Polona Hercog vs Ayla Aksu — W75 Zagreb Round of 16

W75 Zagreb · CHALLENGER · Round of 16
Polona Hercog
SLO
Polona Hercog
#220WTA
1590ELO
1574Clay ELO
35 yrs · 182 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLWWLWWL
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 11 May 2026
clay
USA
Ayla Aksu
#277WTA
1457ELO
1395Clay ELO
29 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLWWLWW
Hercog P.
6-3 7-5
Aksu A.
Hercog P.
672
Aksu A.
35–

Polona Hercog defeated Ayla Aksu 6-3 7-5 in the W75 Zagreb round of 16 on clay.

Key context

  • Match story: Polona Hercog closed it out in two sets, 6–3 7–5.

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Hercog P.serving46% hold

wins 48% of points on serve vs Aksu A.

Aksu A.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.Aksu A.
1st serve in·Even
65%
64%
1st serve points won·Even
63%
62%
2nd serve points won·Even
49%
45%
Service points won·Even
58%
56%
Return points won·Even
48%
47%
Break points saved·Even
54%
53%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.1
1.5
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.3
4.6

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (29 vs 24). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Freshness

Recent load
Hercog P.Aksu A.
Freshness·
—
55

Aksu A.: 1 day rest · 4 matches, 97 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Andreeva E.
Seidel E.
6-33-66-3
Semi-finals
Andreeva E.
Nahimana S.
5-77-616-2
Seidel E.
Rinaldo Persson K.
7-56-2
Quarter-finals
Andreeva E.
Vrancken Peeters A.
5-76-46-3
Rinaldo Persson K.
Hercog P.
7-56-4
Nahimana S.
Zaar L.
6-747-56-2
Seidel E.
Hennemann C.
6-21-66-4
R16
Vrancken Peeters A.
Alves C.
6-46-4
Seidel E.
Sun X.
6-26-0
Andreeva E.
Lukas T.
6-46-0
Rinaldo Persson K.
Janicijevic S.
6-06-1
Hennemann C.
Boskovic L.
6-46-1
Nahimana S.
Lee C.
6-26-4
Hercog P.
Aksu A.
6-37-5
Zaar L.
Hibino N.
6-26-2
R32
Lukas T.
Garland J.
6-26-2
Vrancken Peeters A.
Rame A.
6-46-1
Zaar L.
Sebov K.
6-36-0
Hennemann C.
Pedone G.
7-646-4
Janicijevic S.
Les M.
6-716-26-2
Andreeva E.
Wurth T.
6-36-1
Sun X.
Ciric Bagaric L.
6-46-1
Boskovic L.
Burillo Escorihuela I.
6-02-66-1
Lee C.
Avdeeva J.
6-16-2
Aksu A.
Miskovic D.
2-66-36-0
Hibino N.
Tomase E.
4-66-46-3
Nahimana S.
Leonard M.
6-16-756-2
Hercog P.
Stefanini L.
7-647-5
Alves C.
Sanchez A.
4-67-57-5
Rinaldo Persson K.
Kostovic T.
6-24-1
Seidel E.
Glushkova D.
6-26-0