Monica Niculescu vs Lucie Safarova — US Open Round of 32

US Open · WTA · Round of 32
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Monica Niculescu
38 yrs · 168 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 29 August 2011
hard
CZE
Lucie Safarova
39 yrs · 177 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Niculescu M.
6-0 6-1
Safarova L.
Niculescu M.
662
Safarova L.
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Monica Niculescu defeated Lucie Safarova 6-0 6-1 in the US Open 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 round of 128. Monica Niculescu extended the head-to-head to 2–0.

Key context

Head to head

1–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2012-10-01BeijingR64hardMonica Niculescu6-2 6-0

Serve vs return

This season
Niculescu M.serving71% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Safarova L.

Safarova L.serving73% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Niculescu M.

Even serve battle

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.Safarova L.
1st serve in·Clear edge
76%
63%
1st serve points won·Clear edge
56%
70%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
49%
Service points won·Slight edge
54%
62%
Return points won·Slight edge
48%
41%
Break points saved·Slight edge
51%
61%
Aces / match·Dominant
0.8
5.1
Double faults / match·Dominant
1.6
3.8

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (195 vs 198). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Niculescu M.Safarova L.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
12
44
Break points saved·Dominant
14
89
Break points won·Dominant
84
50
Deciding sets·Clear edge
28
48
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
40
50

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast
Weather
21°CClear
Wind 8 km/hHumidity 54%

