Polona Hercog vs Sara Errani — Rome Qualifying Round 2

Rome · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Round 2
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
ITA
Sara Errani
39 yrs · 164 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLLWLLLL
Hercog P.
6-2 6-3
Errani S.
Hercog P.
662
Errani S.
23–

Polona Hercog defeated Sara Errani 6-2 6-3 in the Rome qualifying round 2 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Sara Errani came in leading the head-to-head 3–0, but Polona Hercog had been the form player, winning 4 of their last 7 on clay. Polona Hercog claimed a first win over Sara Errani in four meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 3–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–3
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2013-08-12CincinnatiR32hardSara Errani6-4 5-7 6-4
2011-10-10LinzR32hardSara Errani6-0 6-3
2009-04-06MarbellaR16claySara Errani6-0 7-6(7)

Serve vs return

This season
Hercog P.serving42% hold

wins 47% of points on serve vs Errani S.

Errani S.serving39% hold

wins 46% 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.Errani S.
1st serve in·Clear edge
60%
78%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
65%
55%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
47%
42%
Service points won·Slight edge
58%
52%
Return points won·Slight edge
43%
48%
Break points saved·Slight edge
55%
49%
Aces / match·Clear edge
2.7
0.3
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.1
2.0

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (105 vs 190). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Hercog P.Errani S.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
50
36
Break points saved·Dominant
68
8
Break points won·Clear edge
75
98
Deciding sets·Dominant
51
78
Tiebreaks·Dominant
69
34

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

Freshness

Recent load
Hercog P.Errani S.
Freshness·
80
—

Hercog P.: 1 day rest · 1 match, 26 games (7d). 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