Christina Mchale vs Monica Niculescu — Rome Round of 64

Rome · WTA · Round of 64
USA
Christina Mchale
34 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLLLLW
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 14 May 2012
clay
ROU
Monica Niculescu
38 yrs · 168 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLWWWWW
Mchale C.
6-4 6-4
Niculescu M.
Mchale C.
662
Niculescu M.
44–

Christina Mchale defeated Monica Niculescu 6-4 6-4 in the Rome round of 64 on clay. The result followed the form book — Christina Mchale came in defending last year's round of 32. Christina Mchale extended the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Christina Mchale edged a tight contest from start to finish — 6–4 6–4.

Head to head

1–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2016-07-18WashingtonR64hardChristina Mchale6-3 6-4
2016-01-11HobartR32hardMonica Niculescu7-5 7-5

Serve vs return

This season
Mchale C.serving50% hold

wins 50% of points on serve vs Niculescu M.

Niculescu M.serving57% hold

wins 53% of points on serve vs Mchale C.

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
Mchale C.Niculescu M.
1st serve in·Clear edge
63%
76%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
61%
56%
2nd serve points won·Even
42%
46%
Service points won·Even
54%
54%
Return points won·Even
45%
48%
Break points saved·Even
54%
51%
Aces / match·Slight edge
1.7
0.8
Double faults / match·Dominant
3.9
1.6

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Mchale C.Niculescu M.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
0
12
Break points saved·Clear edge
28
14
Break points won·Clear edge
65
84
Deciding sets·Clear edge
8
28
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
29
40

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

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast
Weather
17°CClear
Wind 24 km/hHumidity 46%

Draw

Final
Sharapova M.
Li N.
4-66-47-65
Semi-finals
Li N.
Williams S.
W/O
Sharapova M.
Kerber A.
6-36-4
Quarter-finals
Williams S.
Pennetta F.
4-0
Kerber A.
Kvitova P.
7-621-66-1
Li N.
Cibulkova D.
6-17-64
Sharapova M.
Williams V.
6-46-3
R16
Cibulkova D.
Azarenka V.
W/O
Pennetta F.
Cetkovska P.
6-06-1
Li N.
Scheepers C.
7-636-2
Williams S.
Medina Garrigues A.
6-36-1
Kerber A.
Goerges J.
6-46-1
Kvitova P.
Cirstea S.
6-25-76-2
Williams V.
Stosur S.
6-46-3
Sharapova M.
Ivanovic A.
7-646-3
R32
Ivanovic A.
Soler Espinosa S.
6-26-1
Medina Garrigues A.
Wozniacki C.
6-44-0
Sharapova M.
Mchale C.
7-57-5
Cetkovska P.
Radwanska A.
6-44-66-1
Li N.
Benesova I.
6-17-5
Scheepers C.
Erakovic M.
5-76-16-2
Cibulkova D.
Knapp K.
6-34-66-1
Azarenka V.
Peer S.
6-16-2
Stosur S.
Errani S.
6-37-5
Kvitova P.
Pavlyuchenkova A.
7-56-4
Pennetta F.
Stephens S.
6-26-3
Williams S.
Petrova N.
4-66-26-3
Cirstea S.
Arvidsson S.
6-36-1
Kerber A.
King V.
6-36-2
Williams V.
Makarova K.
7-676-1
Goerges J.
Bartoli M.
6-36-1
R64
Peer S.
Peng S.
7-644-63-1
Williams S.
Voskoboeva G.
6-26-3
Kerber A.
Rodionova A.
4-67-56-2
Cirstea S.
Jankovic J.
6-34-67-64
Errani S.
Bacsinszky T.
6-03-0
Soler Espinosa S.
Brianti A.
6-26-1
Scheepers C.
Gajdosova J.
6-47-63
Erakovic M.
Lisicki S.
7-644-66-3
Cibulkova D.
Lucic M.
6-16-2
Knapp K.
Vinci R.
6-42-66-2
Makarova K.
Schiavone F.
6-36-4
Williams V.
Halep S.
6-36-4
Petrova N.
Hlavackova A.
6-36-3
Benesova I.
Wickmayer Y.
6-45-77-65
Cetkovska P.
Govortsova O.
7-56-4
Stephens S.
Chakvetadze A.
6-22-66-4
Pennetta F.
Kirilenko M.
6-17-62
Medina Garrigues A.
Zheng J.
6-26-1
Goerges J.
Wozniak A.
6-16-716-3
King V.
Pironkova T.
6-06-1
Arvidsson S.
Martinez Sanchez M.
6-36-2
Pavlyuchenkova A.
Pervak K.
6-26-4
Mchale C.
Niculescu M.
6-46-4
Ivanovic A.
Kuznetsova S.
6-46-3