Polona Hercog vs Nadia Petrova — Charleston Quarter-final

Charleston · WTA · Quarter-final
Polona Hercog
SLO
Polona Hercog
#234WTA
1590ELO
1574Clay ELO
35 yrs · 182 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLLLWWWL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 2 April 2012 ·
clay
RUS
Nadia Petrova
44 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLLWWLLW
Hercog P.
6-1 6-2
Petrova N.
Hercog P.
662
Petrova N.
120

Polona Hercog defeated Nadia Petrova 6-1 6-2 in the Charleston quarter-final on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Nadia Petrova came in defending last year's round of 16. Polona Hercog extended the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

Head to head

1–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2011-08-29US OpenR64hardNadia Petrova6-2 6-4
2011-08-22New HavenR32hardPolona Hercog7-5 7-5

Statistics

This season
Hercog P.Petrova N.
1st serve in·Even
59%
56%
1st serve points won·Even
66%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
46%
Service points won·Even
58%
59%
Return points won·Even
44%
44%
Break points saved·Even
55%
53%
Aces / match·Dominant
2.6
6.3
Double faults / match·Even
3.3
3.3

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 79). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Hercog P.Petrova N.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
10
68
Break points saved·Dominant
25
63
Break points won·Clear edge
73
85
Deciding sets·Dominant
5
80
Tiebreaks·Dominant
6
54

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

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast

Draw