Monica Niculescu vs Julia Glushko — Fed Cup G1 PO: ISR vs ROU Round Robin

Fed Cup G1 PO: ISR vs ROU · WTA · Round Robin
ROU
Monica Niculescu
38 yrs · 168 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLWWWWW
0 — 0
Sets
Saturday, 5 February 2011
hard
ISR
Julia Glushko
36 yrs · 171 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWWLWLLL
Niculescu M.
6-4 6-1
Glushko J.
Niculescu M.
662
Glushko J.
41–

Monica Niculescu defeated Julia Glushko 6-4 6-1 in the Fed Cup G1 PO: ISR vs ROU round robin on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Julia Glushko came in leading the head-to-head 1–0. Monica Niculescu claimed a first win over Julia Glushko in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2018-08-27US OpenR128hardJulia Glushko3-6 7-5 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Niculescu M.serving62% hold

wins 55% of points on serve vs Glushko J.

Glushko J.serving50% hold

wins 50% 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.Glushko J.
1st serve in·Slight edge
76%
66%
1st serve points won·Even
56%
56%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
44%
Service points won·Even
54%
52%
Return points won·Even
48%
45%
Break points saved·Even
51%
49%
Aces / match·Even
0.8
1.2
Double faults / match·Dominant
1.6
3.4

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (195 vs 114). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Niculescu M.Glushko J.
Clutch Rating·Even
12
9
Break points saved·Even
14
10
Break points won·Clear edge
84
64
Deciding sets·Clear edge
28
42
Tiebreaks·
40
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Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About