Monica Niculescu vs Jill Craybas — Rome Round of 64

Rome · WTA · Round of 64
ROU
Monica Niculescu
38 yrs · 168 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 12 May 2008
clay
USA
Jill Craybas
52 yrs · 160 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLLWLLWL
Niculescu M.
6-4 3-6 6-4
Craybas J.
Niculescu M.
6362
Craybas J.
4641

Monica Niculescu defeated Jill Craybas 6-4 3-6 6-4 in the Rome round of 64 on clay.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Niculescu M.serving60% hold

wins 54% of points on serve vs Craybas J.

Craybas J.serving45% hold

wins 48% of points on serve vs Niculescu M.

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
Niculescu M.Craybas J.
1st serve in·Clear edge
76%
64%
1st serve points won·Even
56%
58%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
42%
Service points won·Even
54%
52%
Return points won·Even
48%
44%
Break points saved·Even
51%
50%
Aces / match·Even
0.8
0.7
Double faults / match·Dominant
1.6
3.2

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (195 vs 142). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Niculescu M.Craybas J.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
12
19
Break points saved·Dominant
14
40
Break points won·Dominant
84
59
Deciding sets·Even
28
30
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
40
57

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

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast
Weather
18°CDrizzle
Wind 7 km/hHumidity 70%

Draw

Final
Jankovic J.
Cornet A.
6-26-2
Semi-finals
Jankovic J.
Sharapova M.
W/O
Cornet A.
Chakvetadze A.
3-66-46-3
Quarter-finals
Cornet A.
Williams S.
W/O
Chakvetadze A.
Pironkova T.
6-23-66-1
Sharapova M.
Schnyder P.
6-737-56-2
Jankovic J.
Williams V.
5-76-26-3
R16
Pironkova T.
Azarenka V.
6-21-0
Schnyder P.
Bartoli M.
4-66-47-67
Jankovic J.
Kirilenko M.
6-16-1
Williams V.
Zvonareva V.
7-56-2
Williams S.
Errani S.
6-46-3
Cornet A.
Kuznetsova S.
6-26-4
Chakvetadze A.
Radwanska A.
6-41-66-1
Sharapova M.
Wozniacki C.
6-47-63
R32
Azarenka V.
Niculescu M.
6-36-2
Kirilenko M.
Medina Garrigues A.
6-35-76-2
Jankovic J.
Pennetta F.
6-16-4
Bartoli M.
Razzano V.
6-47-5
Schnyder P.
Ruano Pascual V.
6-16-0
Wozniacki C.
Makarova K.
6-36-4
Sharapova M.
Cibulkova D.
6-23-66-4
Zvonareva V.
Benesova I.
7-54-67-5
Williams V.
Stosur S.
6-46-1
Williams S.
Bondarenko A.
6-26-0
Errani S.
Szavay A.
6-06-3
Cornet A.
Schiavone F.
6-36-2
Kuznetsova S.
Govortsova O.
6-26-0
Chakvetadze A.
Bondarenko K.
3-67-616-0
Radwanska A.
Vinci R.
3-66-26-2
Pironkova T.
Ivanovic A.
6-45-76-2
R64
Vinci R.
Kanepi K.
6-44-66-0
Bondarenko K.
Garbin T.
7-56-4
Govortsova O.
Knapp K.
4-66-16-2
Cornet A.
Dushevina V.
6-16-3
Schiavone F.
Safarova L.
6-47-5
Szavay A.
Yan Z.
6-16-1
Errani S.
Peng S.
6-41-66-3
Bondarenko A.
Santangelo M.
6-26-2
Razzano V.
Vakulenko J.
6-16-2
Pennetta F.
Savchuk O.
6-796-36-1
Ruano Pascual V.
Rodionova A.
6-16-3
Schnyder P.
Koryttseva M.
3-66-26-3
Makarova K.
Vaidisova N.
6-44-66-2
Wozniacki C.
Paszek T.
6-36-0
Cibulkova D.
Dulko G.
7-616-4
Benesova I.
Vesnina E.
6-37-5
Medina Garrigues A.
Kleybanova A.
6-17-5
Kirilenko M.
Petrova N.
3-67-56-4
Zvonareva V.
Sugiyama A.
6-36-3
Stosur S.
Krajicek M.
6-36-2
Pironkova T.
Koukalova K.
6-46-2
Niculescu M.
Craybas J.
6-43-66-4
Azarenka V.
Bammer S.
6-16-3
Radwanska A.
Amanmuradova A.
6-36-0