Polona Hercog vs Aliaksandra Sasnovich — Roland Garros Round of 128

Roland Garros · WTA · Round of 128
Polona Hercog
SLO
Polona Hercog
#228WTA
1590ELO
1574Clay ELO
35 yrs · 182 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WLLLWWLWWL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 27 May 2019
clay
Aliaksandra Sasnovich
BLR14
Aliaksandra Sasnovich
#143WTA
1726ELO
1655Clay ELO
32 yrs · 174 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLLLWWLW
Hercog P.
4-6 6-2 8-6
Sasnovich A.
Hercog P.
4682
Sasnovich A.
6261

Polona Hercog defeated Aliaksandra Sasnovich 4-6 6-2 8-6 in the Roland Garros round of 128 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Aliaksandra Sasnovich came in ranked #143, leading the head-to-head 2–0, defending last year's round of 64. Polona Hercog claimed a first win over Aliaksandra Sasnovich in three meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2019-08-19New YorkR32hardAliaksandra Sasnovich6-3 6-2
2015-09-28TashkentR32hardAliaksandra Sasnovich4-6 6-3 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Hercog P.serving67% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Sasnovich A.

Sasnovich A.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.Sasnovich A.
1st serve in·Slight edge
59%
64%
1st serve points won·Even
66%
63%
2nd serve points won·Even
48%
44%
Service points won·Even
58%
56%
Return points won·Even
43%
45%
Break points saved·Even
56%
56%
Aces / match·Even
3.0
2.7
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.5
4.3

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (176 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Hercog P.Sasnovich A.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
47
61
Break points saved·Slight edge
68
79
Break points won·Clear edge
75
93
Deciding sets·Dominant
44
72
Tiebreaks·Dominant
69
25

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

Freshness

Recent load
Hercog P.Sasnovich A.
Freshness·Even
100
100

Hercog P.: 20 days rest · Sasnovich A.: 18 days rest. Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast
Weather
17°COvercast
Wind 13 km/hHumidity 65%

