Misaki Doi vs Polona Hercog — Dubai Round of 64

Dubai · WTA · Round of 64
JPN
Misaki Doi
35 yrs · 159 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WWLWLLWLLW
2 — 1
Sets
Sunday, 7 March 2021
hard
Polona Hercog
SLO
Polona Hercog
#228WTA
1590ELO
1524Hard ELO
35 yrs · 182 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WLLLWWLWWL
Doi M.
6-2 4-6 6-3
Hercog P.
Doi M.
6462
Hercog P.
2631

Misaki Doi defeated Polona Hercog 6-2 4-6 6-3 in the Dubai round of 64 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Polona Hercog came in leading the head-to-head 3–1. Misaki Doi narrowed the head-to-head to 3–2.

Key context

  • Match story: Misaki Doi closed it out in three sets, 6–2 4–6 6–3.

Head to head

1–3
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2019-03-18MiamiR64hardPolona Hercog7-6(4) 6-4
2016-06-20EastbourneR64grassMisaki Doi6-4 6-4
2015-04-06KatowiceR32hardPolona Hercog6-0 3-6 6-2
2010-05-24Roland GarrosR128clayPolona Hercog6-3 6-0

Serve vs return

This season
Doi M.serving69% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Hercog P.

Hercog P.serving79% hold

wins 63% of points on serve vs Doi M.

Serve advantage — Hercog P.

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
Doi M.Hercog P.
1st serve in·Even
62%
60%
1st serve points won·Even
62%
65%
2nd serve points won·Even
45%
47%
Service points won·Even
55%
58%
Return points won·Even
41%
43%
Break points saved·Even
54%
55%
Aces / match·Slight edge
1.2
2.6
Double faults / match·Even
2.9
3.1

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (78 vs 105). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Doi M.Hercog P.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
8
47
Break points saved·Dominant
33
68
Break points won·Dominant
44
75
Deciding sets·Clear edge
24
44
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
56
69

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

Freshness

Recent load
Doi M.Hercog P.
Freshness·
—
100

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

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast
Weather
24°CClear
Wind 28 km/hHumidity 49%

Draw

Final
Muguruza G.[9]
Krejcikova B.
7-666-3
Semi-finals
Muguruza G.[9]
Mertens E.[10]
6-47-65
Krejcikova B.
Teichmann J.
7-56-2
Quarter-finals
Krejcikova B.
Potapova A.
6-06-2
Muguruza G.[9]
Sabalenka A.[3]
3-66-36-2
Mertens E.[10]
Pegula J.
5-77-56-0
Teichmann J.
Gauff C.
6-36-3
R16
Sabalenka A.[3]
Kontaveit A.[15]
6-36-2
Mertens E.[10]
Garcia C.
6-46-2
Krejcikova B.
Kuznetsova S.
6-36-2
Potapova A.
Bencic B.[6]
6-12-67-5
Teichmann J.
Jabeur O.
6-36-3
Gauff C.
Martincova T.
6-46-2
Muguruza G.[9]
Swiatek I.[8]
6-06-4
Pegula J.
Pliskova K.[2]
6-06-2
R32
Teichmann J.
Kvitova P.[4]
6-23-4
Kuznetsova S.
Svitolina E.[1]
2-66-46-1
Potapova A.
Keys M.[11]
6-46-3
Bencic B.[6]
Kudermetova V.
6-45-76-4
Jabeur O.
Rybakina E.[14]
7-664-66-2
Gauff C.
Vondrousova M.[12]
3-66-06-4
Martincova T.
Bertens K.[5]
6-16-4
Kontaveit A.[15]
Cirstea S.
6-47-5
Sabalenka A.[3]
Cornet A.
6-26-4
Swiatek I.[8]
Doi M.
6-26-4
Muguruza G.[9]
Anisimova A.
6-46-2
Garcia C.
Trevisan M.
6-26-4
Pegula J.
Mladenovic K.
6-16-2
Pliskova K.[2]
Sevastova A.
6-36-756-2
Mertens E.[10]
Rogers S.
6-36-3
Krejcikova B.
Ostapenko J.
6-36-1
R64
Mladenovic K.
Martic P.[13]
7-626-4
Vondrousova M.[12]
Bogdan A.
6-46-4
Ostapenko J.
Tig P.
6-36-3
Cornet A.
Kasatkina D.
6-43-66-1
Krejcikova B.
Sakkari M.[16]
6-27-64
Kuznetsova S.
Wang Q.
6-41-67-5
Keys M.[11]
Liang E.
6-16-1
Potapova A.
Siegemund L.
6-36-2
Kudermetova V.
Pavlyuchenkova A.
7-636-2
Teichmann J.
Zavatska K.
6-16-2
Jabeur O.
Siniakova K.
6-26-3
Rybakina E.[14]
Zheng S.
6-06-4
Gauff C.
Alexandrova E.
7-632-67-68
Martincova T.
Pliskova K.
7-656-766-3
Doi M.
Hercog P.
6-24-66-3
Anisimova A.
Konjuh A.
6-26-2
Muguruza G.[9]
Begu I.
6-37-5
Kontaveit A.[15]
Babos T.
6-26-1
Cirstea S.
Tsurenko L.
6-46-4
Garcia C.
Kerber A.
3-66-26-4
Rogers S.
Kanepi K.
7-646-2
Mertens E.[10]
Tomova V.
4-66-26-4
Pegula J.
Shvedova Y.
6-26-1
Sevastova A.
Pera B.
6-06-3