Monica Niculescu vs Chanelle Scheepers — Beijing Round of 32

Beijing · WTA · Round of 32
ROU
Monica Niculescu
38 yrs · 168 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLWWWWW
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 3 October 2011
hard
RSA
Chanelle Scheepers
42 yrs · 176 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLWLLLLL
Niculescu M.
6-2 6-1
Scheepers C.
Niculescu M.
662
Scheepers C.
21–

Monica Niculescu defeated Chanelle Scheepers 6-2 6-1 in the Beijing round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Chanelle Scheepers came in leading the head-to-head 1–0, but Monica Niculescu had been the form player, winning 4 of their last 7 on hard. Monica Niculescu claimed a first win over Chanelle Scheepers in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2011-05-02MadridR64clayChanelle Scheepers4-6 6-3 7-6(3)

Serve vs return

This season
Niculescu M.serving60% hold

wins 54% of points on serve vs Scheepers C.

Scheepers C.serving52% hold

wins 51% 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.Scheepers C.
1st serve in·Clear edge
76%
63%
1st serve points won·Even
56%
59%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
43%
Service points won·Even
54%
53%
Return points won·Even
48%
46%
Break points saved·Even
51%
51%
Aces / match·Even
0.8
0.8
Double faults / match·Dominant
1.6
5.1

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (195 vs 160). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Niculescu M.Scheepers C.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
12
24
Break points saved·Clear edge
14
37
Break points won·Clear edge
84
69
Deciding sets·Clear edge
28
46
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
40
34

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