Monica Niculescu vs Anne Keothavong — Luxembourg Semi-final

Luxembourg · WTA · Semi-final
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
GBR
Anne Keothavong
42 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Niculescu M.
7-5 4-6 6-3
Keothavong A.
Niculescu M.
7462
Keothavong A.
5631

Monica Niculescu defeated Anne Keothavong 7-5 4-6 6-3 in the Luxembourg semi-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Anne Keothavong came in defending last year's semi-final, but Monica Niculescu had been the form player, winning 4 of their last 7 on hard.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Niculescu M.serving68% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Keothavong A.

Keothavong A.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.Keothavong A.
1st serve in·Clear edge
76%
56%
1st serve points won·Even
56%
59%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
46%
Service points won·Even
54%
53%
Return points won·Slight edge
48%
42%
Break points saved·Even
51%
49%
Aces / match·Slight edge
0.8
2.2
Double faults / match·Dominant
1.6
4.1

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (195 vs 40). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Niculescu M.Keothavong A.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
12
22
Break points saved·Dominant
14
49
Break points won·Clear edge
84
63
Deciding sets·Even
28
30
Tiebreaks·
40
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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