Polona Hercog vs Varvara Lepchenko — Montevideo 125 Round of 32

Montevideo 125 · CHALLENGER · Round of 32
Polona Hercog
SLO
Polona Hercog
#228WTA
1590ELO
1574Clay ELO
35 yrs · 182 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WLLLWWLWWL
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 4 December 2023
clay
Varvara Lepchenko
USA
Varvara Lepchenko
#172WTA
1578ELO
1533Clay ELO
40 yrs · 180 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLWWLLWL
Hercog P.
7-6 6-2
Lepchenko V.
Hercog P.
7762
Lepchenko V.
622–

Polona Hercog defeated Varvara Lepchenko 7-6 6-2 in the Montevideo 125 round of 32 on clay. Polona Hercog extended the head-to-head to 3–2.

Key context

  • Match story: Polona Hercog closed it out in two sets, 7–6 6–2.

Head to head

2–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2017-07-03WimbledonR64grassPolona Hercog6-7(2) 6-2 6-2
2016-06-06's HertogenboschR32grassVarvara Lepchenko6-4 4-0 RET
2013-01-14Australian OpenR128hardVarvara Lepchenko6-4 6-1
2012-04-02CharlestonR32clayPolona Hercog6-3 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Hercog P.serving54% hold

wins 52% of points on serve vs Lepchenko V.

Lepchenko V.serving49% hold

wins 50% 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.Lepchenko V.
1st serve in·Even
63%
66%
1st serve points won·Even
65%
63%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
47%
Service points won·Even
58%
57%
Return points won·Even
44%
43%
Break points saved·Even
55%
56%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.4
3.0
Double faults / match·Even
2.9
2.6

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (71 vs 162). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Hercog P.Lepchenko V.
Clutch Rating·Even
50
47
Break points saved·Even
68
64
Break points won·Slight edge
75
65
Deciding sets·Clear edge
51
72
Tiebreaks·Dominant
69
39

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

Freshness

Recent load
Hercog P.Lepchenko V.
Freshness·Dominant
80
44

Hercog P.: 1 day rest · 1 match, 26 games (7d) · Lepchenko V.: 1 day rest · 6 matches, 149 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Zarazua R.
Parry D.
7-53-66-4
Semi-finals
Parry D.
Montgomery R.
7-656-3
Zarazua R.
Carle M.
6-12-67-5
Quarter-finals
Parry D.
Sierra S.
2-66-46-0
Montgomery R.
In Albon Y.
6-26-1
Carle M.
Riera J.
6-46-0
Zarazua R.
Bulgaru M.
6-26-2
R16
Parry D.
Papamichail D.
6-16-2
Sierra S.
Gorgodze E.
6-33-66-3
Montgomery R.
Capurro Taborda M.
6-16-3
In Albon Y.
Lodikova D.
6-27-64
Carle M.
Hercog P.
6-06-1
Riera J.
Oz I.
4-66-46-3
Bulgaru M.
Vedder E.
3-66-26-2
Zarazua R.
Lee G.
6-06-0
R32
Hercog P.
Lepchenko V.
7-626-2
Oz I.
Loeb J.
2-66-16-4
Parry D.
Anshba A.
7-56-3
Papamichail D.
Hu V.
6-46-2
Gorgodze E.
Rodriguez J.
6-36-4
Sierra S.
Bohrer Martins C.
6-46-1
Capurro Taborda M.
Licht T.
6-16-1
Montgomery R.
Romero Gormaz L.
7-656-3
In Albon Y.
Kingsley R.
6-36-3
Lodikova D.
Grammatikopoulou V.
7-656-2
Carle M.
Strakhova V.
6-46-3
Riera J.
Alves C.
6-36-1
Bulgaru M.
Rogers A.
6-16-1
Vedder E.
Ce G.
7-56-4
Lee G.
De Santa Ana L.
6-06-1
Zarazua R.
Giavara H.
6-07-5