Monica Niculescu vs Saisai Zheng — Shenzhen Round of 32

Shenzhen · WTA · Round of 32
ROU
Monica Niculescu
38 yrs · 168 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 31 December 2012
hard
CHN
Saisai Zheng
#1510WTA
32 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Niculescu M.
6-4 7-5
Zheng S.
Niculescu M.
672
Zheng S.
45–

Monica Niculescu defeated Saisai Zheng 6-4 7-5 in the Shenzhen round of 32 on hard.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Niculescu M.serving62% hold

wins 55% of points on serve vs Zheng S.

Zheng S.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.Zheng S.
1st serve in·Slight edge
76%
67%
1st serve points won·Even
56%
58%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
46%
Service points won·Even
54%
54%
Return points won·Even
48%
45%
Break points saved·Even
51%
52%
Aces / match·Even
0.8
1.2
Double faults / match·Slight edge
1.6
2.3

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Niculescu M.Zheng S.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
12
19
Break points saved·Even
14
16
Break points won·Clear edge
84
71
Deciding sets·Clear edge
28
50
Tiebreaks·Even
40
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

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