Polona Hercog vs Timea Babos — Antalya 125 Round of 16

Antalya 125 · CHALLENGER · Round of 16
Polona Hercog
SLO
Polona Hercog
#228WTA
1590ELO
1574Clay ELO
35 yrs · 182 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WLLLWWLWWL
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 25 March 2024
clay
HUN
Timea Babos
33 yrs · 179 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLWLWLW
Hercog P.
6-1 7-6
Babos T.
Hercog P.
6772
Babos T.
165–

Polona Hercog defeated Timea Babos 6-1 7-6 in the Antalya 125 round of 16 on clay. The result followed the form book — Polona Hercog came in leading the head-to-head 2–1. Polona Hercog extended the head-to-head to 3–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Polona Hercog came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 6–1 7–6.

Head to head

2–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2016-04-25RabatR32clayTimea Babos6-3 6-7(8) 6-1
2016-02-29MonterreyR32hardPolona Hercog6-3 6-2
2015-07-20Bad GasteinR32clayPolona Hercog6-4 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Hercog P.serving62% hold

wins 55% of points on serve vs Babos T.

Babos T.serving48% 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.Babos T.
1st serve in·Even
64%
62%
1st serve points won·Even
65%
64%
2nd serve points won·Even
49%
45%
Service points won·Even
59%
57%
Return points won·Even
45%
41%
Break points saved·Even
54%
56%
Aces / match·Clear edge
2.4
4.1
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.5
4.7

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (57 vs 18). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Hercog P.Babos T.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
47
0
Break points saved·Clear edge
68
51
Break points won·Dominant
75
48
Deciding sets·Dominant
44
6
Tiebreaks·Dominant
69
15

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Hercog P.
6.3
Marginal edgeUmpiry ScorePartial · surface data limited
Babos T.
5.7
Slight disadvantageUmpiry ScorePartial · surface data limited
Form & Matchup
5.0
H2H
5.0
7.8
Surface form
2.0
0.0Lost last 2
Win streak
Fatigue & Travel
3-set count
7.0
6.0
Surface transition
6.0
Context
5.0
Defending pts
5.0

The Umpiry Score combines match-context factors — matchup, form, fatigue, travel and motivation — into a single 0–10 score, updated daily. Read how it works.

Freshness

Recent load
Hercog P.Babos T.
Freshness·
100
—

Hercog P.: 20 days rest. Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast
Final
Bouzas Maneiro J.
Begu I.
6-24-66-2
Semi-finals
Begu I.
Uchijima M.
7-56-2
Bouzas Maneiro J.
Waltert S.
6-26-3
Quarter-finals
Waltert S.
Danilovic O.
7-646-2
Bouzas Maneiro J.
Kudermetova P.
2-67-56-3
Begu I.
Hercog P.
6-46-4
Uchijima M.
Sonmez Z.
6-16-1
R16
Sonmez Z.
Seidel E.
4-66-16-2
Uchijima M.
Semenistaja D.
7-686-0
Kudermetova P.
Noha Akugue N.
6-33-0
Waltert S.
Jacquemot E.
6-26-4
Danilovic O.
Kawa K.
7-646-4
Bouzas Maneiro J.
Romero Gormaz L.
6-17-5
Hercog P.
Babos T.
6-17-65
Begu I.
Wurth T.
7-56-2
R32
Kudermetova P.
Gureva A.
6-26-0
Waltert S.
Galfi D.
6-46-3
Jacquemot E.
Paquet C.
1-66-36-1
Bouzas Maneiro J.
Udvardy P.
2-66-36-3
Babos T.
Oz I.
6-37-63
Wurth T.
Buyukakcay C.
6-36-1
Sonmez Z.
Ferro F.
6-16-786-2
Seidel E.
Fett J.
6-16-2
Uchijima M.
Erjavec V.
7-54-66-1
Semenistaja D.
Monnet C.
6-06-3
Kawa K.
Ruse E.
3-67-666-2
Danilovic O.
Lys E.
6-26-0
Noha Akugue N.
Grabher J.
5-77-56-2
Romero Gormaz L.
Kumru A.
6-07-5
Hercog P.
Bejlek S.
7-66-3
Begu I.
Kraus S.
7-6106-1