Monica Niculescu vs Na Li — Beijing Round of 64

Beijing · WTA · Round of 64
ROU
Monica Niculescu
38 yrs · 168 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLWWWWW
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 3 October 2011
hard
CHN
Na Li
44 yrs · 172 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLLWWLWW
Niculescu M.
6-4 6-0
Li N.
Niculescu M.
662
Li N.
40–

Monica Niculescu defeated Na Li 6-4 6-0 in the Beijing round of 64 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Na Li came in leading the head-to-head 1–0, defending last year's semi-final. Monica Niculescu claimed a first win over Na Li in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2013-12-30ShenzhenQFhardNa Li7-5 4-6 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Niculescu M.serving57% hold

wins 53% of points on serve vs Li N.

Li N.serving67% hold

wins 57% 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.Li N.
1st serve in·Slight edge
76%
67%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
56%
65%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
49%
Service points won·Slight edge
54%
59%
Return points won·Even
48%
47%
Break points saved·Slight edge
51%
59%
Aces / match·Clear edge
0.8
2.3
Double faults / match·Dominant
1.6
3.6

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (195 vs 175). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Niculescu M.Li N.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
12
82
Break points saved·Dominant
14
89
Break points won·Clear edge
84
96
Deciding sets·Dominant
28
83
Tiebreaks·Dominant
40
75

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast
Weather
20°CClear
Wind 2 km/hHumidity 17%

Draw

Final
Radwanska A.
Petkovic A.
7-50-66-4
Semi-finals
Radwanska A.
Pennetta F.
6-26-4
Petkovic A.
Niculescu M.
6-26-0
Quarter-finals
Radwanska A.
Ivanovic A.
6-33-2
Petkovic A.
Pavlyuchenkova A.
6-37-62
Pennetta F.
Wozniacki C.
3-66-07-62
Niculescu M.
Kirilenko M.
3-66-36-4
R16
Pavlyuchenkova A.
Azarenka V.
W/O
Petkovic A.
Bartoli M.
4-66-47-5
Kirilenko M.
Paszek T.
6-16-2
Niculescu M.
Razzano V.
4-66-16-2
Wozniacki C.
Kanepi K.
6-37-63
Pennetta F.
Cibulkova D.
6-14-66-4
Ivanovic A.
Zvonareva V.
6-26-1
Radwanska A.
Arvidsson S.
6-46-2
R32
Zvonareva V.
Koukalova K.
6-34-66-2
Bartoli M.
Mchale C.
6-26-1
Kanepi K.
Lisicki S.
W/O
Azarenka V.
Hercog P.
7-686-3
Pavlyuchenkova A.
Martinez Sanchez M.
6-26-3
Petkovic A.
Suarez Navarro C.
6-46-4
Niculescu M.
Scheepers C.
6-26-1
Razzano V.
Vinci R.
7-676-0
Paszek T.
Cetkovska P.
1-66-46-2
Kirilenko M.
Stosur S.
7-51-67-5
Arvidsson S.
Kvitova P.
7-664-66-3
Radwanska A.
Zheng J.
6-16-4
Ivanovic A.
Kuznetsova S.
6-26-3
Cibulkova D.
Schiavone F.
6-26-2
Pennetta F.
Hantuchova D.
6-26-1
Wozniacki C.
Gajdosova J.
6-26-3
R64
Lisicki S.
Begu I.
6-20-0
Martinez Sanchez M.
Peer S.
6-17-5
Bartoli M.
Benesova I.
3-66-47-5
Kuznetsova S.
Dulgheru A.
6-24-1
Arvidsson S.
Bondarenko A.
6-25-77-5
Gajdosova J.
Medina Garrigues A.
6-36-0
Kanepi K.
Zheng S.
6-06-3
Pennetta F.
Peng S.
7-667-5
Hercog P.
Robson L.
6-46-3
Pavlyuchenkova A.
Strycova B.
7-56-4
Petkovic A.
Safarova L.
7-656-4
Suarez Navarro C.
Makarova K.
7-56-1
Mchale C.
Morita A.
6-20-66-3
Niculescu M.
Li N.
6-46-0
Scheepers C.
Hu Y.
6-05-76-0
Razzano V.
Dulko G.
6-26-3
Paszek T.
Jankovic J.
7-56-4
Vinci R.
Marino R.
6-46-3
Hantuchova D.
Daniilidou E.
6-46-2
Ivanovic A.
Date Krumm K.
6-16-1
Koukalova K.
Petrova N.
6-36-736-1
Schiavone F.
Jovanovski B.
6-16-3
Cibulkova D.
Zhang S.
6-06-2
Zheng J.
Brianti A.
4-66-17-5
Stosur S.
Pironkova T.
6-46-0
Kirilenko M.
Goerges J.
7-696-3
Cetkovska P.
Errani S.
4-67-656-4
Wozniacki C.
Hradecka L.
3-66-07-5