Venus Williams vs Monica Niculescu — Luxembourg Final

Luxembourg · WTA · Final
Venus Williams
USA
Venus Williams
1654ELO
1617Hard ELO
46 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLLLLL
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 15 October 2012
hard
ROU
Monica Niculescu
38 yrs · 168 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLWWWWW
Williams V.
6-2 6-3
Niculescu M.
Williams V.
662
Niculescu M.
23–

Venus Williams defeated Monica Niculescu 6-2 6-3 in the Luxembourg final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Monica Niculescu came in defending last year's final.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Williams V.serving60% hold

wins 54% of points on serve vs Niculescu M.

Niculescu M.serving64% hold

wins 56% of points on serve vs Williams V.

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
Williams V.Niculescu M.
1st serve in·Clear edge
61%
76%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
65%
56%
2nd serve points won·Even
44%
46%
Service points won·Even
56%
54%
Return points won·Even
44%
48%
Break points saved·Slight edge
57%
51%
Aces / match·Clear edge
2.9
0.8
Double faults / match·Dominant
4.8
1.6

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (199 vs 195). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Williams V.Niculescu M.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
54
12
Break points saved·Dominant
83
14
Break points won·Even
83
84
Deciding sets·Even
30
28
Tiebreaks·Dominant
86
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
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