Vera Zvonareva vs Monica Niculescu — Bangalore Round of 32

Bangalore · WTA · Round of 32
Vera Zvonareva
RUS
Vera Zvonareva
1693ELO
1659Hard ELO
41 yrs · 172 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWWLWLW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 3 March 2008
hard
ROU
Monica Niculescu
38 yrs · 168 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLWWWWW
Zvonareva V.
4-6 6-3 6-1
Niculescu M.
Zvonareva V.
4662
Niculescu M.
6311

Vera Zvonareva defeated Monica Niculescu 4-6 6-3 6-1 in the Bangalore round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Monica Niculescu came in leading the head-to-head 1–0. Vera Zvonareva claimed a first win over Monica Niculescu in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2012-02-13DohaR32hardMonica Niculescu7-5 3-2 RET

Serve vs return

This season
Zvonareva V.serving62% hold

wins 55% of points on serve vs Niculescu M.

Niculescu M.serving64% hold

wins 56% of points on serve vs Zvonareva V.

Baseline battle — serve is shaky, expect plenty of breaks

Each player's serve crossed against the other's return, converted to expected hold of serve. Recent completed matches, ATP, WTA & Challenger. About

Statistics

This season
Zvonareva V.Niculescu M.
1st serve in·Slight edge
65%
76%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
63%
56%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
46%
Service points won·Even
57%
54%
Return points won·Even
44%
48%
Break points saved·Slight edge
56%
51%
Aces / match·Slight edge
1.5
0.8
Double faults / match·Dominant
3.4
1.6

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (199 vs 195). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Zvonareva V.Niculescu M.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
76
12
Break points saved·Dominant
79
14
Break points won·Slight edge
94
84
Deciding sets·Dominant
92
28
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
51
40

Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About

Draw

Final
Williams S.
Schnyder P.
7-56-3
Semi-finals
Schnyder P.
Yan Z.
6-36-4
Williams S.
Williams V.
6-33-67-64
Quarter-finals
Williams V.
Zvonareva V.
6-46-3
Williams S.
Rodionova A.
6-16-4
Schnyder P.
Amanmuradova A.
4-66-47-61
Yan Z.
Jankovic J.
6-33-66-3
R16
Williams V.
Peng S.
6-26-766-2
Yan Z.
Savchuk O.
6-26-1
Jankovic J.
Mamic S.
6-26-2
Schnyder P.
Nakamura A.
6-716-46-2
Amanmuradova A.
Szavay A.
4-67-646-4
Rodionova A.
Bammer S.
7-656-2
Williams S.
Obziler T.
7-56-0
Zvonareva V.
Szatmari A.
7-656-1
R32
Peng S.
Kremer A.
6-16-2
Zvonareva V.
Niculescu M.
4-66-36-1
Szavay A.
Uberoi S.
6-16-4
Bammer S.
Morigami A.
2-66-37-5
Rodionova A.
Sun T.
4-67-626-4
Obziler T.
Bachmann A.
6-26-3
Amanmuradova A.
Shvedova Y.
6-33-66-3
Nakamura A.
Tanasugarn T.
6-756-16-2
Savchuk O.
Obrien K.
6-42-67-5
Yan Z.
Kirilenko M.
3-67-676-1
Mamic S.
Chan Y.
6-26-2
Szatmari A.
Lakhani I.
6-26-2