Yaroslava Shvedova vs Monica Niculescu — Tashkent Quarter-final

Tashkent · WTA · Quarter-final
KAZ
Yaroslava Shvedova
38 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLWLLLL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 21 September 2009
hard
ROU
Monica Niculescu
38 yrs · 168 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLWWWWW
Shvedova Y.
6-7 7-5 6-2
Niculescu M.
Shvedova Y.
63762
Niculescu M.
77521

Yaroslava Shvedova defeated Monica Niculescu 6-7 7-5 6-2 in the Tashkent quarter-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Monica Niculescu came in leading the head-to-head 2–1, defending last year's quarter-final. Yaroslava Shvedova narrowed the head-to-head to 2–2.

Key context

Head to head

1–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2014-08-25US OpenR128hardMonica Niculescu6-7(5) 6-1 7-5
2009-06-22WimbledonR128grassYaroslava Shvedova6-1 6-0
2008-09-29TashkentR16hardMonica Niculescu6-3 3-4 RET

Serve vs return

This season
Shvedova Y.serving60% hold

wins 54% of points on serve vs Niculescu M.

Niculescu M.serving69% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Shvedova Y.

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
Shvedova Y.Niculescu M.
1st serve in·Clear edge
64%
76%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
63%
56%
2nd serve points won·Even
45%
46%
Service points won·Even
56%
54%
Return points won·Slight edge
42%
48%
Break points saved·Even
55%
51%
Aces / match·Clear edge
3.1
0.8
Double faults / match·Dominant
4.5
1.6

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

Clutch

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