Monica Niculescu vs Tsvetana Pironkova — New Haven Round of 32

New Haven · WTA · Round of 32
ROU
Monica Niculescu
38 yrs · 168 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLWWWWW
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 22 August 2011
hard
BUL
Tsvetana Pironkova
38 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWLLWLLW
Niculescu M.
6-3 6-2
Pironkova T.
Niculescu M.
662
Pironkova T.
32–

Monica Niculescu defeated Tsvetana Pironkova 6-3 6-2 in the New Haven round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Tsvetana Pironkova came in leading the head-to-head 2–1, defending last year's round of 32. Monica Niculescu narrowed the head-to-head to 2–2.

Key context

Head to head

1–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2017-06-26EastbourneR32grassTsvetana Pironkova6-0 6-4
2011-01-17Australian OpenR64hardMonica Niculescu6-4 6-1
2009-01-05BrisbaneR32hardTsvetana Pironkova6-7(2) 6-4 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Niculescu M.serving64% hold

wins 56% of points on serve vs Pironkova T.

Pironkova T.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.Pironkova T.
1st serve in·Clear edge
76%
58%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
56%
63%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
46%
Service points won·Even
54%
56%
Return points won·Even
48%
44%
Break points saved·Even
51%
53%
Aces / match·Slight edge
0.8
2.2
Double faults / match·Even
1.6
1.9

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Niculescu M.Pironkova T.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
12
20
Break points saved·Dominant
14
46
Break points won·Slight edge
84
78
Deciding sets·Clear edge
28
7
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
40
61

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

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Wozniacki C.
Cetkovska P.
6-46-1
Semi-finals
Cetkovska P.
Li N.
6-25-77-69
Wozniacki C.
Schiavone F.
7-626-3
Quarter-finals
Wozniacki C.
Mchale C.
7-56-3
Li N.
Pavlyuchenkova A.
6-43-66-2
Cetkovska P.
Bartoli M.
7-57-5
Schiavone F.
Medina Garrigues A.
W/O
R16
Li N.
Kirilenko M.
6-47-64
Pavlyuchenkova A.
Vinci R.
6-26-4
Bartoli M.
Koukalova K.
6-22-66-1
Cetkovska P.
Radwanska A.
6-45-76-3
Medina Garrigues A.
Vesnina E.
6-27-65
Schiavone F.
Niculescu M.
6-26-1
Mchale C.
Suarez Navarro C.
6-26-2
Wozniacki C.
Hercog P.
6-36-0
R32
Pavlyuchenkova A.
Dushevina V.
3-66-46-3
Hercog P.
Petrova N.
7-57-5
Suarez Navarro C.
Benesova I.
6-36-2
Mchale C.
Kuznetsova S.
7-56-3
Schiavone F.
Dulgheru A.
6-16-2
Niculescu M.
Pironkova T.
6-36-2
Medina Garrigues A.
Pervak K.
6-27-64
Vesnina E.
Jankovic J.
6-42-66-4
Radwanska A.
Makarova K.
6-16-2
Cetkovska P.
Morita A.
6-26-2
Koukalova K.
Pennetta F.
7-56-2
Bartoli M.
Rodionova A.
6-16-4
Vinci R.
Hradecka L.
3-66-36-3
Kirilenko M.
Errani S.
7-57-5