Polona Hercog vs Christina Mchale — S-Hertogenbosch Round of 32

S-Hertogenbosch · WTA · Round of 32
Polona Hercog
SLO
Polona Hercog
#228WTA
1590ELO
1523Grass ELO
35 yrs · 182 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WLLLWWLWWL
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 10 June 2019
grass
USA
Christina Mchale
34 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLLLLW
Hercog P.
6-4 6-4
Mchale C.
Hercog P.
662
Mchale C.
44–

Polona Hercog defeated Christina Mchale 6-4 6-4 in the S-Hertogenbosch round of 32 on grass. The upset overturned the form book — Christina Mchale came in leading the head-to-head 2–0. Polona Hercog claimed a first win over Christina Mchale in three meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Polona Hercog edged a tight contest from start to finish — 6–4 6–4.

Head to head

0–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2013-09-09Quebec CityQFhardChristina Mchale1-6 7-6(4) 6-3
2009-08-31US OpenR128hardChristina Mchale6-3 6-1

Serve vs return

This season
Hercog P.serving79% hold

wins 63% of points on serve vs Mchale C.

Mchale C.serving75% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Hercog P.

Even serve battle

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.Mchale C.
1st serve in·Slight edge
59%
65%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
66%
60%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
48%
43%
Service points won·Even
58%
54%
Return points won·Even
43%
45%
Break points saved·Slight edge
56%
51%
Aces / match·Clear edge
3.0
1.4
Double faults / match·Even
3.4
3.4

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (176 vs 128). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Hercog P.Mchale C.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
47
0
Break points saved·Dominant
68
28
Break points won·Slight edge
75
65
Deciding sets·Dominant
44
8
Tiebreaks·Dominant
69
29

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

Freshness

Recent load
Hercog P.Mchale C.
Freshness·
100
—

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

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Riske Amritraj A.
Bertens K.
0-67-637-5
Semi-finals
Bertens K.
Rybakina E.
6-46-4
Riske Amritraj A.
Kudermetova V.
6-43-67-65
Quarter-finals
Riske Amritraj A.
Alexandrova E.
7-56-3
Bertens K.
Vikhlyantseva N.
6-36-3
Rybakina E.
Flipkens K.
6-46-4
Kudermetova V.
Minnen G.
4-67-56-3
R16
Kudermetova V.
Aiava D.
6-36-1
Rybakina E.
Van Uytvanck A.
6-36-4
Bertens K.
Rus A.
7-56-3
Flipkens K.
Tsurenko L.
7-687-5
Vikhlyantseva N.
Badosa P.
6-16-1
Riske Amritraj A.
Hercog P.
6-47-65
Alexandrova E.
Bonaventure Y.
6-36-4
Minnen G.
Gasparyan M.
6-46-4
R32
Hercog P.
Mchale C.
6-46-4
Aiava D.
Sabalenka A.
7-631-66-4
Kudermetova V.
Jabeur O.
6-36-4
Minnen G.
Barthel M.
7-56-4
Gasparyan M.
Hruncakova V.
2-67-656-4
Alexandrova E.
Mertens E.
6-46-2
Bertens K.
Larsson J.
6-36-1
Rus A.
Schoofs B.
7-56-4
Badosa P.
Hon P.
6-46-3
Vikhlyantseva N.
Kalinskaya A.
6-26-3
Bonaventure Y.
Ferro F.
6-22-66-0
Riske Amritraj A.
Muchova K.
6-746-36-2
Tsurenko L.
Pliskova K.
6-46-4
Flipkens K.
Krunic A.
6-33-66-1
Rybakina E.
Lepchenko V.
6-16-2
Van Uytvanck A.
Wang Y.
7-646-3