Monica Niculescu vs Zarina Diyas — Tashkent Round of 32

Tashkent · WTA · Round of 32
ROU
Monica Niculescu
38 yrs · 168 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLWWWWW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 20 September 2010
hard
KAZ
Zarina Diyas
#585WTA
1533ELO
1521Hard ELO
32 yrs · 172 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWLWLLLL
Niculescu M.
6-3 6-7 6-2
Diyas Z.
Niculescu M.
66262
Diyas Z.
37721

Monica Niculescu defeated Zarina Diyas 6-3 6-7 6-2 in the Tashkent round of 32 on hard. The result followed the form book — Monica Niculescu came in leading the head-to-head 1–0, defending last year's quarter-final. Monica Niculescu extended the head-to-head to 2–0.

Key context

Head to head

1–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2018-01-29TaipeiR16hardMonica Niculescu6-0 1-6 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Niculescu M.serving62% hold

wins 55% of points on serve vs Diyas Z.

Diyas Z.serving60% hold

wins 54% 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.Diyas Z.
1st serve in·Slight edge
76%
69%
1st serve points won·Even
56%
60%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
46%
Service points won·Even
54%
56%
Return points won·Even
48%
45%
Break points saved·Even
51%
55%
Aces / match·Slight edge
0.8
1.6
Double faults / match·Clear edge
1.6
2.6

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (195 vs 199). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Niculescu M.Diyas Z.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
12
52
Break points saved·Dominant
14
49
Break points won·Slight edge
84
78
Deciding sets·Dominant
28
67
Tiebreaks·Dominant
40
81

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
Kudryavtseva A.
Vesnina E.
6-46-4
Semi-finals
Vesnina E.
Niculescu M.
6-33-66-4
Kudryavtseva A.
Rodina E.
6-13-66-3
Quarter-finals
Kudryavtseva A.
Amanmuradova A.
7-656-3
Niculescu M.
Dulgheru A.
7-652-66-3
Rodina E.
Voegele S.
6-44-66-0
Vesnina E.
Kustova D.
6-06-1
R16
Rodina E.
Chakvetadze A.
7-643-2
Vesnina E.
Savchuk O.
6-26-2
Amanmuradova A.
Craybas J.
7-56-766-2
Kudryavtseva A.
Panova A.
6-46-2
Voegele S.
Camerin M.
6-46-1
Kustova D.
Rybarikova M.
6-24-66-3
Niculescu M.
Ivanova E.
0-66-06-1
Dulgheru A.
Bychkova E.
4-66-17-5
R32
Chakvetadze A.
Kucova Z.
6-37-5
Kustova D.
Abduraimova N.
5-76-36-3
Savchuk O.
Guskova N.
6-26-2
Ivanova E.
Obrien K.
7-56-1
Dulgheru A.
Nara K.
6-27-5
Bychkova E.
Mirza S.
6-14-67-5
Kudryavtseva A.
Fedak Y.
6-46-1
Panova A.
Bratchikova N.
6-46-4
Vesnina E.
Tsurenko L.
6-36-2
Niculescu M.
Diyas Z.
6-36-726-2
Craybas J.
Palkina K.
6-26-3
Amanmuradova A.
Georgatou E.
6-46-3
Camerin M.
Bovina E.
6-03-66-4
Voegele S.
Abdurakhimova A.
6-36-1
Rybarikova M.
Sharipova S.
6-36-3
Rodina E.
Rodionova A.
7-636-3