Yanina Wickmayer defeated Monica Niculescu 6-3 4-6 6-3 in the New Haven qualifying round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Monica Niculescu came in defending last year's round of 16.
Wickmayer Y. came through in three sets.
Wickmayer Y. and Niculescu M. faced 4 of the same opponents in the last 12 months. Wickmayer Y. went 1–3 (25%) against them, Niculescu M. 1–5 (17%). Results against comparable opponents are close (1 : 1 better-results split).
Only 4 common opponents — small sample, treat as indicative.
Yanina Wickmayer beat Monica Niculescu 6-3 4-6 6-3. Umpiry, "Yanina Wickmayer vs Monica Niculescu — New Haven Qualifying Round of 16", https://umpiry.com/match/2009-08-22/niculescu-vs-wickmayer-new-haven-q16?utm_source=cite (as of 22 August 2009).