Monica Niculescu vs Yaroslava Shvedova — Tashkent Round of 16

Tashkent · WTA · Round of 16
ROU
Monica Niculescu
38 yrs · 168 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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1 — 1
Sets
Retired
Monday, 29 September 2008
hard
KAZ
Yaroslava Shvedova
38 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Niculescu M.
6-3 3-4
Shvedova Y.
Niculescu M.
631
Shvedova Y.
341

Monica Niculescu advanced when Yaroslava Shvedova retired 6-3 3-4 in the Tashkent round of 16. Monica Niculescu narrowed the head-to-head to 2–2.

Head to head

1–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2014-08-25US OpenR128hardMonica Niculescu6-7(5) 6-1 7-5
2009-09-21TashkentQFhardYaroslava Shvedova6-7(3) 7-5 6-2
2009-06-22WimbledonR128grassYaroslava Shvedova6-1 6-0

Serve vs return

This season
Niculescu M.serving69% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Shvedova Y.

Shvedova Y.serving60% hold

wins 54% 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.Shvedova Y.
1st serve in·Clear edge
76%
64%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
56%
62%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
45%
Service points won·Even
54%
56%
Return points won·Slight edge
48%
42%
Break points saved·Even
51%
54%
Aces / match·Clear edge
0.8
3.1
Double faults / match·Dominant
1.6
4.5

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (195 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Niculescu M.Shvedova Y.
Clutch Rating·Even
12
12
Break points saved·Dominant
14
42
Break points won·Dominant
84
55
Deciding sets·Even
28
25
Tiebreaks·Even
40
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