Ayumi Morita vs Monica Niculescu — Rome Round of 64

Rome · WTA · Round of 64
JPN
Ayumi Morita
36 yrs · 163 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLWLWLLL
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 4 May 2009
clay
ROU
Monica Niculescu
38 yrs · 168 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLWWWWW
Morita A.
6-1 6-3
Niculescu M.
Morita A.
662
Niculescu M.
13–

Ayumi Morita defeated Monica Niculescu 6-1 6-3 in the Rome round of 64 on clay. The result followed the form book — Ayumi Morita came in leading the head-to-head 2–0. Ayumi Morita extended the head-to-head to 3–0.

Key context

Head to head

2–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2014-03-31MonterreyR32hardAyumi Morita6-4 3-6 7-6(1)
2012-08-27US OpenR128hardAyumi Morita6-3 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Morita A.serving50% hold

wins 50% of points on serve vs Niculescu M.

Niculescu M.serving62% hold

wins 55% of points on serve vs Morita A.

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
Morita A.Niculescu M.
1st serve in·Slight edge
65%
76%
1st serve points won·Even
58%
56%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
46%
Service points won·Even
54%
54%
Return points won·Slight edge
43%
48%
Break points saved·Even
51%
51%
Aces / match·Even
0.9
0.8
Double faults / match·Even
1.8
1.6

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (175 vs 195). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Morita A.Niculescu M.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
33
12
Break points saved·Dominant
43
14
Break points won·Clear edge
70
84
Deciding sets·Clear edge
44
28
Tiebreaks·Dominant
66
40

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
20°CMainly clear
Wind 5 km/hHumidity 51%

Draw

Final
Safina D.
Kuznetsova S.
6-36-2
Semi-finals
Safina D.
Williams V.
6-736-36-4
Kuznetsova S.
Azarenka V.
6-26-4
Quarter-finals
Safina D.
Martinez Sanchez M.
4-66-36-0
Williams V.
Radwanska A.
6-16-2
Kuznetsova S.
Jankovic J.
6-17-63
Azarenka V.
Kanepi K.
7-656-3
R16
Jankovic J.
Bondarenko K.
6-11-0
Safina D.
Zheng J.
5-76-17-63
Martinez Sanchez M.
Petrova N.
6-46-756-4
Williams V.
Chakvetadze A.
6-06-786-4
Radwanska A.
Ivanovic A.
6-13-66-4
Kuznetsova S.
Pennetta F.
6-33-66-0
Azarenka V.
Wozniacki C.
6-26-2
Kanepi K.
Schnyder P.
6-36-0
R32
Azarenka V.
Morita A.
6-00-0
Kuznetsova S.
Hantuchova D.
6-36-3
Pennetta F.
Shvedova Y.
6-36-756-1
Bondarenko K.
Cornet A.
6-46-1
Jankovic J.
Dulko G.
6-37-66
Wozniacki C.
Mattek Sands B.
6-17-5
Kanepi K.
Bammer S.
7-56-3
Schnyder P.
Williams S.
6-22-66-1
Safina D.
Razzano V.
7-616-1
Zheng J.
Vesnina E.
6-26-736-2
Martinez Sanchez M.
Bartoli M.
6-17-5
Petrova N.
Suarez Navarro C.
6-23-66-3
Williams V.
Safarova L.
6-24-66-2
Chakvetadze A.
Wozniak A.
5-77-626-3
Radwanska A.
Rezai A.
4-66-27-67
Ivanovic A.
Schiavone F.
6-36-4
R64
Suarez Navarro C.
Keothavong A.
7-656-4
Martinez Sanchez M.
Mauresmo A.
4-67-646-2
Shvedova Y.
Stosur S.
6-46-2
Hantuchova D.
Dushevina V.
6-46-1
Schiavone F.
Brianti A.
6-36-4
Rezai A.
Kleybanova A.
6-36-3
Radwanska A.
Bondarenko A.
6-06-1
Chakvetadze A.
Medina Garrigues A.
6-26-3
Wozniak A.
Errani S.
6-13-66-4
Safarova L.
Koryttseva M.
7-656-2
Zheng J.
Dechy N.
6-17-64
Vesnina E.
Craybas J.
1-66-36-2
Razzano V.
Rybarikova M.
6-06-786-4
Kanepi K.
King V.
6-46-3
Bammer S.
Li N.
7-634-66-3
Schnyder P.
Duque Marino M.
7-616-3
Bartoli M.
Peng S.
6-07-63
Pennetta F.
Pironkova T.
6-726-46-1
Cornet A.
Sugiyama A.
6-37-5
Bondarenko K.
Vinci R.
6-37-64
Dulko G.
Knapp K.
6-26-3
Morita A.
Niculescu M.
6-16-3
Mattek Sands B.
Garbin T.
3-66-36-1
Wozniacki C.
Szavay A.
6-36-2