Francesca Schiavone vs Monica Niculescu — Stuttgart Round of 32

Stuttgart · WTA · Round of 32
ITA
Francesca Schiavone
46 yrs · 166 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLLLLL
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 23 April 2012
clay
ROU
Monica Niculescu
38 yrs · 168 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLWWWWW
Schiavone F.
6-3 7-5
Niculescu M.
Schiavone F.
672
Niculescu M.
35–

Francesca Schiavone defeated Monica Niculescu 6-3 7-5 in the Stuttgart round of 32 on clay. The result followed the form book — Francesca Schiavone came in leading the head-to-head 3–1, defending last year's round of 16. Francesca Schiavone extended the head-to-head to 4–1.

Key context

Head to head

3–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2016-10-17LuxembourgR16hardMonica Niculescu3-6 7-5 6-4
2011-08-22New HavenR16hardFrancesca Schiavone6-2 6-1
2011-01-17Australian OpenR32hardFrancesca Schiavone6-0 7-6(2)
2009-10-19MoscowR16hardFrancesca Schiavone6-2 7-5

Serve vs return

This season
Schiavone F.serving55% hold

wins 52% of points on serve vs Niculescu M.

Niculescu M.serving62% hold

wins 55% of points on serve vs Schiavone F.

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
Schiavone F.Niculescu M.
1st serve in·Clear edge
55%
76%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
64%
56%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
46%
Service points won·Even
56%
54%
Return points won·Slight edge
43%
48%
Break points saved·Even
54%
51%
Aces / match·Clear edge
2.4
0.8
Double faults / match·Dominant
4.9
1.6

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 195). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Schiavone F.Niculescu M.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
40
12
Break points saved·Dominant
61
14
Break points won·Clear edge
72
84
Deciding sets·Dominant
55
28
Tiebreaks·Even
36
40

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast
Weather
12°CMainly clear
Wind 11 km/hHumidity 64%

Draw

Final
Sharapova M.
Azarenka V.
6-16-4
Semi-finals
Sharapova M.
Kvitova P.
6-47-63
Azarenka V.
Radwanska A.
6-16-3
Quarter-finals
Radwanska A.
Li N.
3-66-26-3
Azarenka V.
Barthel M.
6-46-737-5
Kvitova P.
Kerber A.
6-46-4
Sharapova M.
Stosur S.
6-757-657-5
R16
Li N.
Amanmuradova A.
6-46-4
Barthel M.
Bartoli M.
6-36-1
Azarenka V.
Petkovic A.
6-24-4
Sharapova M.
Cornet A.
6-31-0
Kerber A.
Wozniacki C.
6-16-2
Radwanska A.
Arn G.
6-36-4
Stosur S.
Goerges J.
6-22-66-3
Kvitova P.
Schiavone F.
6-26-2
R32
Wozniacki C.
Jankovic J.
6-31-0
Schiavone F.
Niculescu M.
6-37-5
Kerber A.
Vinci R.
6-26-3
Li N.
Safarova L.
7-646-4
Amanmuradova A.
Cibulkova D.
6-25-76-3
Arn G.
Bondarenko K.
7-56-3
Bartoli M.
Benesova I.
6-36-2
Barthel M.
Ivanovic A.
7-57-64
Petkovic A.
Barrois K.
6-16-4
Cornet A.
Chakvetadze A.
6-36-4
Goerges J.
Pavlyuchenkova A.
5-76-36-4
Stosur S.
Peng S.
6-26-2