WTA 250 · Round of 16 · Rio de Janeiro
Final score & match stats
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Cirstea
💥 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 | Cirstea | Hercog |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 18–6 | 7–5 |
| Avg odds | 2.60 | 1.59 |
| ROI % | +89.3% | -29.5% |
| Units P/L | +21.43u | -3.54u |
Prior meetings and scores · 2 career meetings
1
Cirstea
1
Hercog
Apr 8, 2019
Lugano
C Clay · Round of 16
Feb 15, 2016
Rio de Janeiro
C Clay · Round of 16
Serve and return comparison · Last 90 days
| Stat | Cirstea | Hercog |
|---|---|---|
| Serve | ||
| 1st Serve In % | 57.4% | 65.9% |
| 1st Serve Pts Won % | 70.6% | 62% |
| 2nd Serve Pts Won % | 54.8% | 50.1% |
| Aces / Match | 3.1 | 1.5 |
| Double Faults / Match | 1.3 | 1.8 |
| Break Points Saved % | 52.8% | 69.5% |
| Return | ||
| 1st Return Pts Won % | 37.6% | 49.1% |
| 2nd Return Pts Won % | 56.2% | 52.8% |
| BP Converted % | 55.9% | 55.2% |
| Rally | ||
| Winners / Match | 0 | 0 |
| Unforced Errors / Match | 0 | 0 |
| Net Pts Won % | 0% | 0% |
| Total Pts Won % | 53.8% | 54.1% |
| Surface (Clay) | ||
| Clay Win % | 75% | 64% |
Last five matches per player
Matchup overview
Sorana Cirstea and Polona Hercog face off in the Round of 16 at Rio de Janeiro on Clay.
Sorana Cirstea leads 1-1 over 2 previous meetings.
Sorana Cirstea is 3-2 over the last 5 matches. Latest result: L vs Emma Raducanu (Jun 12).
Polona Hercog is 3-2 over the last 5 matches. Latest result: L vs Bianca Andreescu (Jun 23).
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