Jelena Ostapenko vs Polona HercogMadrid Round of 64

Madrid · WTA · Round of 64
#29WTA
1855ELO
1808Clay ELO
$1.2MYTD
$20MCAREER
29 yrs · 177 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWWWLWL
2 — 0
Sets
Thursday, 29 April 2021
clay
#228WTA
1590ELO
1574Clay ELO
35 yrs · 182 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WLLLWWLWWL
Ostapenko J.
6-3 6-1
Hercog P.
Ostapenko J.
662
Hercog P.
310

Jelena Ostapenko defeated Polona Hercog 6-3 6-1 in the Madrid round of 64 on clay. The result followed the form book — Jelena Ostapenko came in ranked #29.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Ostapenko J.serving69% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Hercog P.

Hercog P.serving67% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Ostapenko J.

Baseline battle — serve is shaky, expect plenty of breaks

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
1st serve in·Even
57%
60%
1st serve points won·Even
66%
65%
2nd serve points won·Even
44%
47%
Service points won·Even
57%
58%
Return points won·Even
45%
43%
Break points saved·Even
53%
55%
Aces / match·Slight edge
3.8
2.6
Double faults / match·Dominant
5.3
3.2

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 105). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Dominant
88
47
Break points saved·Slight edge
79
68
Break points won·Dominant
100
75
Deciding sets·Dominant
96
44
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
87
69

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

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·Slight edge
93
100

Ostapenko J.: 10 days rest · 3 matches (14d) · Hercog P.: 20 days rest. Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast
Weather
14°CDrizzle
Wind 16 km/hHumidity 84%

Draw