Polona Hercog vs Karolina Pliskova — Beijing Round of 64

Beijing · WTA · Round of 64
Polona Hercog
SLO
Polona Hercog
#234WTA
1590ELO
1524Hard ELO
35 yrs · 182 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLLLWWWL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 29 September 2014 ·
hard
Karolina Pliskova
CZE
Karolina Pliskova
#57WTA
1869ELO
1811Hard ELO
34 yrs · 184 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWLWLWWW
Hercog P.
6-4 2-6 6-2
Pliskova K.
Hercog P.
6262
Pliskova K.
4621

Polona Hercog defeated Karolina Pliskova 6-4 2-6 6-2 in the Beijing round of 64 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Karolina Pliskova came in ranked #57, leading the head-to-head 5–0. Polona Hercog claimed a first win over Karolina Pliskova in six meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 5–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Polona Hercog closed it out in three sets, 6–4 2–6 6–2.

Head to head

0–5
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2019-09-09ZhengzhouR16hardKarolina Pliskova6-3 7-5
2018-10-08TianjinR16hardKarolina Pliskova6-1 6-2
2015-08-24New HavenR32hardKarolina Pliskova2-6 7-6 6-2
2015-01-12SydneyR32hardKarolina Pliskova6-4 6-4
2014-09-08Hong KongR32hardKarolina Pliskova2-6 6-4 6-3
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Statistics

This season
Hercog P.Pliskova K.
1st serve in·Slight edge
59%
64%
1st serve points won·Even
66%
69%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
47%
42%
Service points won·Even
58%
59%
Return points won·Even
44%
42%
Break points saved·Slight edge
55%
60%
Aces / match·Dominant
2.6
6.8
Double faults / match·Dominant
3.3
5.6

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Hercog P.Pliskova K.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
10
87
Break points saved·Dominant
25
86
Break points won·Clear edge
73
93
Deciding sets·Dominant
5
95
Tiebreaks·Dominant
6
77

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

Freshness

Recent load
Hercog P.Pliskova K.
Freshness·
—
96

Pliskova K.: 6 days rest · 1 match, 14 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast

Draw