Monica Niculescu vs Romina Oprandi — Luxembourg Round of 32

Luxembourg · WTA · Round of 32
ROU
Monica Niculescu
38 yrs · 168 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLWWWWW
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 15 October 2012
hard
SUI
Romina Oprandi
40 yrs · 172 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLLLLLLW
Niculescu M.
7-6 6-1
Oprandi R.
Niculescu M.
7762
Oprandi R.
641–

Monica Niculescu defeated Romina Oprandi 7-6 6-1 in the Luxembourg round of 32 on hard. The result followed the form book — Monica Niculescu came in defending last year's final.

Key context

  • Match story: Monica Niculescu came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 7–6 6–1.

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Niculescu M.serving66% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Oprandi R.

Oprandi R.serving55% hold

wins 52% of points on serve vs Niculescu M.

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
Niculescu M.Oprandi R.
1st serve in·Slight edge
76%
65%
1st serve points won·Even
56%
59%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
46%
Service points won·Even
54%
54%
Return points won·Slight edge
48%
43%
Break points saved·Even
51%
51%
Aces / match·Even
0.8
1.1
Double faults / match·Clear edge
1.6
2.4

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (195 vs 75). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Niculescu M.Oprandi R.
Clutch Rating·Even
12
11
Break points saved·Clear edge
14
37
Break points won·Dominant
84
57
Deciding sets·Even
28
26
Tiebreaks·
40
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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
Williams V.
Niculescu M.
6-26-3
Semi-finals
Niculescu M.
Hantuchova D.
6-16-3
Williams V.
Petkovic A.
5-76-46-4
Quarter-finals
Williams V.
Vinci R.
7-626-4
Niculescu M.
Hradecka L.
6-06-4
Hantuchova D.
Dominguez Lino L.
7-56-0
Petkovic A.
Pervak K.
6-36-2
R16
Williams V.
Barthel M.
7-646-4
Hradecka L.
Beck A.
6-16-1
Niculescu M.
Goerges J.
6-46-2
Hantuchova D.
Flipkens K.
6-44-66-2
Dominguez Lino L.
Rybarikova M.
6-26-3
Pervak K.
Cirstea S.
7-646-1
Petkovic A.
Jankovic J.
7-56-0
Vinci R.
Keothavong A.
6-46-1
R32
Jankovic J.
Peng S.
3-0
Vinci R.
Govortsova O.
6-02-66-0
Goerges J.
Soler Espinosa S.
6-26-1
Niculescu M.
Oprandi R.
7-646-1
Beck A.
Strycova B.
5-77-626-2
Hradecka L.
Paszek T.
6-37-68
Flipkens K.
Lisicki S.
3-66-36-1
Hantuchova D.
Rus A.
3-66-46-1
Dominguez Lino L.
Maria T.
7-636-1
Rybarikova M.
Suarez Navarro C.
7-626-4
Cirstea S.
Martic P.
6-26-2
Pervak K.
Dushevina V.
6-37-62
Petkovic A.
Muguruza G.
4-66-26-1
Barthel M.
Minella M.
7-56-0
Williams V.
Bencic B.
6-36-1
Keothavong A.
Bertens K.
6-26-2