Raducanu defeats Hercog in the 1st round. HIGHLIGHTS, INTERVIEW – CLUJ RESULTS

TRANSYLVANIA OPEN - CLUJ-NAPOCA DRAW AND RESULTS. Raducanu hustles Hercog to square off with Ana Bogdan in the 2nd round

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Luke Meyer
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Raducanu

Emma Raducanu conquers Polona Hercog 4-6 7-5 6-1 in the 1st round in Cluj on Tuesday. Raducanu will engage against Ana Bogdan in the 2nd round. The battle lasted 2 hours and 27 minutes.

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Raducanu's Record

Highlights Emma Raducanu vs. Polona Hercog Transylvania Open – Cluj-Napoca

Raducanu’s Interview

Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners

Raducanu
Hercog
Emma Raducanu
4-6 7-5 6-1
2h:27
Polona Hercog
104
104
Total points
89
89
46
46
Winners
45
45
44%
44%
Ratio Winners
51%
51%
-- Serve --
4
4
Aces
1
1
3
3
Double Faults
6
6
69%
69%
1st in
66%
66%
75%
75%
1st won
65%
65%
46/61
46/61
1st won
45/69
45/69
46%
46%
2nd won
40%
40%
13/28
13/28
2nd won
14/35
14/35
-- Break Points --
4/17
4/17
Total
2/5
2/5
24%
24%
Won
40%
40%
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At the end of the match, Emma scored 104 points vs. Polona’s 89.

Raducanu

The Brit served pretty well to win 75% of the points (46/61) behind her first serve. Nevertheless she won only 46% points (13/28) on her second serve. The Brit won this match even if she was struggling when converting her break points since she converted only 24% (4/17) of the procured opportunities.

Hercog

On the other side, the Slovenian was far from perfect in converting her break points (only 40% – 2/5). That was one of the key issues for her demise.

After this match, the head to head between Raducanu and Hercog is 1-0 for Emma.

Draw and next match H2H: Emma Raducanu vs. Ana Bogdan – stats

Raducanu will play Bogdan in the 2nd round.

There is no head to head record between Emma Raducanu and Ana Bogdan since this will be the first time that they will face off in the main tour.

Emma Raducanu Draw info

Live score progression and stats

Raducanu came out strong at the beginning of the set after breaking Polona Hercog in the 2nd game (2-0) before consolidating her break and lead 3-0. Nevertheless, Hercog was not done to come back to break Raducanu in the 7th (3-4) and in the 9th (5-4) game before winning the set (6-4).

The Brit was not able to offer any resistance in the last 5 games of the set when the scoreline went from 1-4 to 6-4.

They played 60 points. Hercog conquered the set after winning 4 points more than the Brit (32-28). Polona conceded 14 points on serve (20-14). On the losing side, Emma conceded 12 points on serve (14-12).

There was not much difference between the 2 players in this set with the exception of 1 break that Emma conquered in the 12th game (7-5).

Raducanu took off at the beginning of the set after breaking Polona Hercog in the 2nd game (2-0) before consolidating her break and lead 5-0. The Brit improved her lead after breaking the Slovenian in the 4th (4-0) game before conquering the set (6-1).

It is worth noting that a pivotal stage of the set was when the Brit won 5 consecutive games in the 3rd set so as to change the game count from 0-0 to 5-0.

Emma converted 40% of her break points (2/5). She had 5 break points opportunities in the 2nd (1-0 15-40), the 4th (3-0 30-40 and 40-A) and the 6th game (5-0 15-40 and 30-40). On the other side, the Slovenian wasn’t able to convert 1 break point in the 7th game (1-5 30-40).

They played 43 points. The Brit was the winner of the set after clinching 15 more points than Hercog (29-14). The Brit conceded 5 points on serve (17-5). On the losing side, Polona conceded 12 points on serve (9-12).

 

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