Draw

Final
Barty A.[8]
Vondrousova M.
6-16-3
Semi-finals
Vondrousova M.
Konta J.[26]
7-57-62
Barty A.[8]
Anisimova A.[6]
6-776-36-3
Quarter-finals
Konta J.[26]
Stephens S.
6-16-4
Vondrousova M.
Martic P.[31]
7-617-5
Barty A.[8]
Keys M.[19]
6-37-5
Anisimova A.[6]
Halep S.[3]
6-26-4
R16
Stephens S.
Muguruza G.[19]
6-46-3
Konta J.[26]
Vekic D.[23]
6-26-4
Martic P.[31]
Kanepi K.
5-76-26-4
Vondrousova M.
Sevastova A.[12]
6-26-0
Barty A.[8]
Kenin S.
6-33-66-0
Keys M.[19]
Siniakova K.
6-26-4
Halep S.[3]
Swiatek I.[3]
6-16-0
Anisimova A.[6]
Bolsova A.
6-36-0
R32
Kenin S.
Williams S.[10]
6-27-5
Stephens S.
Hercog P.
6-35-76-4
Barty A.[8]
Petkovic A.
6-36-1
Halep S.[3]
Tsurenko L.[27]
6-26-1
Konta J.[26]
Hruncakova V.
6-26-1
Vondrousova M.
Suarez Navarro C.[28]
6-46-4
Kanepi K.
Kudermetova V.
4-66-36-0
Swiatek I.[3]
Puig M.
0-66-36-3
Vekic D.[23]
Bencic B.[11]
6-46-1
Siniakova K.
Osaka N.[16]
6-46-2
Keys M.[19]
Blinkova A.
6-36-776-4
Anisimova A.[6]
Begu I.
7-666-4
Bolsova A.
Alexandrova E.[14]
6-27-5
Muguruza G.[19]
Svitolina E.[7]
6-36-3
Sevastova A.[12]
Mertens E.[23]
6-776-411-9
Martic P.[31]
Pliskova K.[20]
6-36-3
R64
Svitolina E.[7]
Baindl K.
W/O
Bolsova A.
Cirstea S.[18]
7-657-63
Petkovic A.
Hsieh S.[25]
4-66-38-6
Barty A.[8]
Collins D.
7-56-1
Halep S.[3]
Linette M.
6-45-76-3
Tsurenko L.[27]
Krunic A.
5-77-511-9
Hercog P.
Brady J.
6-36-7106-4
Stephens S.
Sorribes Tormo S.
6-17-63
Siniakova K.
Sakkari M.[29]
7-656-7106-3
Kenin S.
Andreescu B.[25]
W/O
Blinkova A.
Garcia C.[24]
1-66-46-4
Vekic D.[23]
Peterson R.
1-66-16-2
Konta J.[26]
Davis L.
6-31-66-3
Suarez Navarro C.[28]
Rogers S.
6-16-776-3
Kudermetova V.
Diyas Z.
7-56-1
Kanepi K.
Zhang S.
6-776-07-5
Hruncakova V.
Bertens K.[4]
3-1
Martic P.[31]
Mladenovic K.
6-26-1
Puig M.
Kasatkina D.[21]
6-36-1
Williams S.[10]
Nara K.
6-36-2
Muguruza G.[19]
Larsson J.
6-46-1
Sevastova A.[12]
Minella M.
6-26-4
Alexandrova E.[14]
Stosur S.
3-66-16-4
Osaka N.[16]
Azarenka V.
4-67-56-3
Keys M.[19]
Hon P.[23]
7-55-76-3
Swiatek I.[3]
Wang Q.[16]
6-36-0
Anisimova A.[6]
Sabalenka A.[1]
6-46-2
Begu I.
Muchova K.[10]
1-66-36-4
Bencic B.[11]
Siegemund L.
4-66-46-4
Vondrousova M.
Potapova A.[28]
6-46-0
Mertens E.[23]
Parry D.
6-16-3
Pliskova K.[20]
Kucova K.
6-26-2
R128
Swiatek I.[3]
Janicijevic S.
6-36-0
Sakkari M.[29]
Tatishvili A.
6-06-1
Garcia C.[24]
Barthel M.
6-26-4
Blinkova A.
Gasparyan M.
6-34-68-6
Williams S.[10]
Diatchenko V.
2-66-16-0
Linette M.
Paquet C.
3-66-16-2
Tsurenko L.[27]
Bouchard E.
6-26-2
Puig M.
Flipkens K.
6-17-5
Wang Q.[16]
Zheng S.
6-17-5
Begu I.
Zhu L.
6-16-1
Stosur S.
Strycova B.
6-27-63
Bolsova A.
Zvonareva V.
6-46-2
Sorribes Tormo S.
Van Uytvanck A.
6-15-76-2
Brady J.
Jorovic I.
7-654-67-5
Muguruza G.[19]
Townsend T.
5-76-26-2
Larsson J.
Rybarikova M.
6-36-4
Hruncakova V.
Cornet A.
6-46-3
Bertens K.[4]
Parmentier P.
6-36-4
Vondrousova M.
Wang Y.
6-46-3
Rogers S.
Sharma A.
6-36-3
Suarez Navarro C.[28]
Yastremska D.
2-67-606-0
Parry D.
Lapko V.
6-26-4
Minella M.
Pavlyuchenkova A.
6-46-2
Diyas Z.
Albie A.
6-26-2
Stephens S.
Doi M.
6-37-64
Nara K.
Jakupovic D.
7-55-76-3
Hsieh S.[25]
Golubic V.
6-43-66-0
Collins D.
Maria T.
6-06-2
Halep S.[3]
Tomljanovic A.
6-23-66-1
Krunic A.
Saville D.
6-32-2
Baindl K.
Pera B.
6-27-65
Siegemund L.
Zhuk S.
6-36-3
Peterson R.
Putintseva Y.
6-37-5
Konta J.[26]
Lottner A.
6-46-4
Davis L.
Pliskova K.
6-26-4
Zhang S.
Lepchenko V.
6-16-1
Kanepi K.
Goerges J.[18]
7-56-1
Martic P.[31]
Jabeur O.
6-16-2
Mladenovic K.
Ferro F.
6-37-63
Kucova K.
Kuznetsova S.
6-46-2
Sevastova A.[12]
Kumkhum L.
6-16-4
Kenin S.
Gatto Monticone G.
6-35-76-2
Kudermetova V.
Wozniacki C.[13]
0-66-36-3
Muchova K.[10]
Kontaveit A.[17]
3-66-26-2
Petkovic A.
Riske Amritraj A.
2-66-37-5
Andreescu B.[25]
Bouzkova M.[27]
5-76-46-4
Alexandrova E.[14]
Buzarnescu M.[30]
6-46-4
Hercog P.
Sasnovich A.[14]
4-66-28-6
Hon P.[23]
Babos T.
3-66-26-1
Osaka N.[16]
Schmiedlova A.
0-67-646-1
Azarenka V.
Ostapenko J.[29]
6-47-64
Siniakova K.
Rybakina E.[2]
7-656-1
Keys M.[19]
Rodina E.
6-16-2
Barty A.[8]
Pegula J.[5]
6-36-3
Kasatkina D.[21]
Paolini J.[13]
6-26-3
Sabalenka A.[1]
Cibulkova D.
7-56-1
Anisimova A.[6]
Tan H.
6-36-1
Cirstea S.[18]
Juvan K.[11]
5-76-47-5
Svitolina E.[7]
Williams V.
6-36-3
Bencic B.[11]
Ponchet J.
6-16-4
Vekic D.[23]
Samsonova L.[20]
6-26-4
Potapova A.[28]
Kerber A.[5]
6-46-2
Mertens E.[23]
Zidansek T.[22]
6-43-66-2
Pliskova K.[20]
Brengle M.
6-26-3