Polona Hercog vs Sorana Cirstea — Lugano Round of 16
Lugano · WTA · Round of 16
#234WTA
1590ELO
1574Clay ELO
35 yrs · 182 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLLLWWWL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 8 April 2019 ·
clay
#19WTA
1957ELO
1856Clay ELO
$1.7MYTD
$13MCAREER
36 yrs · 176 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLLWWLWL
Hercog P.3-6 7-6 6-4
Cirstea S.
Hercog P.
3762
Cirstea S.
6641
Polona Hercog defeated Sorana Cirstea 3-6 7-6 6-4 in the Lugano round of 16 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Sorana Cirstea came in ranked #19, leading the head-to-head 3–1. Polona Hercog narrowed the head-to-head to 3–2.
Key context
- Match story: Polona Hercog dropped the opening set before beating Sorana Cirstea 3–6 7–6 6–4.
Head to head
1–3| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-12-11 | W100+H Dubai 1 | SF | hard | Sorana Cirstea | 7-5 4-6 7-5 |
| 2018-09-29 | Beijing | Q16 | hard | Polona Hercog | 3-6 6-1 6-3 |
| 2016-02-15 | Rio de Janeiro | R16 | clay | Sorana Cirstea | 7-5 7-6 |
| 2012-04-09 | Barcelona | R32 | clay | Sorana Cirstea | 6-4 0-0 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
59%
60%
1st serve points won·Even
66%
66%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
48%
Service points won·Even
58%
59%
Return points won·Even
44%
44%
Break points saved·Even
55%
56%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.6
3.4
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.3
2.3
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Dominant
10
67
Break points saved·Slight edge
25
33
Break points won·Clear edge
73
93
Deciding sets·Dominant
5
82
Tiebreaks·Dominant
6
92
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Freshness
Recent loadFreshness·
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61
Cirstea S.: 1 day rest · 3 matches, 77 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About
Conditions
Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast