
Return points won·Even
43%
44%
Break points saved·Even
56%
52%
Aces / match·Slight edge
3.0
2.1
Double faults / match·Even
3.5
3.8

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (176 vs 123). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Hercog P.Petkovic A.
Clutch Rating·Even
50
48
Break points saved·Dominant
68
39
Break points won·Even
75
76
Deciding sets·Clear edge
51
73
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
69
74

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

Freshness

Recent load
Hercog P.Petkovic A.
Freshness·
80
—

Hercog P.: 1 day rest · 1 match, 26 games (7d). 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