Simona Halep vs Polona Hercog — Prague Round of 32

Prague · WTA · Round of 32
ROU1
Simona Halep
34 yrs · 168 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWLLLLWW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 10 August 2020
clay
Polona Hercog
SLO
Polona Hercog
#228WTA
1590ELO
1574Clay ELO
35 yrs · 182 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WLLLWWLWWL
Halep S.
6-1 1-6 7-6
Hercog P.
Halep S.
61772
Hercog P.
16631

Simona Halep defeated Polona Hercog 6-1 1-6 7-6 in the Prague round of 32 on clay. The result followed the form book — Simona Halep came in leading the head-to-head 2–0. Simona Halep extended the head-to-head to 3–0.

Key context

  • Match story: Simona Halep came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 6–1 1–6 7–6.

Head to head

2–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2019-06-24EastbourneR16grassSimona Halep6-1 4-6 6-3
2019-03-18MiamiR32hardSimona Halep5-7 7-6(1) 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Halep S.serving73% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Hercog P.

Hercog P.serving57% hold

wins 53% of points on serve vs Halep S.

Serve advantage — Halep S.

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
Halep S.Hercog P.
1st serve in·Slight edge
64%
59%
1st serve points won·Even
66%
65%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
47%
Service points won·Even
59%
58%
Return points won·Slight edge
49%
43%
Break points saved·Even
59%
55%
Aces / match·Even
2.5
2.6
Double faults / match·Even
3.0
3.2

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (113 vs 122). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Halep S.Hercog P.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
89
47
Break points saved·Clear edge
87
68
Break points won·Dominant
100
75
Deciding sets·Dominant
98
44
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
82
69

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

Freshness

Recent load
Halep S.Hercog P.
Freshness·
—
100

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast
Weather
29°CPartly cloudy
Wind 9 km/hHumidity 47%

Draw

Final
Halep S.[1]
Mertens E.[3]
6-27-5
Semi-finals
Halep S.[1]
Begu I.
7-626-3
Mertens E.[3]
Pliskova K.
7-57-64
Quarter-finals
Pliskova K.
Bogdan A.
2-5
Begu I.
Sorribes Tormo S.
6-24-66-2
Halep S.[1]
Frech M.
6-26-0
Mertens E.[3]
Bouchard E.
6-41-66-4
R16
Frech M.
Rus A.
6-32-66-4
Bogdan A.
Tsurenko L.
W/O
Begu I.
Kung L.
6-737-57-67
Sorribes Tormo S.
Siegemund L.
6-26-3
Halep S.[1]
Krejcikova B.
3-67-56-2
Bouchard E.
Zidansek T.
7-626-726-2
Pliskova K.
Martic P.[2]
6-17-5
Mertens E.[3]
Giorgi C.
6-46-2
R32
Tsurenko L.
Alexandrova E.[5]
6-26-4
Begu I.
Sevastova A.[9]
6-26-2
Kung L.
Bolsova A.
6-46-3
Sorribes Tormo S.
Strycova B.[7]
7-636-1
Bouchard E.
Kudermetova V.[8]
6-06-3
Zidansek T.
Siniakova K.
6-33-66-0
Giorgi C.
Kostyuk M.
4-66-27-64
Mertens E.[3]
Paolini J.
7-54-66-3
Bogdan A.
Hunter S.
6-16-1
Pliskova K.
Fruhvirtova L.
6-27-5
Martic P.[2]
Gracheva V.
7-626-3
Krejcikova B.
Tig P.
6-46-3
Frech M.
Ruse E.
7-686-3
Rus A.
Pavlyuchenkova A.[6]
7-56-2
Halep S.[1]
Hercog P.
6-11-67-63
Siegemund L.
Sherif M.
4-66-06-1