Ana Ivanovic vs Monica Niculescu — Linz Round of 32

Linz · WTA · Round of 32
SRB
Ana Ivanovic
38 yrs · 184 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 8 October 2012
hard
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Monica Niculescu
38 yrs · 168 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Ivanovic A.
7-5 6-3
Niculescu M.
Ivanovic A.
762
Niculescu M.
53–

Ana Ivanovic defeated Monica Niculescu 7-5 6-3 in the Linz round of 32 on hard.

Key context

  • Match story: Ana Ivanovic closed it out in two sets, 7–5 6–3.

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Ivanovic A.serving67% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Niculescu M.

Niculescu M.serving60% hold

wins 54% of points on serve vs Ivanovic 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
Ivanovic A.Niculescu M.
1st serve in·Clear edge
60%
76%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
67%
56%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
46%
Service points won·Slight edge
59%
54%
Return points won·Even
46%
48%
Break points saved·Slight edge
57%
51%
Aces / match·Clear edge
3.5
0.8
Double faults / match·Dominant
4.0
1.6

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Ivanovic A.Niculescu M.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
62
12
Break points saved·Dominant
84
14
Break points won·Even
86
84
Deciding sets·Clear edge
50
28
Tiebreaks·Dominant
73
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°CPartly cloudy
Wind 9 km/hHumidity 58%

Draw

Final
Azarenka V.
Goerges J.
6-36-4
Semi-finals
Goerges J.
Flipkens K.
1-66-26-3
Azarenka V.
Begu I.
6-26-1
Quarter-finals
Begu I.
Mattek Sands B.
6-41-66-2
Flipkens K.
Ivanovic A.
6-46-0
Goerges J.
Arvidsson S.
6-16-4
Azarenka V.
Martic P.
6-26-2
R16
Martic P.
Mayr Achleitner P.
6-23-66-0
Begu I.
Bertens K.
6-47-67
Ivanovic A.
Petkovic A.
6-46-3
Mattek Sands B.
Suarez Navarro C.
6-36-3
Goerges J.
Oprandi R.
6-36-3
Arvidsson S.
Hradecka L.
6-47-64
Flipkens K.
Burdette M.
4-66-17-5
Azarenka V.
Halep S.
6-16-1
R32
Halep S.
Tsurenko L.
3-0
Flipkens K.
Cornet A.
6-46-3
Burdette M.
Pervak K.
6-36-4
Azarenka V.
Rus A.
6-06-2
Mattek Sands B.
Paszek T.
6-26-4
Suarez Navarro C.
Rybarikova M.
6-36-4
Ivanovic A.
Niculescu M.
7-56-3
Petkovic A.
Strycova B.
7-636-2
Martic P.
Cirstea S.
6-46-3
Mayr Achleitner P.
Lisicki S.
6-16-3
Begu I.
Castano C.
6-06-4
Bertens K.
Barthel M.
7-631-66-1
Goerges J.
Hantuchova D.
6-47-65
Oprandi R.
Cadantu Ignatik A.
6-26-1
Hradecka L.
Soler Espinosa S.
6-37-65
Arvidsson S.
Safarova L.
3-66-27-5