Julia Vakulenko vs Monica Niculescu — Cincinnati Round of 32

Cincinnati · WTA · Round of 32
UKR
Julia Vakulenko
43 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 11 August 2008
hard
ROU
Monica Niculescu
38 yrs · 168 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLWWWWW
Vakulenko J.
6-2 2-6 6-4
Niculescu M.
Vakulenko J.
6262
Niculescu M.
2641

Julia Vakulenko defeated Monica Niculescu 6-2 2-6 6-4 in the Cincinnati round of 32 on hard.

Key context

  • Match story: Julia Vakulenko closed it out in three sets, 6–2 2–6 6–4.

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Vakulenko J.serving47% hold

wins 49% of points on serve vs Niculescu M.

Niculescu M.serving73% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Vakulenko J.

Serve advantage — Niculescu M.

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
Vakulenko J.Niculescu M.
1st serve in·Clear edge
54%
76%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
61%
56%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
38%
46%
Service points won·Even
50%
54%
Return points won·Slight edge
39%
48%
Break points saved·Even
50%
51%
Aces / match·Clear edge
2.3
0.8
Double faults / match·Dominant
5.0
1.6

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (12 vs 195). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Weather
21°CPartly cloudy
Wind 11 km/hHumidity 55%

Draw

Final
Petrova N.
Dechy N.
6-26-1
Semi-finals
Dechy N.
Mauresmo A.
6-43-66-2
Petrova N.
Kirilenko M.
1-66-26-1
Quarter-finals
Petrova N.
Osterloh L.
6-26-3
Mauresmo A.
King V.
6-26-4
Kirilenko M.
Lisicki S.
6-21-66-1
Dechy N.
Wozniak A.
7-647-5
R16
Wozniak A.
Vakulenko J.
6-26-3
Osterloh L.
Cetkovska P.
6-46-1
Petrova N.
Ditty J.
6-16-1
King V.
Jackson J.
6-16-4
Mauresmo A.
Wickmayer Y.
6-36-1
Dechy N.
Srebotnik K.
7-52-67-61
Lisicki S.
Pin C.
6-36-4
Kirilenko M.
Dubois S.
1-66-27-5
R32
Jackson J.
Bartoli M.
7-652-2
Cetkovska P.
Paszek T.
4-66-34-1
Petrova N.
Voskoboeva G.
6-36-0
King V.
Garbin T.
4-66-37-5
Wickmayer Y.
Bardina V.
7-53-66-3
Mauresmo A.
Cohen Aloro S.
6-757-666-1
Srebotnik K.
Fink A.
6-36-3
Dechy N.
Sanchez O.
6-26-2
Vakulenko J.
Niculescu M.
6-22-66-4
Wozniak A.
Nakamura A.
6-36-2
Pin C.
Makarova K.
6-26-0
Lisicki S.
Tatishvili A.
5-77-56-0
Dubois S.
Rodina E.
6-27-63
Kirilenko M.
Hsieh S.
6-27-5
Osterloh L.
Keothavong A.
7-634-66-4
Ditty J.
Yuan M.
2-66-16-4