Polona Hercog vs Monica NiculescuShenzhen Round of 32

Shenzhen · WTA · Round of 32
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1590ELO
1524Hard ELO
35 yrs · 182 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLLLWWWL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 5 January 2015 ·
hard
38 yrs · 168 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWLWWLW
Hercog P.
6-1 7-5
Niculescu M.
Hercog P.
672
Niculescu M.
150

Polona Hercog defeated Monica Niculescu 6-1 7-5 in the Shenzhen round of 32 on hard. Polona Hercog extended the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Polona Hercog came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 6–1 7–5.

Head to head

11
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2016-07-11BucharestR16clayPolona Hercog6-4 6-3
2014-07-07BucharestQFclayMonica Niculescu6-2 2-6 7-6

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Clear edge
59%
78%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
66%
57%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
46%
Service points won·Even
58%
54%
Return points won·Even
44%
48%
Break points saved·Even
55%
53%
Aces / match·Clear edge
2.6
0.6
Double faults / match·Dominant
3.3
1.4

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 196). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
10
18
Break points saved·Clear edge
25
7
Break points won·Clear edge
73
93
Deciding sets·Clear edge
5
21
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
6
14

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast

Draw