Polona Hercog vs Angelique Kerber — Beijing Round of 32

Beijing · WTA · Round of 32
Polona Hercog
SLO
Polona Hercog
#224WTA
1590ELO
1524Hard ELO
35 yrs · 182 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWWLWWLW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 30 September 2019
hard
GER10
Angelique Kerber
38 yrs · 173 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLLLLLW
Hercog P.
6-4 6-2
Kerber A.
Hercog P.
662
Kerber A.
420

Polona Hercog defeated Angelique Kerber 6-4 6-2 in the Beijing round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Angelique Kerber came in leading the head-to-head 3–2, defending last year's round of 16. Polona Hercog narrowed the head-to-head to 3–3.

Key context

Head to head

2–3
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2019-01-14Australian OpenR128hardAngelique Kerber6-2 6-2
2016-08-29US OpenR128hardAngelique Kerber6-0 1-0 RET
2011-02-28MonterreyR32hardPolona Hercog6-3 6-3
2010-10-18LuxembourgQFhardAngelique Kerber6-4 6-2
2010-05-17WarsawR32clayPolona Hercog6-2 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Hercog P.serving71% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Kerber A.

Kerber A.serving73% hold

wins 60% 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.Kerber A.
1st serve in·Slight edge
59%
66%
1st serve points won·Even
66%
62%
2nd serve points won·Even
48%
47%
Service points won·Even
58%
57%
Return points won·Even
43%
45%
Break points saved·Even
56%
58%
Aces / match·Clear edge
3.0
1.4
Double faults / match·Even
3.4
3.3

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (176 vs 154). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Hercog P.Kerber A.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
47
87
Break points saved·Clear edge
68
91
Break points won·Clear edge
75
95
Deciding sets·Dominant
44
86
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
70
90

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

Freshness

Recent load
Hercog P.Kerber A.
Freshness·
100
—

Hercog P.: 18 days rest. Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast
Weather
27°CClear
Wind 4 km/hHumidity 48%

Draw

Final
Osaka N.[4]
Barty A.[1]
3-66-36-2
Semi-finals
Barty A.[1]
Bertens K.[8]
6-33-67-67
Osaka N.[4]
Wozniacki C.[16]
6-46-2
Quarter-finals
Wozniacki C.[16]
Kasatkina D.
6-37-65
Osaka N.[4]
Andreescu B.[5]
5-76-36-4
Bertens K.[8]
Svitolina E.[3]
7-666-2
Barty A.[1]
Kvitova P.[7]
4-66-46-3
R16
Wozniacki C.[16]
Siniakova K.
7-56-4
Kasatkina D.
Alexandrova E.
6-46-3
Andreescu B.[5]
Brady J.
6-16-3
Bertens K.[8]
Hercog P.
7-662-66-3
Svitolina E.[3]
Kenin S.[15]
6-36-786-3
Kvitova P.[7]
Bencic B.[9]
6-36-3
Barty A.[1]
Zheng S.
6-36-756-2
Osaka N.[4]
Riske Amritraj A.
6-46-0
R32
Siniakova K.
Ostapenko J.
6-26-1
Wozniacki C.[16]
Mchale C.
6-46-0
Alexandrova E.
Halep S.[6]
6-26-3
Osaka N.[4]
Petkovic A.
6-26-0
Riske Amritraj A.
Tomljanovic A.
6-33-66-4
Andreescu B.[5]
Mertens E.
6-37-65
Bertens K.[8]
Yastremska D.
7-656-3
Hercog P.
Kerber A.[10]
6-46-2
Kenin S.[15]
Pavlyuchenkova A.
6-36-2
Kvitova P.[7]
Mladenovic K.
6-46-4
Bencic B.[9]
Williams V.
3-66-37-5
Zheng S.
Stephens S.[13]
6-36-1
Barty A.[1]
Putintseva Y.
6-46-2
Svitolina E.[3]
Wang Y.
7-657-61
Brady J.
Keys M.[11]
2-66-46-4
Kasatkina D.
Sabalenka A.[12]
6-47-65
R64
Tomljanovic A.
Wang Q.[14]
5-74-5
Ostapenko J.
Pliskova K.[2]
7-53-67-5
Siniakova K.
Wang X.
6-26-2
Mchale C.
Kuznetsova S.
6-01-66-3
Andreescu B.[5]
Sasnovich A.
6-22-66-1
Bertens K.[8]
Vekic D.
3-66-17-63
Yastremska D.
Garcia C.
6-16-1
Hercog P.
Goerges J.
6-747-656-4
Kenin S.[15]
Muguruza G.
6-02-66-2
Pavlyuchenkova A.
Kudermetova V.
6-03-67-64
Wang Y.
Wang X.
6-16-2
Mladenovic K.
Collins D.
6-36-2
Bencic B.[9]
Hsieh S.
7-56-2
Zheng S.
Puig M.
4-66-37-65
Putintseva Y.
Blinkova A.
6-06-1
Halep S.[6]
Peterson R.
6-16-1
Mertens E.
Martic P.
6-26-3
Brady J.
Anisimova A.
6-747-626-3
Wozniacki C.[16]
Davis L.
6-16-3
Kasatkina D.
Peng S.
2-66-46-4
Kerber A.[10]
Zhang S.
6-21-66-4
Svitolina E.[3]
Sevastova A.
6-746-16-2
Williams V.
Strycova B.
6-34-67-5
Stephens S.[13]
Linette M.
7-56-3
Alexandrova E.
Pera B.
5-76-26-4
Osaka N.[4]
Pegula J.
6-37-65
Petkovic A.
Teichmann J.
7-646-3
Keys M.[11]
Muchova K.
6-47-65