Polona Hercog vs Christina MchaleWuhan Q32

Wuhan · WTA · Q32
#234WTA
1590ELO
1524Hard ELO
35 yrs · 182 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 0
Sets
Friday, 21 September 2018 ·
hard
34 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Hercog P.
7-6 6-1
Mchale C.
Hercog P.
7762
Mchale C.
6210

Polona Hercog defeated Christina Mchale 7-6 6-1 in the Wuhan q32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Christina Mchale came in leading the head-to-head 3–1, defending last year's round of 32. Polona Hercog narrowed the head-to-head to 3–2.

Key context

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

Head to head

13
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2019-06-10S-HertogenboschR32grassPolona Hercog6-4 6-4
2015-08-16CincinnatiQ32hardChristina Mchale7-6(9) 2-6 6-4
2013-09-09Quebec CityQFhardChristina Mchale1-6 7-6 6-3
2009-08-31US OpenR128hardChristina Mchale6-3 6-1

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Slight edge
59%
65%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
66%
60%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
44%
Service points won·Even
58%
55%
Return points won·Even
44%
46%
Break points saved·Even
55%
52%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.6
1.3
Double faults / match·Even
3.3
3.4

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
10
26
Break points saved·Slight edge
25
20
Break points won·Slight edge
73
84
Deciding sets·Clear edge
5
20
Tiebreaks·Dominant
6
48

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

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast

Draw