Monica Niculescu vs Laura Robson — Shenzhen Round of 16

Shenzhen · WTA · Round of 16
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Monica Niculescu
38 yrs · 168 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 31 December 2012
hard
GBR
Laura Robson
32 yrs · 180 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Niculescu M.
6-2 6-3
Robson L.
Niculescu M.
662
Robson L.
23–

Monica Niculescu defeated Laura Robson 6-2 6-3 in the Shenzhen round of 16 on hard.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Niculescu M.serving69% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Robson L.

Robson L.serving62% hold

wins 55% 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.Robson L.
1st serve in·Clear edge
76%
57%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
56%
67%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
43%
Service points won·Even
54%
57%
Return points won·Slight edge
48%
42%
Break points saved·Slight edge
51%
57%
Aces / match·Dominant
0.8
4.3
Double faults / match·Dominant
1.6
5.8

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (195 vs 91). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Niculescu M.Robson L.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
12
30
Break points saved·Dominant
14
72
Break points won·Dominant
84
47
Deciding sets·Slight edge
28
35
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
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Li N.
Koukalova K.
6-31-67-5
Semi-finals
Li N.
Peng S.
6-46-0
Koukalova K.
Niculescu M.
6-16-3
Quarter-finals
Koukalova K.
Bartoli M.
6-36-2
Li N.
Jovanovski B.
6-36-3
Peng S.
Beck A.
2-67-56-2
Niculescu M.
Zhou Y.
6-46-2
R16
Koukalova K.
Svitolina E.
6-46-3
Zhou Y.
Chang K.
4-66-27-63
Bartoli M.
Voegele S.
7-56-4
Jovanovski B.
Duan Y.
6-36-1
Beck A.
Hsieh S.
6-36-0
Peng S.
Morita A.
6-16-1
Niculescu M.
Robson L.
6-26-3
Li N.
Cohen J.
6-36-4
R32
Peng S.
Keothavong A.
6-46-0
Zhou Y.
Pegula J.
6-46-2
Svitolina E.
Peer S.
6-16-3
Cohen J.
Bratchikova N.
0-67-677-5
Koukalova K.
Hlavackova A.
6-16-1
Duan Y.
Date Krumm K.
7-657-5
Jovanovski B.
Cadantu Ignatik A.
6-36-1
Hsieh S.
Czink M.
6-36-2
Beck A.
Muguruza G.
6-26-776-4
Morita A.
Chan Y.
6-46-4
Li N.
Minella M.
6-46-0
Robson L.
Gallovits Hall E.
6-26-1
Niculescu M.
Zheng S.
6-47-5
Chang K.
Soler Espinosa S.
4-66-16-3
Voegele S.
Babos T.
6-47-5
Bartoli M.
Chan W.
6-16-0