Virginie Razzano vs Monica Niculescu — Auckland Round of 32

Auckland · WTA · Round of 32
FRA
Virginie Razzano
43 yrs · 173 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLLLLLWL
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 4 January 2010
hard
ROU
Monica Niculescu
38 yrs · 168 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLWWWWW
Razzano V.
7-5 6-4
Niculescu M.
Razzano V.
762
Niculescu M.
54–

Virginie Razzano defeated Monica Niculescu 7-5 6-4 in the Auckland round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Monica Niculescu came in leading the head-to-head 1–0. Virginie Razzano claimed a first win over Monica Niculescu in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2011-10-03BeijingR16hardMonica Niculescu4-6 6-1 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Razzano V.serving57% hold

wins 53% of points on serve vs Niculescu M.

Niculescu M.serving67% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Razzano V.

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
Razzano V.Niculescu M.
1st serve in·Slight edge
66%
76%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
61%
56%
2nd serve points won·Even
42%
46%
Service points won·Even
55%
54%
Return points won·Slight edge
43%
48%
Break points saved·Even
54%
51%
Aces / match·Slight edge
1.8
0.8
Double faults / match·Dominant
4.1
1.6

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (127 vs 195). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Razzano V.Niculescu M.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
45
12
Break points saved·Dominant
60
14
Break points won·Slight edge
74
84
Deciding sets·Dominant
53
28
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
61
40

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

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Weather
19°COvercast
Wind 30 km/hHumidity 69%

Draw

Final
Wickmayer Y.
Pennetta F.
6-36-2
Semi-finals
Wickmayer Y.
Peer S.
6-47-5
Pennetta F.
Schiavone F.
6-36-0
Quarter-finals
Peer S.
Kirilenko M.
6-03-66-1
Pennetta F.
Cibulkova D.
6-16-2
Wickmayer Y.
Date Krumm K.
6-26-2
Schiavone F.
Cornet A.
6-26-3
R16
Cornet A.
Vesnina E.
6-16-1
Pennetta F.
Suarez Navarro C.
6-26-2
Cibulkova D.
Rezai A.
6-36-4
Schiavone F.
Mirza S.
6-06-3
Peer S.
Rybarikova M.
6-16-0
Kirilenko M.
Kanepi K.
6-26-3
Date Krumm K.
Razzano V.
3-66-36-2
Wickmayer Y.
Olaru R.
6-26-2
R32
Date Krumm K.
Chakvetadze A.
6-16-2
Olaru R.
Baltacha E.
6-26-2
Wickmayer Y.
Goerges J.
6-37-5
Rybarikova M.
Medina Garrigues A.
6-26-3
Peer S.
Hercog P.
7-56-3
Kirilenko M.
Maria T.
6-26-3
Kanepi K.
Li N.
6-16-3
Cornet A.
Erakovic M.
6-46-3
Pennetta F.
Craybas J.
6-26-4
Mirza S.
Voegele S.
5-76-17-5
Schiavone F.
Cohen Aloro S.
6-26-3
Rezai A.
Coin J.
6-46-3
Cibulkova D.
Dulgheru A.
6-06-3
Vesnina E.
Brianti A.
6-16-4
Suarez Navarro C.
Gallovits Hall E.
6-47-5
Razzano V.
Niculescu M.
7-56-4