FRENCH OPEN STATS. Leylah Annie Fernandez upsets Hercog in the 2nd round of the French Open

FRENCH OPEN - PARIS DRAW AND RESULTS. Fernandez shocks Hercog to face Petra Kvitova in the 3rd round

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Luke Meyer
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Prediction and head to head Leylah Annie Fernandez vs. Polona Hercog

Leylah Annie Fernandez stuns Polona Hercog 6-4 3-6 6-1 in the 2nd round in Paris on Thursday. Fernandez will seek to keep on going in this event against Petra Kvitova in the 3rd round.

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Fernandez won the set after she broke the Slovenian in the 6th (4-2) and in the 10th (6-4) game. Hercog tried to stage a comeback breaking in the 7th (4-3) game. Notwithstanding, the Canadian didn’t make any concession anymore to conquer the set 6-4.

Fernandez converted 66% of her break points (2/3). She had 3 break points opportunities in the 6th (3-2 0-40 and 15-40) and the 10th game (5-4 0-40). In addition on the other side, Hercog converted 50% of her break points (1/2). She had her opportunities in the 3rd (1-1 40-A) and the 6th game (2-4 15-40).

They contested 58 points. Leylah Annie won 6 more points than Polona (32-26). Leylah Annie lost 13 points on serve (20-13). On the losing side, Hercog conceded 12 points on serve (13-12).

Hercog won the set after she broke Leylah Annie 3 times in the 3rd (2-1), in the 7th (4-3) and in the 9th (6-3) game. Fernandez tried to stage a comeback breaking in the 6th (3-3) game. Anyhow, Hercog refused to give way to win the set 6-3.

The Slovenian converted 42% of her break points (3/7). She had 7 break points opportunities in the 3rd (1-1 30-40), the 5th (3-1 15-40 and 30-40), the 7th (3-3 30-40, 40-A and 40-A) and the 9th game (5-3 30-40). Also, on the other side, the Canadian converted 20% of her break points (1/5). She had her opportunities in the 2nd (1-0 30-40, 40-A, 40-A and 40-A) and the 6th game (2-3 40-A).

They contested 75 points. The Slovenian won 5 points more than Fernandez (40-35). Hercog conceded 17 points on serve (22-17). On the losing side, the Canadian conceded 18 points on serve (18-18).

Fernandez conquered a good lead at the beginning of the set after breaking Hercog in the 1st game (1-0). Nevertheless, the set was not over yet and there was more work to do for Fernandez to win the set as Hercog found the way to break back in the 2nd (1-1) game. Fernandez maintained her focus to break Polona in the 3rd (2-1), in the 5th (4-1) and in the 7th (6-1) game.

The Slovenian was completely knocked out in the last 5 games of the set when the score went from 1-1 to 6-1.

Leylah Annie converted 57% of her break points (4/7). She had 7 break points opportunities in the 1st (0-0 15-40, 30-40, 40-A and 40-A), the 3rd (1-1 15-40), the 4th (3-1 0-40) and the 7th game (5-1 15-40). On the other side, Hercog was clinical in converting the only break point that she conquered in the 2nd game (0-1 15-40).

They contested 53 points. Leylah Annie was the one to win the set after conquering 13 more points than the Slovenian (33-20). Fernandez lost 9 points on serve (10-9). On the losing side, the Slovenian conceded 23 points on serve (11-23).

Fernandez will add to her prize money € 42,000 after winning this match. She has won already € 126,000 after this win. If she wins the next match, Fernandez will add € 63,000 to her earnings to get in total € 189,000 in total.

Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners

Fernandez
Hercog
Leylah Annie Fernandez
6-4 3-6 6-1
2h:24
Polona Hercog
100
100
Total points
86
86
31
31
Winners
29
29
31%
31%
Ratio Winners
34%
34%
31
31
Unforced
42
42
42%
42%
Ratio Unforced
58%
58%
16/26
16/26
Net Approaches
11/19
11/19
62%
62%
Perc
58%
58%
-- Serve --
1
1
Aces
2
2
8
8
Double Faults
2
2
57%
57%
1st in
50%
50%
62%
62%
1st won
59%
59%
31/50
31/50
1st won
29/49
29/49
45%
45%
2nd won
35%
35%
17/38
17/38
2nd won
17/49
17/49
-- Break Points --
7/14
7/14
Total
5/10
5/10
50%
50%
Won
50%
50%
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At the end of the match, Fernandez scored 100 points vs. Polona’s 86.

The Canadian didn’t lose the focus when converting 50% of the break points that she conquered (7/14). On the other side, Hercog was pretty focused in converting 50% of the break points that she procured points (5/10). Nonetheless, that was not enough to win the match.

After this match, the head to head between Fernandez and Hercog is 1-0 for Leylah Annie.

Draw and next match H2H: Leylah Annie Fernandez vs. Petra Kvitova – stats

Fernandez will take on Kvitova in the 3rd round.

There is no head to head record between Leylah Annie Fernandez and Petra Kvitova since this will be the first time that they will square off in the main tour.

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