Julia Riera vs Polona Hercog — Buenos Aires 125 Quarter-final

Buenos Aires 125 · CHALLENGER · Quarter-final
ARG
Julia Riera
#175WTA
1563ELO
1533Clay ELO
24 yrs · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWLWWWW
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 27 November 2023
clay
Polona Hercog
SLO
Polona Hercog
#228WTA
1590ELO
1574Clay ELO
35 yrs · 182 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WLLLWWLWWL
Riera J.
6-3 6-4
Hercog P.
Riera J.
662
Hercog P.
34–

Julia Riera defeated Polona Hercog 6-3 6-4 in the Buenos Aires 125 quarter-final on clay. The result followed the form book — Julia Riera came in ranked #175, defending last year's round of 32.

Key context

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

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Riera J.serving47% hold

wins 49% of points on serve vs Hercog P.

Hercog P.serving51% hold

wins 51% of points on serve vs Riera 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
Riera J.Hercog P.
1st serve in·Slight edge
58%
63%
1st serve points won·Even
63%
65%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
47%
Service points won·Even
56%
59%
Return points won·Even
45%
44%
Break points saved·Even
54%
55%
Aces / match·Even
2.8
2.4
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.7
2.9

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (135 vs 71). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Riera J.Hercog P.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
26
50
Break points saved·Clear edge
49
68
Break points won·Even
73
75
Deciding sets·Clear edge
39
51
Tiebreaks·Dominant
27
69

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

Freshness

Recent load
Riera J.Hercog P.
Freshness·Clear edge
100
80

Riera J.: 20 days rest · Hercog P.: 1 day rest · 1 match, 26 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Pigossi L.
Carle M.
6-36-2
Semi-finals
Carle M.
Riera J.
2-66-36-1
Pigossi L.
Zarazua R.
6-41-67-62
Quarter-finals
Carle M.
Parry D.
7-626-3
Riera J.
Hercog P.
6-36-4
Zarazua R.
Mandlik E.
7-646-1
Pigossi L.
Sierra S.
2-67-56-3
R16
Parry D.
Estable J.
6-36-3
Carle M.
Oz I.
6-16-3
Hercog P.
Strakhova V.
6-11-66-3
Riera J.
Bulgaru M.
6-26-3
Zarazua R.
Giovannini L.
6-06-4
Mandlik E.
Loeb J.
6-07-5
Pigossi L.
Perrin C.
6-26-3
Sierra S.
Montgomery R.
6-47-5
R32
Hercog P.
Monnet C.
6-40-2
Strakhova V.
Naya G.
7-55-72-1
Parry D.
Gorgodze E.
6-16-2
Estable J.
Perez Alarcon L.
6-21-66-2
Oz I.
Grammatikopoulou V.
7-616-0
Carle M.
Ce G.
3-66-06-3
Bulgaru M.
Anshba A.
6-36-4
Riera J.
Janicijevic S.
7-56-3
Zarazua R.
Vedder E.
7-637-5
Giovannini L.
Rogers A.
6-26-3
Loeb J.
Papamichail D.
6-36-2
Mandlik E.
Capurro Taborda M.
4-66-46-4
Pigossi L.
Romero Gormaz L.
6-44-66-4
Perrin C.
Alves C.
6-26-1
Sierra S.
Lepchenko V.
6-26-2
Montgomery R.
Errani S.
6-36-4