Vera Zvonareva vs Polona Hercog — Istanbul Round of 32

Istanbul · WTA · Round of 32
RUS
Vera Zvonareva
#308WTA
1703ELO
1619Clay ELO
41 yrs · 172 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WWLWWLWLWW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 19 April 2021
clay
SLO
Polona Hercog
#217WTA
1590ELO
1574Clay ELO
35 yrs · 182 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWLWWLWW

Vera Zvonareva defeated Polona Hercog 6-3 6-3 in the Istanbul round of 32 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Polona Hercog came in ranked #217, leading the head-to-head 1–0, defending last year's quarter-final, but Vera Zvonareva had been the form player, winning 5 of their last 7 on clay. Vera Zvonareva claimed a first win over Polona Hercog in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

Zvonareva V.
662
Hercog P.
330

Head to head

0–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2015-03-09Indian WellsR128hardPolona Hercog6-1 6-1

Statistics

Recent form
Zvonareva V.Hercog P.
63%1st serve in+3%66%
65%1st serve points won+5%60%
46%2nd serve points won+2%48%
58%Service points won+2%56%
46%Return points won+3%49%
60%Break points saved+6%54%
2Aces / match2
3.1Double faults / match+0.92.2

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

Draw

Final
Cirstea S.
Mertens E.[1]
6-17-63
Semi-finals
Mertens E.[1]
Kudermetova V.[3]
6-16-4
Cirstea S.
Kostyuk M.
6-46-4
Quarter-finals
Mertens E.[1]
Siniakova K.
6-46-4
Kudermetova V.[3]
Bogdan A.
2-66-36-3
Kostyuk M.
Konjuh A.
7-54-66-3
Cirstea S.
Ferro F.
6-4
R16
Kudermetova V.[3]
Kanepi K.
6-46-3
Mertens E.[1]
Golubic V.
6-44-66-1
Siniakova K.
Mladenovic K.
6-43-66-4
Bogdan A.
Krejcikova B.[5]
6-36-3
Kostyuk M.
Kasatkina D.[4]
6-37-5
Cirstea S.
Potapova A.
7-666-4
Ferro F.
Zvonareva V.
6-36-3
Konjuh A.
Wang Q.[8]
6-16-4
R32
Kanepi K.
Diyas Z.
6-46-4
Kudermetova V.[3]
Pera B.
6-43-67-64
Mladenovic K.
Haas B.
6-46-3
Krejcikova B.[5]
Buyukakcay C.
6-786-26-0
Mertens E.[1]
Arruabarrena L.
6-26-0
Golubic V.
Parrizas Diaz N.
6-42-66-3
Siniakova K.
Bucsa C.
7-653-66-3
Wang Q.[8]
Gasanova A.
4-66-16-2
Kasatkina D.[4]
Mrdeza T.
6-16-0
Cirstea S.
Baindl K.
6-47-66
Zvonareva V.
Hercog P.
6-36-3
Potapova A.
Pavlyuchenkova A.[6]
7-626-786-4
Konjuh A.
Errani S.
7-56-2
Kostyuk M.
Rakhimova K.
6-46-3
Bogdan A.
Hibino N.
6-36-3
Ferro F.
Martic P.[2]
7-56-2