Polona Hercog vs Rebecca PetersonAustralian Open Round of 128

Australian Open · WTA · Round of 128
#234WTA
1590ELO
1524Hard ELO
35 yrs · 182 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 20 January 2020 ·
hard
31 yrs · 173 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Hercog P.
6-3 6-3
Peterson R.
Hercog P.
662
Peterson R.
330

Polona Hercog defeated Rebecca Peterson 6-3 6-3 in the Australian Open round of 128 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Rebecca Peterson came in leading the head-to-head 1–0, defending last year's round of 64. Polona Hercog claimed a first win over Rebecca Peterson in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

Head to head

01
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2019-04-29RabatR16clayRebecca Peterson7-5 3-6 6-1

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Slight edge
59%
64%
1st serve points won·Even
66%
63%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
46%
Service points won·Even
58%
57%
Return points won·Even
44%
44%
Break points saved·Even
55%
53%
Aces / match·Even
2.6
2.4
Double faults / match·Slight edge
3.3
3.9

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 176). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
10
28
Break points saved·Slight edge
25
17
Break points won·Slight edge
73
78
Deciding sets·Dominant
5
54
Tiebreaks·Even
6
5

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