Polona Hercog vs Angelique Kerber — Beijing Round of 32

Beijing · WTA · Round of 32
Polona Hercog
SLO
Polona Hercog
#234WTA
1590ELO
1524Hard ELO
35 yrs · 182 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLLLWWWL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 30 September 2019 ·
hard
GER10
Angelique Kerber
38 yrs · 173 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLLLLLW
Hercog P.
6-4 6-2
Kerber A.
Hercog P.
662
Kerber A.
420

Polona Hercog defeated Angelique Kerber 6-4 6-2 in the Beijing round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Angelique Kerber came in leading the head-to-head 5–2, defending last year's round of 16. Polona Hercog narrowed the head-to-head to 5–3.

Key context

Head to head

2–5
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2019-01-14Australian OpenR128hardAngelique Kerber6-2 6-2
2016-08-29US OpenR128hardAngelique Kerber6-0 1-0
2011-02-28MonterreyR32hardPolona Hercog6-3 6-3
2010-10-18LuxembourgQFhardAngelique Kerber6-4 6-2
2010-05-17WarsawR32clayPolona Hercog6-2 6-3
2009-09-28Athens 100KR32hardAngelique Kerber6-3 6-1
2008-09-01Maribor 50KR16clayAngelique Kerber6-2 3-6 6-2

Statistics

This season
Hercog P.Kerber A.
1st serve in·Slight edge
59%
66%
1st serve points won·Even
66%
62%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
46%
Service points won·Even
58%
57%
Return points won·Even
44%
45%
Break points saved·Even
55%
58%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.6
1.3
Double faults / match·Even
3.3
3.2

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 158). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Hercog P.Kerber A.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
10
87
Break points saved·Dominant
25
75
Break points won·Dominant
73
98
Deciding sets·Dominant
5
88
Tiebreaks·Dominant
6
91

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast

Draw