Monica Niculescu vs Anabel Medina Garrigues — Luxembourg Round of 16

Luxembourg · WTA · Round of 16
ROU
Monica Niculescu
38 yrs · 168 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 17 October 2011
hard
ESP
Anabel Medina Garrigues
43 yrs · 169 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Niculescu M.
7-6 3-6 6-1
Medina Garrigues A.
Niculescu M.
77362
Medina Garrigues A.
65611

Monica Niculescu defeated Anabel Medina Garrigues 7-6 3-6 6-1 in the Luxembourg round of 16 on hard. Monica Niculescu extended the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Monica Niculescu came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 7–6 3–6 6–1.

Head to head

1–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2013-02-25FlorianopolisR32hardMonica Niculescu5-7 7-6(7) 6-1
2011-04-25EstorilSFclayAnabel Medina Garrigues6-1 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Niculescu M.serving60% hold

wins 54% of points on serve vs Medina Garrigues A.

Medina Garrigues A.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.Medina Garrigues A.
1st serve in·Clear edge
76%
64%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
56%
61%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
47%
Service points won·Even
54%
56%
Return points won·Even
48%
46%
Break points saved·Even
51%
52%
Aces / match·Even
0.8
1.2
Double faults / match·Even
1.6
1.4

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (195 vs 117). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Niculescu M.Medina Garrigues A.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
12
26
Break points saved·Dominant
14
48
Break points won·Slight edge
84
75
Deciding sets·Slight edge
28
22
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
40
60

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

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Azarenka V.
Niculescu M.
6-26-2
Semi-finals
Azarenka V.
Goerges J.
6-36-3
Niculescu M.
Keothavong A.
7-54-66-3
Quarter-finals
Goerges J.
Sevastova A.
5-2
Niculescu M.
Hradecka L.
6-46-4
Azarenka V.
Benesova I.
6-36-2
Keothavong A.
Schoofs B.
6-36-2
R16
Benesova I.
Kirilenko M.
W/O
Azarenka V.
Brianti A.
6-06-1
Niculescu M.
Medina Garrigues A.
7-653-66-1
Schoofs B.
Marino R.
1-66-17-5
Goerges J.
Paszek T.
6-46-2
Sevastova A.
Halep S.
6-26-2
Keothavong A.
Ivanovic A.
6-36-2
Hradecka L.
Cadantu Ignatik A.
6-36-4
R32
Paszek T.
Makarova K.
6-26-2
Benesova I.
Parmentier P.
3-66-36-2
Sevastova A.
Pennetta F.
6-36-2
Azarenka V.
Strycova B.
6-26-4
Halep S.
Date Krumm K.
6-47-5
Brianti A.
Tatishvili A.
6-31-66-3
Kirilenko M.
Suarez Navarro C.
7-653-63-0
Schoofs B.
Kerber A.
2-66-26-1
Marino R.
Pavlyuchenkova A.
1-66-36-3
Keothavong A.
Minella M.
6-31-66-3
Ivanovic A.
Razzano V.
7-626-4
Niculescu M.
Knapp K.
6-727-57-63
Medina Garrigues A.
Kremer A.
6-06-0
Goerges J.
Baltacha E.
7-56-1
Hradecka L.
Hantuchova D.
6-737-56-1
Cadantu Ignatik A.
Yakimova A.
6-16-4