Xiyu Wang vs Polona Hercog — Huzhou 125 Quarter-final

Huzhou 125 · CHALLENGER · Quarter-final
Xiyu Wang
CHN
Xiyu Wang
#86WTA
1772ELO
1730Clay ELO
25 yrs · 182 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLWWWLWW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 27 April 2026
clay
Polona Hercog
SLO
Polona Hercog
#224WTA
1590ELO
1574Clay ELO
35 yrs · 182 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWWLWWWW
Wang X.
6-3 6-7 6-4
Hercog P.
Wang X.
66562
Hercog P.
37741

Xiyu Wang defeated Polona Hercog 6-3 6-7 6-4 in the Huzhou 125 quarter-final on clay. The result followed the form book — Xiyu Wang came in ranked #86.

Key context

  • Match story: Xiyu Wang closed it out in three sets, 6–3 6–7 6–4.

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Wang X.serving48% hold

wins 49% of points on serve vs Hercog P.

Hercog P.serving29% hold

wins 41% of points on serve vs Wang X.

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
Wang X.Hercog P.
1st serve in·Slight edge
76%
66%
1st serve points won·Even
62%
63%
2nd serve points won·Even
53%
49%
Service points won·Even
60%
58%
Return points won·Slight edge
55%
48%
Break points saved·Slight edge
64%
55%
Aces / match·Clear edge
0.5
2.0
Double faults / match·Clear edge
1.3
2.1

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (22 vs 29). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Wang X.Hercog P.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
63
47
Break points saved·Clear edge
87
68
Break points won·Clear edge
91
75
Deciding sets·Dominant
70
44
Tiebreaks·Dominant
25
69

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Wang X.
7.4
Dominant favouriteUmpiry Score
Hercog P.
6.0
Even matchUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
6.2+157 Clay Elo edge
Surface ELO
3.8Clay Elo 1574
6.7Overall Elo 1772
ELO gap
3.3Overall Elo 1590
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0
7.8
Surface form
6.6
9.06-match win streak
Win streak
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
Wang X.Hercog P.
Freshness·Slight edge
95
100

Wang X.: 11 days rest · 2 matches (14d) · Hercog P.: 19 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