Polona Hercog vs Yufei Ren — Huzhou 125 Round of 16

Huzhou 125 · CHALLENGER · Round of 16
Polona Hercog
SLO
Polona Hercog
#224WTA
1590ELO
1574Clay ELO
35 yrs · 182 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWWLWWLW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 27 April 2026
clay
CHN
Yufei Ren
#311WTA
1361ELO
1351Clay ELO
20 yrs · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWWWLLWL
Hercog P.
5-7 6-1 6-4
Ren Y.
Hercog P.
5662
Ren Y.
7141

Polona Hercog defeated Yufei Ren 5-7 6-1 6-4 in the Huzhou 125 round of 16 on clay.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Hercog P.serving37% hold

wins 45% of points on serve vs Ren Y.

Ren Y.serving39% hold

wins 46% 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.Ren Y.
1st serve in·Even
66%
66%
1st serve points won·Even
63%
60%
2nd serve points won·Even
48%
48%
Service points won·Even
58%
56%
Return points won·Even
48%
51%
Break points saved·Even
53%
50%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.0
0.8
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.1
2.5

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (29 vs 31). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Hercog P.
7.1
Strong advantageUmpiry Score
Ren Y.
5.8
Slight disadvantageUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
7.8+223 Clay Elo edge
Surface ELO
2.2Clay Elo 1351
7.7Overall Elo 1590
ELO gap
2.3Overall Elo 1361
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0
6.6
Surface form
7.2
Fatigue & Travel
3-set count
4.0
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.Ren Y.
Freshness·Clear edge
100
88

Hercog P.: 19 days rest · Ren Y.: 5 days rest · 1 match, 30 games (7d). 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