Angelique Kerber vs Polona Hercog — Australian Open Round of 128
Australian Open · WTA · Round of 128
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 14 January 2019 ·
hard
#234WTA
1590ELO
1524Hard ELO
35 yrs · 182 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLLLWWWL
Kerber A.6-2 6-2
Hercog P.
Kerber A.
662
Hercog P.
220
Angelique Kerber defeated Polona Hercog 6-2 6-2 in the Australian Open round of 128 on hard. The result followed the form book — Angelique Kerber came in leading the head-to-head 4–3, defending last year's semi-final. Angelique Kerber extended the head-to-head to 5–3.
Key context
- Match story: Angelique Kerber dropped just 4 games past Polona Hercog.
Head to head
4–3| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-09-30 | Beijing | R32 | hard | Polona Hercog | 6-4 6-2 |
| 2016-08-29 | US Open | R128 | hard | Angelique Kerber | 6-0 1-0 |
| 2011-02-28 | Monterrey | R32 | hard | Polona Hercog | 6-3 6-3 |
| 2010-10-18 | Luxembourg | QF | hard | Angelique Kerber | 6-4 6-2 |
| 2010-05-17 | Warsaw | R32 | clay | Polona Hercog | 6-2 6-3 |
| 2009-09-28 | Athens 100K | R32 | hard | Angelique Kerber | 6-3 6-1 |
| 2008-09-01 | Maribor 50K | R16 | clay | Angelique Kerber | 6-2 3-6 6-2 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Slight edge
66%
59%
1st serve points won·Even
62%
66%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
47%
Service points won·Even
57%
58%
Return points won·Even
45%
44%
Break points saved·Even
58%
55%
Aces / match·Slight edge
1.3
2.6
Double faults / match·Even
3.2
3.3
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (158 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Conditions
Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
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