Monica Niculescu vs Alexandra Dulgheru — Tashkent Quarter-final

Tashkent · WTA · Quarter-final
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Monica Niculescu
38 yrs · 168 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 20 September 2010
hard
ROU
Alexandra Dulgheru
37 yrs · 172 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Niculescu M.
7-6 2-6 6-3
Dulgheru A.
Niculescu M.
77262
Dulgheru A.
65631

Monica Niculescu defeated Alexandra Dulgheru 7-6 2-6 6-3 in the Tashkent quarter-final 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
2011-08-29US OpenR64hardMonica Niculescu6-3 6-0

Serve vs return

This season
Niculescu M.serving62% hold

wins 55% of points on serve vs Dulgheru A.

Dulgheru A.serving55% hold

wins 52% 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.Dulgheru A.
1st serve in·Slight edge
76%
70%
1st serve points won·Even
56%
58%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
43%
Service points won·Even
54%
54%
Return points won·Even
48%
45%
Break points saved·Even
51%
51%
Aces / match·Even
0.8
1.0
Double faults / match·Dominant
1.6
3.6

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Niculescu M.Dulgheru A.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
12
20
Break points saved·Slight edge
14
21
Break points won·Clear edge
84
60
Deciding sets·Clear edge
28
52
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
40
53

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