WTA 250 · Round of 16 · Lugano
Final score & match stats
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Sabalenka
💥 Big Hitter
Hercog
👑 The Complete Package
Matchup analysis
The 👑 The Complete Package archetype wins about 56% vs 💥 Big Hitter across 4,219 matches in our dataset. That is a small stylistic lean for Polona Hercog here.
The Complete Package players often use elite serve & return and high bp conversion to pressure the big hitter's power groundstrokes. On Clay, that can swing with conditions.
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Sabalenka | Hercog |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 13–5 | 7–5 |
| Avg odds | 1.51 | 1.59 |
| ROI % | -22.7% | -29.5% |
| Units P/L | -4.08u | -3.54u |
Prior meetings and scores · 3 career meetings
2
Sabalenka
1
Hercog
Jan 6, 2021
Abu Dhabi
H Hard · Round of 64
Apr 23, 2018
Istanbul
C Clay · Round of 32
Apr 9, 2018
Lugano
C Clay · Round of 16
Serve and return comparison · Last 90 days
| Stat | Sabalenka | Hercog |
|---|---|---|
| Serve | ||
| 1st Serve In % | 65.9% | 65.9% |
| 1st Serve Pts Won % | 69.5% | 62% |
| 2nd Serve Pts Won % | 53.1% | 50.1% |
| Aces / Match | 3.2 | 1.5 |
| Double Faults / Match | 3.3 | 1.8 |
| Break Points Saved % | 58.1% | 69.5% |
| Return | ||
| 1st Return Pts Won % | 36.8% | 49.1% |
| 2nd Return Pts Won % | 57.8% | 52.8% |
| BP Converted % | 39.8% | 55.2% |
| Rally | ||
| Winners / Match | 0 | 0 |
| Unforced Errors / Match | 0 | 0 |
| Net Pts Won % | 0% | 0% |
| Total Pts Won % | 54.1% | 54.1% |
| Surface (Clay) | ||
| Clay Win % | 76% | 64% |
Last five matches per player
Matchup overview
Aryna Sabalenka and Polona Hercog face off in the Round of 16 at Lugano on Clay.
Aryna Sabalenka leads 2-1 over 3 previous meetings.
Aryna Sabalenka is 3-2 over the last 5 matches. Latest result: L vs Jessica Pegula (Jun 20).
Polona Hercog is 3-2 over the last 5 matches. Latest result: L vs Bianca Andreescu (Jun 23).
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