Polona Hercog vs Lucia Bronzetti — Rome Qualifying Round 1

Rome · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Round 1
Polona Hercog
SLO
Polona Hercog
#228WTA
1590ELO
1574Clay ELO
35 yrs · 182 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WLLLWWLWWL
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 10 May 2021
clay
Lucia Bronzetti
ITA
Lucia Bronzetti
#139WTA
1622ELO
1605Clay ELO
27 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWWWWLW
Hercog P.
6-4 6-3
Bronzetti L.
Hercog P.
662
Bronzetti L.
43–

Polona Hercog defeated Lucia Bronzetti 6-4 6-3 in the Rome qualifying round 1 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Lucia Bronzetti came in ranked #139.

Key context

  • Match story: Polona Hercog closed it out in two sets, 6–4 6–3.

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Hercog P.serving51% hold

wins 51% of points on serve vs Bronzetti L.

Bronzetti L.serving46% hold

wins 49% of points on serve vs Hercog P.

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
Hercog P.Bronzetti L.
1st serve in·Even
60%
61%
1st serve points won·Even
65%
61%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
46%
Service points won·Even
58%
55%
Return points won·Even
43%
44%
Break points saved·Even
55%
55%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.6
1.9
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.2
2.4

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Hercog P.Bronzetti L.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
47
55
Break points saved·Slight edge
68
74
Break points won·Slight edge
75
84
Deciding sets·Clear edge
44
60
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
69
48

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

Freshness

Recent load
Hercog P.Bronzetti L.
Freshness·Clear edge
80
100

Hercog P.: 1 day rest · 1 match, 26 games (7d) · Bronzetti L.: 19 days rest. Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast

Draw — qualifying

Q2
Zidansek T.
Stephens S.
6-47-5
Zvonareva V.
Mladenovic K.
6-27-5
Tomljanovic A.
Siegemund L.
6-756-36-2
Cornet A.
Petkovic A.
6-27-65
Mchale C.
Tig P.
6-32-66-2
Kostyuk M.
Hibino N.
7-56-3
Hercog P.
Errani S.
6-26-3
Pera B.
Potapova A.
6-46-1
Q1
Stephens S.
Bolsova A.
6-36-4
Zidansek T.
Turati B.
6-16-1
Mladenovic K.
Kung L.
6-32-66-2
Zvonareva V.
Doi M.
4-66-36-3
Siegemund L.
Vesnina E.
6-36-3
Tomljanovic A.
Martincova T.
2-66-26-3
Cornet A.
Gatto Monticone G.
7-676-746-4
Petkovic A.
Begu I.
6-45-76-3
Tig P.
Wang Y.
0-66-37-64
Mchale C.
Fernandez L.
7-626-4
Hibino N.
Hsieh S.
6-26-0
Kostyuk M.
Brancaccio N.
6-46-0
Errani S.
Watson H.
6-36-2
Hercog P.
Bronzetti L.
6-46-3
Pera B.
Samsonova L.
6-36-4
Potapova A.
Gasparyan M.
6-47-61