Aravane Rezai vs Monica Niculescu — Strasbourg Quarter-final

Strasbourg · WTA · Quarter-final
FRA
Aravane Rezai
39 yrs · 165 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 18 May 2009
clay
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Monica Niculescu
38 yrs · 168 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Rezai A.
0-6 6-1 6-2
Niculescu M.
Rezai A.
0662
Niculescu M.
6121

Aravane Rezai defeated Monica Niculescu 0-6 6-1 6-2 in the Strasbourg quarter-final on clay.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Rezai A.serving55% hold

wins 52% of points on serve vs Niculescu M.

Niculescu M.serving60% hold

wins 54% of points on serve vs Rezai 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
Rezai A.Niculescu M.
1st serve in·Clear edge
57%
76%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
65%
56%
2nd serve points won·Even
44%
46%
Service points won·Even
56%
54%
Return points won·Even
44%
48%
Break points saved·Even
52%
51%
Aces / match·Clear edge
2.9
0.8
Double faults / match·Dominant
5.1
1.6

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (138 vs 195). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Rezai A.Niculescu M.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
21
12
Break points saved·Dominant
43
14
Break points won·Dominant
57
84
Deciding sets·Even
32
28
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
55
40

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

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Rezai A.
Hradecka L.
7-626-1
Semi-finals
Hradecka L.
Morita A.
6-01-0
Rezai A.
Kutuzova V.
6-46-2
Quarter-finals
Hradecka L.
Barrois K.
6-37-62
Morita A.
Peng S.
7-56-2
Kutuzova V.
Cohen Aloro S.
7-56-1
Rezai A.
Niculescu M.
0-66-16-2
R16
Barrois K.
Medina Garrigues A.
6-40-0
Niculescu M.
Beygelzimer Y.
5-76-06-4
Hradecka L.
Kudryavtseva A.
7-56-0
Rezai A.
Yakimova A.
6-46-1
Cohen Aloro S.
Dulko G.
4-67-656-4
Kutuzova V.
Foretz Gacon S.
3-66-36-2
Morita A.
Coin J.
4-66-06-4
Peng S.
Parmentier P.
6-37-66
R32
Parmentier P.
Lepchenko V.
7-657-62
Cohen Aloro S.
Johansson M.
4-66-46-1
Foretz Gacon S.
Flipkens K.
6-12-66-2
Niculescu M.
Groenefeld A.
4-66-26-3
Medina Garrigues A.
Wickmayer Y.
1-66-36-3
Dulko G.
Santangelo M.
6-17-63
Beygelzimer Y.
Feuerstein C.
0-67-636-3
Rezai A.
Bammer S.
6-26-2
Yakimova A.
Ani M.
6-37-5
Kutuzova V.
Tanasugarn T.
6-36-0
Coin J.
Vesnina E.
6-46-2
Morita A.
Laisne K.
6-16-3
Peng S.
Glatch A.
3-66-26-0
Kudryavtseva A.
Dechy N.
6-06-756-3
Hradecka L.
Woehr J.
3-66-16-2
Barrois K.
Pavlovic I.
6-36-3