Monica Niculescu vs Sorana Cirstea — Moscow Round of 32

Moscow · WTA · Round of 32
ROU
Monica Niculescu
38 yrs · 168 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLWWWWW
0 — 0
Sets
Retired
Monday, 19 October 2009
hard
Sorana Cirstea
ROU
Sorana Cirstea
#17WTA
1957ELO
1914Hard ELO
$1.5MYTD
$12MCAREER
36 yrs · 176 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWLWWWW
Niculescu M.
3-0
Cirstea S.
Niculescu M.
31
Cirstea S.
0–

Monica Niculescu advanced when Sorana Cirstea retired 3-0 in the Moscow round of 32. Monica Niculescu narrowed the head-to-head to 4–2.

Head to head

1–4
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2018-08-06MontrealR64hardSorana Cirstea3-6 6-4 6-4
2018-03-05Indian WellsR128hardSorana Cirstea6-2 6-3
2017-05-22NurnbergR32claySorana Cirstea6-4 1-0 RET
2017-03-06Indian WellsR128hardMonica Niculescu4-6 6-3 6-1
2009-06-15's-HertogenboschR32grassSorana Cirstea5-7 6-3 6-3
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Serve vs return

This season
Niculescu M.serving64% hold

wins 56% of points on serve vs Cirstea S.

Cirstea S.serving67% hold

wins 57% 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

Serve & return on hard

Niculescu M.Cirstea S.
—
Serve
67
—
Return
70

Per-surface Serve / Return Rating (0–100, percentile within the hard field, opponent-adjusted over 52 weeks). About

Statistics

This season
Niculescu M.Cirstea S.
1st serve in·Clear edge
76%
61%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
56%
65%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
48%
Service points won·Slight edge
54%
59%
Return points won·Even
48%
44%
Break points saved·Slight edge
51%
56%
Aces / match·Clear edge
0.8
3.2
Double faults / match·Slight edge
1.6
2.3

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Niculescu M.Cirstea S.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
12
85
Break points saved·Dominant
14
86
Break points won·Slight edge
84
92
Deciding sets·Dominant
28
85
Tiebreaks·Dominant
40
96

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

Freshness

Recent load
Niculescu M.Cirstea S.
Freshness·
—
90

Cirstea S.: 9 days rest · 3 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Schiavone F.
Govortsova O.
6-36-0
Semi-finals
Govortsova O.
Kleybanova A.
6-26-1
Schiavone F.
Bondarenko A.
6-46-0
Quarter-finals
Schiavone F.
Kirilenko M.
6-36-2
Bondarenko A.
Pironkova T.
6-36-3
Kleybanova A.
Jankovic J.
6-46-3
Govortsova O.
Dushevina V.
6-36-0
R16
Bondarenko A.
Petrova N.
7-636-3
Kirilenko M.
Wozniak A.
6-46-3
Dushevina V.
Szavay A.
3-66-46-3
Govortsova O.
Martinez Sanchez M.
6-16-4
Schiavone F.
Niculescu M.
6-27-5
Kleybanova A.
Rodina E.
6-16-2
Jankovic J.
Safarova L.
7-656-3
Pironkova T.
Zvonareva V.
6-06-2
R32
Wozniak A.
Errani S.
6-10-0
Niculescu M.
Cirstea S.
3-0
Szavay A.
Pennetta F.
4-63-0
Petrova N.
Buchina Y.
6-26-0
Bondarenko A.
Chakvetadze A.
6-46-3
Pironkova T.
Pavlyuchenkova A.
6-32-66-4
Zvonareva V.
Olaru R.
6-26-2
Schiavone F.
Llagostera Vives N.
6-726-46-3
Martinez Sanchez M.
Cibulkova D.
6-26-2
Govortsova O.
Pervak K.
6-34-66-0
Dushevina V.
Voskoboeva G.
3-66-26-1
Rodina E.
Vesnina E.
6-13-66-2
Kleybanova A.
Rybarikova M.
6-16-2
Safarova L.
Makarova K.
6-26-2
Jankovic J.
Shvedova Y.
6-45-76-1
Kirilenko M.
Radwanska A.
6-36-3