Hercog stuns Bertens in the 1st round – FRENCH OPEN RESULTS

FRENCH OPEN - PARIS DRAW AND RESULTS. Hercog surprises Bertens to face Caroline Garcia in the 2nd round

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

Polona Hercog surprises Kiki Bertens 6-1 3-6 6-4 in the 1st round in Paris on Monday. Hercog will clash against Caroline Garcia in the 2nd round. The match lasted 1 hour and 54 minutes. Her best result in this event was reaching the 3rd round in 2010 and 2019. Here you can see her history at this event.

Hercog
Paris
Hercog's Record

Polona added to her prize money € 24,000 after conquering this match. She has won already € 84,000 after this win. If she wins the next match, the Slovenian will add € 29,000 to her earnings to get in total € 113,000 in total.

Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners

Hercog
Bertens
Polona Hercog
6-1 3-6 6-4
1h:54
Kiki Bertens
88
88
Total points
79
79
20
20
Winners
26
26
23%
23%
Ratio Winners
33%
33%
31
31
Unforced
30
30
51%
51%
Ratio Unforced
49%
49%
10/13
10/13
Net Approaches
11/19
11/19
77%
77%
Perc
58%
58%
-- Serve --
2
2
Aces
0
0
6
6
Double Faults
6
6
40%
40%
1st in
67%
67%
61%
61%
1st won
46%
46%
20/33
20/33
1st won
26/56
26/56
46%
46%
2nd won
46%
46%
23/50
23/50
2nd won
13/28
13/28
186
186
Fastest serve
164
164
173
173
AVG 1st Serve
149
149
135
135
AVG 2nd Serve
123
123
-- Break Points --
8/16
8/16
Total
6/10
6/10
50%
50%
Won
60%
60%
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At the end of the match, Polona scored 88 points vs. Kiki’s 79.

Hercog

Polona was well focused in converting 50% of the break points that she conquered (8/16).

Bertens

On the other side, the Dutch was effective when converting 60% of the break points that she conquered points (6/10). Anyhow, that was not enough to win the match.

After this contest, the head to head between Hercog and Bertens is 3-1 for Polona.

Draw and next match H2H: Polona Hercog vs. Caroline Garcia – stats

Hercog will play Garcia in the 2nd round.

This will be the 5th time that Polona Hercog and Caroline Garcia play each other. The head to head is 4-0 for Garcia (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on clay.

The last time that they played each other, Garcia won 7-66 6-3 in the 1st round in Melbourne back in February 2021.

Polona Hercog Draw info

Live score progression and stats

1st Set -
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HercogBertens
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Hercog had a favorable start in this set after breaking Garcia in the 1st game (1-0) before consolidating her break and lead 5-0. Nonetheless, there was more work to do for the Slovenian to win the set as the Dutch found the way to break back in the 6th (1-5) game. Polona kept her cool to break Kiki in the 7th (6-1) game.

The Slovenian failed to serve out the set when leading 5-0 to be broken at 30.

It is worth noting that a key moment of this set was when Polona won 5 consecutive games in the 1st set to convert the game count from 0-0 to 5-0.

Hercog converted 50% of her break points (4/8). She had 8 break points opportunities in the 1st (0-0 15-40, 30-40 and 40-A), the 3rd (2-0 30-40 and 40-A), the 5th (4-0 30-40) and the 7th game (5-1 15-40 and 30-40). On the other side, Bertens was clinical in converting the only break point that she conquered in the 6th game (0-5 30-40).

They played 51 points. Hercog was the winner of the set after clinching 11 more points than the Dutch (31-20). Polona dropped 9 points on serve (12-9). on the other side of the court, Bertens conceded 19 points on serve (11-19).

2nd Set -
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The Dutch won the set after she broke Hercog 3 times in the 3rd (2-1), in the 5th (4-1) and in the 9th (6-3) game. Polona tried to stage a comeback breaking in the 6th (4-2) game. Yet, the Dutch didn’t blink to win the set 6-3.

It is worth noting that a pivotal stage of the set was when Kiki won 4 consecutive games in the 2nd set so as to convert the game count from 0-1 to 4-1.

Kiki converted 50% of her break points (3/6). She had 6 break points opportunities in the 1st (0-0 30-40), the 3rd (1-1 0-40, 15-40 and 30-40), the 4th (3-1 30-40) and the 9th game (5-3 15-40). Furthermore, on the other side, Polona converted 25% of her break points (1/4). She had her opportunities in the 2nd (1-0 15-40 and 30-40), the 4th (1-2 30-40) and the 5th game (1-4 15-40).

They played 58 points. Kiki conquered the set after winning 8 points more than the Slovenian (33-25). Bertens dropped 11 points on serve (16-11). On the other side, Polona conceded 17 points on serve (14-17).

3rd Set -
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0
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0
0
0
0

Garcia got off on the right foot in the set after breaking Hercog in the 2nd game (2-0). However, Hercog found the way to come back to break the Dutch 3 times in the 3rd (1-2), in the 7th (3-4) and in the 9th (5-4) game before winning the set (6-4).

Bertens couldn’t stop the opposition in the last 4 games of the set when the scoreline went from 2-4 to 6-4.

The Slovenian converted 75% of her break points (3/4). She had 4 break points opportunities in the 3rd (0-2 15-40), the 6th (2-4 0-40 and 15-40) and the 9th game (4-4 30-40). In addition on the other side, Bertens converted 66% of her break points (2/3). She had her opportunities in the 2nd (1-0 30-40), the 5th (3-2 30-40) and the 8th game (4-3 30-40).

They played 58 points. Polona conquered the set after winning 6 points more than the Dutch (32-26). The Slovenian dropped 14 points on serve (17-14). on the other side of the net, the Dutch conceded 15 points on serve (12-15).

 

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