Polona Hercog vs Jasmine Paolini — Istanbul Round of 16

Istanbul · WTA · Round of 16
SLO
Polona Hercog
[3]
#217WTA
1590ELO
1574Clay ELO
35 yrs · 182 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWLWWLWW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 7 September 2020
clay
ITA
Jasmine Paolini
#13WTA
1930ELO
1874Clay ELO
$1.2MYTD
$15MCAREER
30 yrs · 160 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLWLWLWL

Polona Hercog defeated Jasmine Paolini 7-5 6-4 in the Istanbul round of 16 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Jasmine Paolini came in ranked #13, but Polona Hercog had been the form player, winning 3 of their last 6 on clay.

Key context

Hercog P.
762
Paolini J.
540

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Statistics

Recent form
Hercog P.Paolini J.
66%1st serve in+1%67%
60%1st serve points won+1%59%
48%2nd serve points won+1%49%
56%Service points won56%
49%Return points won+7%42%
54%Break points saved+4%58%
2Aces / match+0.12.1
2.2Double faults / match+0.51.7

Averages from each player's recent completed matches (20 vs 20). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Draw

Final
Tig P.
Bouchard E.
2-66-17-64
Semi-finals
Bouchard E.
Badosa P.
6-36-2
Tig P.
Martincova T.
6-36-3
Quarter-finals
Tig P.
Peterson R.[2]
6-36-1
Bouchard E.
Kovinic D.
3-66-47-5
Martincova T.
Sasnovich A.
6-26-3
Badosa P.
Hercog P.[3]
4-66-36-4
R16
Tig P.
Doi M.[8]
6-26-0
Bouchard E.
Kuznetsova S.[1]
7-636-756-2
Hercog P.[3]
Paolini J.
7-56-4
Badosa P.
Sorribes Tormo S.
6-16-4
Sasnovich A.
Schmiedlova A.
6-756-46-3
Martincova T.
Garcia C.[4]
6-16-4
Peterson R.[2]
Gasparyan M.
3-2
Kovinic D.
Van Uytvanck A.[6]
6-36-4
R32
Doi M.[8]
Perez E.
6-747-56-1
Badosa P.
Zavatska K.
6-16-2
Bouchard E.
Tomova V.
6-26-4
Van Uytvanck A.[6]
Hruncakova V.
6-36-4
Hercog P.[3]
Cengiz B.
6-26-3
Sorribes Tormo S.
Watson H.[5]
3-2
Sasnovich A.
Diyas Z.[7]
3-67-56-1
Schmiedlova A.
Juvan K.
7-51-66-4
Martincova T.
Minnen G.
7-656-3
Garcia C.[4]
Buyukakcay C.
6-40-67-5
Tig P.
Danilovic O.
6-37-5
Gasparyan M.
Ozgen P.
6-26-0
Paolini J.
Voegele S.
6-14-66-3
Kovinic D.
Bondarenko K.
7-56-2