Shuai Zhang vs Polona Hercog — Eastbourne Qualifying Round 1

Eastbourne · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Round 1
Shuai Zhang
CHN
Shuai Zhang
#54WTA
1718ELO
1619Grass ELO
37 yrs · 177 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLWWLWWL
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 21 June 2021
grass
Polona Hercog
SLO
Polona Hercog
#228WTA
1590ELO
1523Grass ELO
35 yrs · 182 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WLLLWWLWWL
Zhang S.
6-1 6-3
Hercog P.
Zhang S.
662
Hercog P.
13–

Shuai Zhang defeated Polona Hercog 6-1 6-3 in the Eastbourne qualifying round 1 on grass. The result followed the form book — Shuai Zhang came in ranked #54. Shuai Zhang extended the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

Head to head

1–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2018-09-24WuhanR32hardShuai Zhang6-2 7-5
2014-04-21MarrakechR32clayPolona Hercog6-2 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Zhang S.serving67% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Hercog P.

Hercog P.serving69% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Zhang S.

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
Zhang S.Hercog P.
1st serve in·Slight edge
66%
60%
1st serve points won·Even
64%
65%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
47%
Service points won·Even
58%
58%
Return points won·Even
42%
43%
Break points saved·Even
52%
55%
Aces / match·Even
2.3
2.7
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.2
3.2

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Zhang S.Hercog P.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
62
50
Break points saved·Clear edge
55
68
Break points won·Slight edge
83
75
Deciding sets·Dominant
78
51
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
82
69

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

Freshness

Recent load
Zhang S.Hercog P.
Freshness·Clear edge
99
80

Zhang S.: 13 days rest · 1 match (14d) · Hercog P.: 1 day rest · 1 match, 26 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast

Draw — qualifying

Q2
Kostyuk M.
Zhang S.
4-66-46-0
Golubic V.
Brengle M.
4-66-36-0
Giorgi C.
Tomljanovic A.
7-56-3
Pera B.
Rogers S.
7-50-66-0
Zvonareva V.
Mladenovic K.
6-37-5
Mchale C.
Sevastova A.
3-66-37-5
Q1
Zhang S.
Hercog P.
6-16-3
Kostyuk M.
Murray S.
7-56-3
Brengle M.
Putintseva Y.
7-57-5
Golubic V.
Grey S.
6-36-0
Giorgi C.
Linette M.
6-736-46-4
Tomljanovic A.
Davis L.
6-17-67
Rogers S.
Garcia C.
7-56-4
Pera B.
Jones F.
6-37-67
Zvonareva V.
Ferro F.
6-26-4
Mladenovic K.
Burrage J.
1-66-46-3
Sevastova A.
Hibino N.
6-07-63
Mchale C.
Zhu L.
6-16-1