R16 China Open 2019

Kiki Bertens #8 def. Polona Hercog #51

7-6(6) 2-6 6-3

Kiki Bertens defeated Polona Hercog 7-6(6) 2-6 6-3 in the 2019 China Open third round on hard courts on October 2, 2019.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatKiki BertensPolona Hercog
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
20
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
36
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
63.8%48.8%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
71.7%75.6%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
41.2%46.5%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
50.0%28.6%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
60.6%60.7%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
71.4%50.0%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
39.3%39.4%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
50.6%49.4%
Match Serve+This match’s service points won percentage minus the tour’s season average, in percentage points. Zero is average; +5 means five points above average. Match-weighted available stats; no opponent adjustment.
+3.8+3.9
Match Return+This match’s return points won percentage minus the tour’s season average, in percentage points. Zero is average; +5 means five points above average. Match-weighted available stats; no opponent adjustment.
-3.9-3.8

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the WTA 2019 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldKiki BertensPolona Hercog
Country NED SLO
Birth dateDec 10, 1991Jan 20, 1991
Age2728
Height182 cm185 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)851
Ranking points (entering)4,2251,095
Elo (entering)1,8661,731
Current career W-L215–172170–214
Current career earnings$11,653,189$4,586,736
Pre-match H2H
Kiki Bertens #8 0 – 1 Polona Hercog #51

Path

Kiki Bertens's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Dayana Yastremska #267-6(5) 6-3WH2HMatch dataSep 30, 2019R32
Donna Vekic #233-6 6-1 7-6(3)WH2HMatch dataSep 28, 2019R64

Kiki Bertens's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Elina Svitolina #37-6(6) 6-2WH2HMatch dataOct 4, 2019QF

Polona Hercog's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Angelique Kerber #136-4 6-2WH2HMatch dataOct 1, 2019R32
Julia Goerges #256-7(4) 7-6(5) 6-4WH2HMatch dataSep 28, 2019R64