Polona Hercog vs Xinyu Gao — Huzhou 125 Round of 32

Huzhou 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
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 27 April 2026
clay
CHN
Xinyu Gao
#239WTA
1504ELO
1449Clay ELO
28 yrs · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLWLLWW
Hercog P.
4-6 7-6 6-3
Gao X.
Hercog P.
47762
Gao X.
66531

Polona Hercog defeated Xinyu Gao 4-6 7-6 6-3 in the Huzhou 125 round of 32 on clay.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Hercog P.serving51% hold

wins 50% of points on serve vs Gao X.

Gao X.serving42% hold

wins 47% 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.Gao X.
1st serve in·Even
65%
68%
1st serve points won·Even
63%
60%
2nd serve points won·Even
48%
51%
Service points won·Even
58%
57%
Return points won·Even
48%
45%
Break points saved·Slight edge
55%
50%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.0
1.4
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.2
1.4

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (29 vs 21). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Hercog P.Gao X.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
47
31
Break points saved·Dominant
68
43
Break points won·Clear edge
75
88
Deciding sets·Slight edge
44
33
Tiebreaks·
69
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Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Hercog P.
6.6
Marginal edgeUmpiry Score
Gao X.
6.3
Marginal edgeUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
5.8+124 Clay Elo edge
Surface ELO
4.2Clay Elo 1449
5.4Overall Elo 1590
ELO gap
4.6Overall Elo 1504
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0
6.6
Surface form
7.0
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.Gao X.
Freshness·
100
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Hercog P.: 20 days rest. Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast
Final
Kawa K.
Erjavec V.
6-06-4
Semi-finals
Erjavec V.
Wang X.
6-47-63
Kawa K.
Guo H.
6-46-1
Quarter-finals
Kawa K.
Panshina V.
6-34-66-1
Guo H.
Zolotareva R.
6-26-1
Erjavec V.
Zheng W.
6-26-4
Wang X.
Hercog P.
6-36-756-4
R16
Guo H.
Cherubini D.
7-606-0
Erjavec V.
Lansere S.
6-36-3
Wang X.
Yuan C.
6-46-4
Hercog P.
Ren Y.
5-76-16-4
Panshina V.
Lu J.
6-16-3
Kawa K.
Ibragimova A.
6-46-2
Zolotareva R.
Yao X.
7-632-66-3
Zheng W.
Wei S.
4-3
R32
Panshina V.
Spiteri D.
6-44-66-3
Ibragimova A.
Shi H.
6-32-66-2
Erjavec V.
Wang M.
6-06-3
Lansere S.
Mikulskyte J.
6-36-3
Wei S.
Pieri J.
7-626-4
Zheng W.
Ma Y.
6-36-4
Wang X.
Kulambayeva Z.
6-36-4
Yuan C.
Zolotareva A.
6-31-66-3
Ren Y.
Yang Y.
6-26-1
Hercog P.
Gao X.
4-67-656-3
Lu J.
You X.
4-67-57-5
Kawa K.
Zhao C.
6-26-1
Guo H.
Jakupovic D.
6-37-63
Cherubini D.
Reyngold E.
6-46-3
Yao X.
Saito S.
6-26-776-4
Zolotareva R.
Papamichail D.
4-66-16-2