Angelique Kerber vs Monica Niculescu — Paris Round of 16

Paris · WTA · Round of 16
GER
Angelique Kerber
38 yrs · 173 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLLLLLW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 6 February 2012
carpet
ROU
Monica Niculescu
38 yrs · 168 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLWWWWW
Kerber A.
6-3 4-6 6-3
Niculescu M.
Kerber A.
6462
Niculescu M.
3631

Angelique Kerber defeated Monica Niculescu 6-3 4-6 6-3 in the Paris round of 16 on carpet. The result followed the form book — Angelique Kerber came in leading the head-to-head 2–0, defending last year's round of 32. Angelique Kerber extended the head-to-head to 3–0.

Key context

Head to head

2–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2013-10-07LinzR32hardAngelique Kerber0-6 6-1 6-2
2011-08-29US OpenR16hardAngelique Kerber6-4 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Kerber A.serving62% hold

wins 55% of points on serve vs Niculescu M.

Niculescu M.serving62% hold

wins 55% of points on serve vs Kerber A.

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
Kerber A.Niculescu M.
1st serve in·Slight edge
65%
76%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
62%
56%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
46%
Service points won·Even
57%
54%
Return points won·Even
45%
48%
Break points saved·Slight edge
57%
51%
Aces / match·Even
1.4
0.8
Double faults / match·Dominant
3.3
1.6

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (198 vs 195). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Kerber A.Niculescu M.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
87
12
Break points saved·Dominant
91
14
Break points won·Slight edge
95
84
Deciding sets·Dominant
86
28
Tiebreaks·Dominant
90
40

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

Draw

Final
Kerber A.
Bartoli M.
7-635-76-3
Semi-finals
Kerber A.
Wickmayer Y.
6-726-36-4
Bartoli M.
Koukalova K.
7-636-0
Quarter-finals
Kerber A.
Sharapova M.
6-46-4
Wickmayer Y.
Barthel M.
6-46-736-3
Koukalova K.
Goerges J.
3-67-56-1
Bartoli M.
Vinci R.
4-66-47-62
R16
Wickmayer Y.
Mchale C.
6-27-5
Barthel M.
Parmentier P.
6-36-0
Koukalova K.
Pironkova T.
6-06-3
Sharapova M.
Scheepers C.
6-36-1
Kerber A.
Niculescu M.
6-34-66-3
Goerges J.
Cetkovska P.
6-16-4
Vinci R.
Mattek Sands B.
6-31-66-3
Bartoli M.
Martic P.
7-56-1
R32
Koukalova K.
Cornet A.
6-36-1
Pironkova T.
Li N.
7-653-2
Wickmayer Y.
Craybas J.
6-10-0
Goerges J.
Peer S.
6-16-3
Cetkovska P.
Brianti A.
6-36-3
Vinci R.
Halep S.
6-46-4
Mattek Sands B.
Barrois K.
7-636-2
Martic P.
Arn G.
6-46-4
Parmentier P.
Medina Garrigues A.
2-66-36-3
Scheepers C.
Hercog P.
6-26-2
Barthel M.
Strycova B.
6-36-2
Mchale C.
Lepchenko V.
6-47-5
Niculescu M.
Gajdosova J.
6-14-66-4
Kerber A.
Safarova L.
6-27-63