ROME STATS. Hercog stuns Bertens in the 2nd round of the Internazionali BNL d’Italia. HIGHLIGHTS

INTERNAZIONALI BNL D'ITALIA - ROME DRAW AND RESULTS. Hercog shocks Bertens to come up against Marketa Vondrousova in the 3rd round

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Luke Meyer
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Prediction and head to head Polona Hercog vs. Kiki Bertens

Polona Hercog surprises Kiki Bertens 6-4 6-4 in the 2nd round in Rome on Thursday. Hercog will play against Marketa Vondrousova in the 3rd round.

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Hercog got off on the right foot in the set after breaking Bertens in the 1st game (1-0) before consolidating her break and lead 5-0. Notwithstanding, the set was not over yet and there was more work to do for Hercog to win the set since the Dutch found the way to break back in the 6th (1-5) and in the 8th (3-5) game.

Hercog failed to serve out the set when leading 5-0 to be broken at 40.

The Dutch lost the 5th game (5-0) when she was serving and leading 40-0. A defining moment of this set was when Polona won 5 consecutive games in the 1st set so as to bring the game count from 0-0 to 5-0. Anyhow also the Dutch won 4 consecutive games from 0-5 to 4-5

Hercog converted 37% of her break points (3/8). She had 8 break points opportunities in the 1st (0-0 30-40), the 3rd (2-0 0-40) and the 5th game (4-0 40-A, 40-A, 40-A, 40-A, 40-A and 40-A). Moreover, on the other side, Bertens converted 66% of her break points (2/3). She had her opportunities in the 6th (0-5 30-40 and 40-A) and the 8th game (2-5 15-40).

They contested 72 points. The Slovenian was the one to win the set after conquering 8 points more than Bertens (40-32). Polona lost 14 points on serve (18-14). In addition, on the other side, Kiki conceded 22 points on serve (18-22).

Bertens was quite dominant at the beginning of the set to break Hercog in the 2nd game (2-0) before consolidating her break and lead 3-0. Nevertheless, the Slovenian succeeded in coming back to break Bertens in the 5th (2-3) and in the 7th (4-3) game before winning the set (6-4).

There was an important spell in this set when the Slovenian won 5 consecutive games in the 2nd set to convert the scoreline from 0-3 to 5-3.

Hercog was flawless in converting all her break points in the 5th (1-3 0-40) and the 7th game (3-3 0-40). On the other side, Kiki converted 50% of her break points (1/2). She had her opportunities in the 2nd game (1-0 15-40 and 30-40).

They played 50 points. Hercog was the one to win the set after conquering 8 points more than the Dutch (29-21). The Slovenian conceded 9 points on serve (19-9). In addition, on the other side, Kiki conceded 10 points on serve (12-10).

The Slovenian will add to her prize money € 5,610 after conquering this match. She has won already € 19,355 after this win. If she wins the next match, Polona will add € 18,555 to her earnings to get in total € 37,910 in total.

Stats: aces, double faults and breaks

Hercog
Bertens
Polona Hercog
6-4 6-4
Kiki Bertens
69
69
Total points
53
53
25
25
Winners
16
16
36%
36%
Ratio Winners
30%
30%
-- Serve --
1
1
Aces
0
0
4
4
Double Faults
3
3
58%
58%
1st in
55%
55%
71%
71%
1st won
47%
47%
25/35
25/35
1st won
16/34
16/34
48%
48%
2nd won
50%
50%
12/25
12/25
2nd won
14/28
14/28
-- Break Points --
5/10
5/10
Total
3/5
3/5
50%
50%
Won
60%
60%
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At the end of the match, the Slovenian scored 69 points vs. the Dutch’s 53.

Polona was sharp when converting 50% of the break points that she procured (5/10). On the other side, Bertens was pretty focused in converting 60% of the break points that she procured points (3/5). Notwithstanding, that was not enough to win the match.

After this match, the head to head between Hercog and Bertens is 2-1 for Polona.

Highlights Polona Hercog vs. Kiki Bertens Internazionali BNL d’Italia – Rome

Draw and next match H2H: Polona Hercog vs. Marketa Vondrousova – stats

Hercog will fight against Vondrousova in the 3rd round.

There is no head to head record between Polona Hercog and Marketa Vondrousova since this will be the first time that they will square off in the main tour.

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