Monica Niculescu vs Evgeniya Rodina — 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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0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 21 September 2009
hard
RUS
Evgeniya Rodina
37 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWLWLLLW
Niculescu M.
6-1 6-4
Rodina E.
Niculescu M.
662
Rodina E.
14–

Monica Niculescu defeated Evgeniya Rodina 6-1 6-4 in the Tashkent round of 16 on hard. The result followed the form book — Monica Niculescu came in defending last year's quarter-final.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Niculescu M.serving67% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Rodina E.

Rodina E.serving52% hold

wins 51% 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.Rodina E.
1st serve in·Slight edge
76%
67%
1st serve points won·Even
56%
58%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
43%
Service points won·Even
54%
53%
Return points won·Slight edge
48%
43%
Break points saved·Even
51%
53%
Aces / match·Even
0.8
1.1
Double faults / match·Dominant
1.6
3.8

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Niculescu M.Rodina E.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
12
24
Break points saved·Slight edge
14
20
Break points won·Slight edge
84
73
Deciding sets·Dominant
28
56
Tiebreaks·Even
40
44

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
Peer S.
Amanmuradova A.
6-36-4
Semi-finals
Peer S.
Govortsova O.
7-656-2
Amanmuradova A.
Shvedova Y.
6-47-63
Quarter-finals
Govortsova O.
Kustova D.
6-32-66-2
Peer S.
Panova A.
6-46-4
Shvedova Y.
Niculescu M.
6-737-56-2
Amanmuradova A.
Voegele S.
6-16-4
R16
Peer S.
Woerle K.
6-26-4
Panova A.
Mayr Achleitner P.
7-56-1
Govortsova O.
Dolonc V.
6-26-3
Shvedova Y.
Ivanova E.
7-56-2
Niculescu M.
Rodina E.
6-16-4
Amanmuradova A.
Bychkova E.
4-67-57-64
Voegele S.
Abduraimova N.
6-25-76-3
Kustova D.
Voskoboeva G.
1-66-37-69
R32
Rodina E.
Kucova K.
7-657-61
Dolonc V.
Kolesnichenko A.
6-16-1
Ivanova E.
Wienerova L.
7-657-5
Shvedova Y.
Camerin M.
6-16-1
Peer S.
Ani M.
6-16-2
Woerle K.
Sharipova S.
7-607-5
Panova A.
Zahlavova S.
6-26-1
Niculescu M.
Dentoni C.
6-36-0
Bychkova E.
Olaru R.
7-57-5
Amanmuradova A.
Lykina K.
6-14-66-3
Abduraimova N.
Tsurenko L.
6-36-2
Voegele S.
Diatchenko V.
6-37-5
Voskoboeva G.
Silva N.
6-43-66-4
Mayr Achleitner P.
Dzehalevich E.
7-56-4
Govortsova O.
Rodionova A.
6-36-2
Kustova D.
Fedak Y.
6-26-4