Draw

Final
Stosur S.
Williams S.
6-26-3
Semi-finals
Williams S.
Wozniacki C.
6-26-4
Stosur S.
Kerber A.
6-32-66-2
Quarter-finals
Kerber A.
Pennetta F.
6-44-66-3
Stosur S.
Zvonareva V.
6-36-3
Wozniacki C.
Petkovic A.
6-17-65
Williams S.
Pavlyuchenkova A.
7-56-1
R16
Pavlyuchenkova A.
Schiavone F.
5-76-36-4
Pennetta F.
Peng S.
6-47-66
Stosur S.
Kirilenko M.
6-26-7156-3
Zvonareva V.
Lisicki S.
6-26-3
Wozniacki C.
Kuznetsova S.
6-767-56-1
Petkovic A.
Suarez Navarro C.
6-16-4
Williams S.
Ivanovic A.
6-36-4
Kerber A.
Niculescu M.
6-46-3
R32
Stosur S.
Petrova N.
7-656-757-5
Lisicki S.
Falconi I.
6-06-1
Zvonareva V.
Medina Garrigues A.
6-47-5
Kirilenko M.
Mchale C.
6-26-3
Pennetta F.
Sharapova M.
6-33-66-4
Peng S.
Goerges J.
6-47-61
Kerber A.
Kudryavtseva A.
6-36-1
Niculescu M.
Safarova L.
6-06-1
Schiavone F.
Scheepers C.
5-77-656-3
Pavlyuchenkova A.
Jankovic J.
6-46-4
Ivanovic A.
Stephens S.
6-36-4
Williams S.
Azarenka V.
6-17-65
Suarez Navarro C.
Soler Espinosa S.
6-06-4
Petkovic A.
Vinci R.
6-46-0
Kuznetsova S.
Amanmuradova A.
6-46-2
Wozniacki C.
King V.
6-26-4
R64
Lisicki S.
Williams V.
W/O
Kirilenko M.
Dushevina V.
6-16-2
Kudryavtseva A.
Wickmayer Y.
6-13-0
Ivanovic A.
Cetkovska P.
W/O
Scheepers C.
Barthel M.
6-47-5
Pavlyuchenkova A.
Martic P.
6-42-66-4
Kuznetsova S.
Baltacha E.
6-46-3
Jankovic J.
Dokic J.
6-36-4
Zvonareva V.
Bondarenko K.
7-53-66-3
Medina Garrigues A.
Robson L.
6-26-3
Falconi I.
Cibulkova D.
2-66-37-5
Stosur S.
Vandeweghe C.
6-36-4
Petrova N.
Hercog P.
6-26-4
Mchale C.
Bartoli M.
7-626-2
Sharapova M.
Yakimova A.
6-16-1
Pennetta F.
Oprandi R.
6-06-3
Goerges J.
Pous Tio L.
6-36-1
Peng S.
Pironkova T.
6-26-4
Kerber A.
Radwanska A.
6-34-66-3
Safarova L.
Keys M.
3-67-56-4
Niculescu M.
Dulgheru A.
6-36-0
Schiavone F.
Lucic M.
6-16-1
Stephens S.
Peer S.
6-17-64
Williams S.
Krajicek M.
6-06-1
Azarenka V.
Dulko G.
6-46-3
Suarez Navarro C.
Halep S.
3-66-26-2
Soler Espinosa S.
Kanepi K.
6-46-2
Vinci R.
Cornet A.
6-26-3
Petkovic A.
Zheng J.
3-66-36-3
Amanmuradova A.
Parmentier P.
6-37-5
King V.
Gajdosova J.
6-26-0
Wozniacki C.
Rus A.
6-26-0
R128
Baltacha E.
Hampton J.
2-66-25-1
Wozniacki C.
Llagostera Vives N.
6-36-1
Soler Espinosa S.
Date Krumm K.
7-657-62
Williams S.
Jovanovski B.
6-16-1
Peer S.
Mirza S.
6-756-36-1
Pous Tio L.
Doi M.
6-26-7125-2
Pironkova T.
Razzano V.
6-26-3
Robson L.
Morita A.
7-651-0
Bondarenko K.
Hradecka L.
6-36-0
Lucic M.
Erakovic M.
6-42-66-4
Rus A.
Vesnina E.
6-26-4
King V.
Arn G.
6-16-4
Gajdosova J.
Benesova I.
7-657-5
Parmentier P.
Hantuchova D.
6-26-3
Amanmuradova A.
Paszek T.
6-46-2
Kuznetsova S.
Errani S.
7-56-1
Petkovic A.
Bychkova E.
6-26-2
Zheng J.
Diatchenko V.
4-67-56-2
Cornet A.
Dellacqua C.
7-56-0
Vinci R.
Begu I.
6-36-4
Kanepi K.
Tanasugarn T.
6-46-3
Suarez Navarro C.
Johansson M.
6-24-67-5
Halep S.
Li N.
6-27-5
Azarenka V.
Larsson J.
6-16-3
Dulko G.
Marino R.
6-36-3
Krajicek M.
Daniilidou E.
3-67-646-1
Stephens S.
Jani R.
6-23-67-63
Cetkovska P.
Rodina E.
1-66-16-2
Ivanovic A.
Pervak K.
6-46-2
Jankovic J.
Riske Amritraj A.
6-26-0
Dokic J.
Govortsova O.
6-36-1
Martic P.
Strycova B.
5-76-36-4
Pavlyuchenkova A.
Tatishvili A.
6-26-2
Barthel M.
Martinez Sanchez M.
6-36-4
Scheepers C.
Keothavong A.
7-56-3
Schiavone F.
Voskoboeva G.
6-31-66-4
Dulgheru A.
Kvitova P.
7-636-3
Niculescu M.
Mayr Achleitner P.
6-36-3
Keys M.
Craybas J.
6-26-4
Safarova L.
Rybarikova M.
2-66-36-2
Wickmayer Y.
Cirstea S.
6-17-5
Kudryavtseva A.
Rodionova A.
7-617-5
Kerber A.
Davis L.
7-636-3
Radwanska A.
Radwanska U.
6-26-3
Peng S.
Lepchenko V.
6-36-4
Goerges J.
Barrois K.
6-36-2
Pennetta F.
Rezai A.
6-16-4
Oprandi R.
Oudin M.
6-07-67
Yakimova A.
Lertcheewakarn N.
6-04-66-3
Sharapova M.
Watson H.
3-67-56-3
Bartoli M.
Panova A.
7-56-3
Mchale C.
Wozniak A.
6-36-756-4
Dushevina V.
Sevastova A.
6-36-4
Kirilenko M.
Makarova K.
4-66-17-63
Petrova N.
Chan Y.
6-31-66-4
Hercog P.
Mattek Sands B.
6-16-3
Vandeweghe C.
Brianti A.
7-56-3
Stosur S.
Arvidsson S.
6-26-3
Cibulkova D.
Zhang S.
6-36-4
Falconi I.
Koukalova K.
3-66-46-2
Williams V.
Dolonc V.
6-46-3
Lisicki S.
Bondarenko A.
6-36-3
Zvonareva V.
Foretz Gacon S.
6-36-0
Medina Garrigues A.
Knapp K.
6-746-46-3