Monica Niculescu vs Karin Knapp — Luxembourg Round of 32

Luxembourg · WTA · Round of 32
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
ITA
Karin Knapp
39 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Niculescu M.
6-7 7-5 7-6
Knapp K.
Niculescu M.
627772
Knapp K.
775631

Monica Niculescu defeated Karin Knapp 6-7 7-5 7-6 in the Luxembourg round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Karin Knapp came in leading the head-to-head 1–0, but Monica Niculescu had been the form player, winning 2 of their last 5 on hard. Monica Niculescu claimed a first win over Karin Knapp in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2012-09-10TashkentR32hardKarin Knapp2-6 6-3 7-5

Serve vs return

This season
Niculescu M.serving64% hold

wins 56% of points on serve vs Knapp K.

Knapp K.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.Knapp K.
1st serve in·Clear edge
76%
59%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
56%
64%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
44%
Service points won·Even
54%
56%
Return points won·Even
48%
44%
Break points saved·Even
51%
53%
Aces / match·Clear edge
0.8
2.9
Double faults / match·Dominant
1.6
4.9

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (195 vs 153). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Niculescu M.Knapp K.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
12
24
Break points saved·Clear edge
14
33
Break points won·Clear edge
84
66
Deciding sets·Slight edge
28
34
Tiebreaks·Dominant
40
75

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