Lucie Hradecka vs Monica Niculescu — Prague Round of 16

Prague · WTA · Round of 16
CZE
Lucie Hradecka
41 yrs · 177 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWWLLLLW
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 12 July 2010
clay
ROU
Monica Niculescu
38 yrs · 168 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLWWWWW
Hradecka L.
6-1 6-2
Niculescu M.
Hradecka L.
662
Niculescu M.
12–

Lucie Hradecka defeated Monica Niculescu 6-1 6-2 in the Prague round of 16 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Monica Niculescu came in leading the head-to-head 2–0, defending last year's round of 16. Lucie Hradecka claimed a first win over Monica Niculescu in three meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2012-10-15LuxembourgQFhardMonica Niculescu6-0 6-4
2011-10-17LuxembourgQFhardMonica Niculescu6-4 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Hradecka L.serving62% hold

wins 55% of points on serve vs Niculescu M.

Niculescu M.serving67% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Hradecka L.

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
Hradecka L.Niculescu M.
1st serve in·Clear edge
53%
76%
1st serve points won·Clear edge
71%
56%
2nd serve points won·Even
45%
46%
Service points won·Slight edge
59%
54%
Return points won·Slight edge
41%
48%
Break points saved·Slight edge
56%
51%
Aces / match·Dominant
5.5
0.8
Double faults / match·Dominant
5.0
1.6

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Hradecka L.Niculescu M.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
28
12
Break points saved·Dominant
49
14
Break points won·Dominant
39
84
Deciding sets·Dominant
67
28
Tiebreaks·Even
38
40

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast
Weather
32°CClear
Wind 8 km/hHumidity 39%

Draw

Final
Szavay A.
Strycova B.
6-21-66-2
Semi-finals
Strycova B.
Schnyder P.
6-26-0
Szavay A.
Hradecka L.
6-26-4
Quarter-finals
Schnyder P.
Tatishvili A.
2-66-27-5
Hradecka L.
Medina Garrigues A.
6-47-5
Strycova B.
Larsson J.
6-24-67-5
Szavay A.
Hercog P.
6-16-4
R16
Hercog P.
Dulgheru A.
W/O
Larsson J.
Safarova L.
W/O
Strycova B.
Pervak K.
2-66-46-2
Szavay A.
Benesova I.
6-17-5
Schnyder P.
Cornet A.
6-26-1
Tatishvili A.
Hrdinova E.
6-46-3
Medina Garrigues A.
Castano C.
6-46-2
Hradecka L.
Niculescu M.
6-16-2
R32
Dulgheru A.
Garbin T.
6-44-66-2
Larsson J.
Pliskova K.
6-46-4
Hercog P.
Maria T.
6-46-2
Benesova I.
Jugic Salkic M.
6-46-746-2
Szavay A.
Ungur L.
6-46-3
Niculescu M.
Bacsinszky T.
6-37-5
Hradecka L.
Voegele S.
7-666-2
Castano C.
Zahlavova S.
7-646-2
Medina Garrigues A.
Pliskova K.
6-16-3
Hrdinova E.
Lapushchenkova A.
7-56-0
Tatishvili A.
Rybarikova M.
0-67-57-5
Schnyder P.
Diyas Z.
6-726-46-1
Strycova B.
Hlavackova A.
6-26-4
Pervak K.
Chakvetadze A.
6-26-3
Safarova L.
Sevastova A.
6-47-5
Cornet A.
Paszek T.
7-646-736-4