Shuai Peng vs Monica Niculescu — Tashkent Quarter-final

Tashkent · WTA · Quarter-final
CHN
Shuai Peng
40 yrs · 173 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLLWLWLL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 29 September 2008
hard
ROU
Monica Niculescu
38 yrs · 168 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLWWWWW
Peng S.
6-7 6-2 6-4
Niculescu M.
Peng S.
66662
Niculescu M.
78241

Shuai Peng defeated Monica Niculescu 6-7 6-2 6-4 in the Tashkent quarter-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Monica Niculescu came in leading the head-to-head 3–2. Shuai Peng narrowed the head-to-head to 3–3.

Key context

Head to head

2–3
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2017-10-02BeijingR32hardShuai Peng6-3 6-2
2016-03-21MiamiR64hardMonica Niculescu6-1 3-6 6-0
2013-05-13RomeR64clayShuai Peng4-6 6-3 6-2
2013-01-07HobartR16hardMonica Niculescu3-6 6-4 6-4
2009-02-16DubaiR64hardMonica Niculescu3-6 7-5 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Peng S.serving62% hold

wins 55% of points on serve vs Niculescu M.

Niculescu M.serving64% hold

wins 56% of points on serve vs Peng S.

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
Peng S.Niculescu M.
1st serve in·Clear edge
64%
76%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
63%
56%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
46%
Service points won·Even
57%
54%
Return points won·Even
44%
48%
Break points saved·Slight edge
56%
51%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.2
0.8
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.2
1.6

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (198 vs 195). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Peng S.Niculescu M.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
37
12
Break points saved·Dominant
52
14
Break points won·Slight edge
74
84
Deciding sets·Clear edge
41
28
Tiebreaks·Dominant
67
40

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Cirstea S.
Lisicki S.
2-66-47-64
Semi-finals
Cirstea S.
Rybarikova M.
6-30-0
Lisicki S.
Peng S.
5-76-36-4
Quarter-finals
Cirstea S.
Larcher De Brito M.
6-27-65
Rybarikova M.
Olaru R.
6-16-2
Lisicki S.
Radwanska U.
3-67-57-64
Peng S.
Niculescu M.
6-766-26-4
R16
Niculescu M.
Shvedova Y.
6-33-4
Peng S.
Rus A.
6-17-5
Olaru R.
Palkina K.
2-66-36-2
Rybarikova M.
Dolonc V.
6-17-5
Cirstea S.
Lapushchenkova A.
6-16-4
Larcher De Brito M.
Poutchek T.
6-46-1
Radwanska U.
Shapatava S.
7-56-2
Lisicki S.
Panova A.
7-56-1
R32
Niculescu M.
Savchuk O.
7-50-1
Rus A.
Ekshibarova V.
3-66-26-1
Peng S.
Rodionova A.
6-46-1
Palkina K.
Govortsova O.
7-674-67-5
Olaru R.
Obrien K.
6-26-1
Dolonc V.
Abduraimova N.
6-16-1
Rybarikova M.
Woerle K.
6-46-4
Cirstea S.
Dzehalevich E.
7-647-5
Lapushchenkova A.
Bratchikova N.
4-66-17-63
Larcher De Brito M.
Klepac A.
6-06-746-2
Poutchek T.
Khairova S.
6-16-0
Radwanska U.
Amanmuradova A.
7-656-3
Shapatava S.
Laisne K.
6-34-66-4
Panova A.
Ogorodova A.
6-46-0
Lisicki S.
Saidkhodjaeva D.
6-06-1
Shvedova Y.
Yakimova A.
6-16-1