Monica Niculescu vs Sabine Lisicki — Cincinnati Round of 64

Cincinnati · WTA · Round of 64
ROU
Monica Niculescu
38 yrs · 168 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 9 August 2010
hard
GER
Sabine Lisicki
36 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Niculescu M.
6-3 6-0
Lisicki S.
Niculescu M.
662
Lisicki S.
30–

Monica Niculescu defeated Sabine Lisicki 6-3 6-0 in the Cincinnati round of 64 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Sabine Lisicki came in leading the head-to-head 3–2. Monica Niculescu narrowed the head-to-head to 3–3.

Key context

Head to head

2–3
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2018-01-29TaipeiQFhardSabine Lisicki4-6 6-4 6-4
2016-02-22DohaR64hardMonica Niculescu6-2 6-2
2015-02-16DubaiR64hardSabine Lisicki6-3 6-4
2014-09-08Hong KongR32hardSabine Lisicki3-6 7-6(3) 6-1
2014-01-13Australian OpenR64hardMonica Niculescu2-6 6-2 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Niculescu M.serving67% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Lisicki S.

Lisicki S.serving64% hold

wins 56% 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.Lisicki S.
1st serve in·Clear edge
76%
56%
1st serve points won·Clear edge
56%
68%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
44%
Service points won·Even
54%
58%
Return points won·Slight edge
48%
43%
Break points saved·Even
51%
55%
Aces / match·Dominant
0.8
5.7
Double faults / match·Dominant
1.6
6.0

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Niculescu M.Lisicki S.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
12
18
Break points saved·Dominant
14
68
Break points won·Dominant
84
36
Deciding sets·Clear edge
28
14
Tiebreaks·Dominant
40
65

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
31°COvercast
Wind 5 km/hHumidity 41%

Draw

Final
Clijsters K.
Sharapova M.
2-67-646-2
Semi-finals
Clijsters K.
Ivanovic A.
2-1
Sharapova M.
Pavlyuchenkova A.
6-43-66-2
Quarter-finals
Clijsters K.
Pennetta F.
7-666-4
Ivanovic A.
Amanmuradova A.
6-16-3
Sharapova M.
Bartoli M.
6-16-4
Pavlyuchenkova A.
Wickmayer Y.
7-53-66-1
R16
Pavlyuchenkova A.
Peer S.
5-76-46-4
Sharapova M.
Radwanska A.
6-26-3
Clijsters K.
Mchale C.
6-16-1
Pennetta F.
Zvonareva V.
6-46-3
Bartoli M.
Wozniacki C.
6-46-1
Amanmuradova A.
Jankovic J.
7-636-4
Wickmayer Y.
Li N.
2-66-27-64
Ivanovic A.
Vesnina E.
6-06-3
R32
Amanmuradova A.
Jovanovski B.
6-26-0
Ivanovic A.
Shvedova Y.
6-17-5
Li N.
Errani S.
6-26-2
Wickmayer Y.
Dulko G.
7-636-2
Vesnina E.
Schiavone F.
6-46-4
Clijsters K.
Safina D.
7-56-2
Mchale C.
Morita A.
6-26-4
Pennetta F.
Niculescu M.
6-06-1
Zvonareva V.
Kirilenko M.
7-52-67-62
Peer S.
Llagostera Vives N.
6-36-2
Pavlyuchenkova A.
Dementieva E.
6-16-3
Radwanska A.
Kleybanova A.
6-46-2
Sharapova M.
Petkovic A.
6-36-1
Bartoli M.
Bondarenko A.
7-646-1
Wozniacki C.
Bammer S.
6-06-2
Jankovic J.
Dushevina V.
6-43-66-1
R64
Niculescu M.
Lisicki S.
6-36-0
Kirilenko M.
Bondarenko K.
6-16-3
Mchale C.
Petrova N.
7-645-3
Peer S.
Govortsova O.
6-34-1
Morita A.
Parra Santonja A.
7-676-2
Kleybanova A.
Dulgheru A.
6-46-4
Shvedova Y.
Kudryavtseva A.
7-56-4
Vesnina E.
Oudin M.
6-26-3
Safina D.
Vinci R.
7-56-4
Dushevina V.
Rodionova A.
6-27-67
Errani S.
Hampton J.
6-46-2
Dulko G.
Safarova L.
6-46-3
Wickmayer Y.
Arn G.
6-26-2
Pennetta F.
Zheng J.
6-46-2
Llagostera Vives N.
King V.
3-66-36-1
Pavlyuchenkova A.
Hantuchova D.
6-36-4
Petkovic A.
Vandeweghe C.
7-616-1
Sharapova M.
Kuznetsova S.
6-41-66-2
Bartoli M.
Medina Garrigues A.
6-46-0
Bondarenko A.
Cibulkova D.
3-66-26-3
Bammer S.
Cirstea S.
7-656-2
Amanmuradova A.
Date Krumm K.
6-16-2
Jovanovski B.
Rezai A.
4-66-36-4
Ivanovic A.
Azarenka V.
2-67-666-2