Monica Niculescu vs Barbora Strycova — 's Hertogenbosch Round of 32

's Hertogenbosch · WTA · Round of 32
ROU
Monica Niculescu
38 yrs · 168 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLWWWWW
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 18 June 2012
grass
CZE
Barbora Strycova
40 yrs · 164 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWLWLLLW
Niculescu M.
7-6 6-3
Strycova B.
Niculescu M.
7862
Strycova B.
663–

Monica Niculescu defeated Barbora Strycova 7-6 6-3 in the 's Hertogenbosch round of 32 on grass. The upset overturned the form book — Barbora Strycova came in leading the head-to-head 3–1, defending last year's round of 32. Monica Niculescu narrowed the head-to-head to 3–2.

Key context

Head to head

1–3
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2016-08-29US OpenR128hardMonica Niculescu6-3 6-7(3) 6-1
2015-06-15BirminghamR64grassBarbora Strycova6-2 3-6 6-2
2014-08-25US OpenR64hardBarbora Strycova4-6 6-4 6-2
2014-03-17MiamiR128hardBarbora Strycova6-3 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Niculescu M.serving73% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Strycova B.

Strycova B.serving71% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Niculescu M.

Even serve battle

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.Strycova B.
1st serve in·Slight edge
76%
65%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
56%
62%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
47%
Service points won·Even
54%
57%
Return points won·Even
48%
44%
Break points saved·Even
51%
55%
Aces / match·Slight edge
0.8
2.1
Double faults / match·Clear edge
1.6
2.7

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Niculescu M.Strycova B.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
12
49
Break points saved·Dominant
14
66
Break points won·Clear edge
84
72
Deciding sets·Dominant
28
69
Tiebreaks·Even
40
40

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
Petrova N.
Radwanska U.
6-46-3
Semi-finals
Radwanska U.
Clijsters K.
W/O
Petrova N.
Flipkens K.
6-46-2
Quarter-finals
Flipkens K.
Vinci R.
6-47-65
Petrova N.
Cibulkova D.
6-26-0
Radwanska U.
Arvidsson S.
6-27-63
Clijsters K.
Schiavone F.
6-37-67
R16
Schiavone F.
Begu I.
6-22-67-68
Vinci R.
Niculescu M.
6-36-746-0
Arvidsson S.
Rus A.
6-46-1
Radwanska U.
Pennetta F.
6-16-1
Flipkens K.
Saville D.
7-57-64
Petrova N.
Medina Garrigues A.
7-56-3
Cibulkova D.
Peer S.
6-27-65
Clijsters K.
Bondarenko K.
6-26-1
R32
Arvidsson S.
Jankovic J.
6-23-66-4
Petrova N.
Bertens K.
6-26-4
Medina Garrigues A.
Halep S.
7-636-2
Flipkens K.
Stosur S.
7-676-3
Clijsters K.
Oprandi R.
6-756-26-3
Bondarenko K.
Errani S.
5-76-36-4
Pennetta F.
Govortsova O.
2-66-16-1
Radwanska U.
Pervak K.
4-66-16-4
Rus A.
Parmentier P.
6-36-4
Begu I.
Benesova I.
6-46-1
Peer S.
Amanmuradova A.
6-26-4
Cibulkova D.
Cadantu Ignatik A.
6-26-2
Vinci R.
Daniilidou E.
6-37-5
Niculescu M.
Strycova B.
7-666-3
Saville D.
Wickmayer Y.
6-16-2
Schiavone F.
Kirilenko M.
6-43-67-5