Monica Niculescu vs Mandy Minella — Hobart Round of 32

Hobart · WTA · Round of 32
ROU
Monica Niculescu
38 yrs · 168 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLWWWWW
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 7 January 2013
hard
LUX
Mandy Minella
40 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLWLWWLW
Niculescu M.
6-4 6-3
Minella M.
Niculescu M.
662
Minella M.
43–

Monica Niculescu defeated Mandy Minella 6-4 6-3 in the Hobart round of 32 on hard. The result followed the form book — Monica Niculescu came in defending last year's round of 32.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Niculescu M.serving67% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Minella M.

Minella M.serving60% hold

wins 54% 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.Minella M.
1st serve in·Clear edge
76%
64%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
56%
61%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
46%
Service points won·Even
54%
56%
Return points won·Slight edge
48%
43%
Break points saved·Even
51%
51%
Aces / match·Clear edge
0.8
2.5
Double faults / match·Even
1.6
1.9

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Niculescu M.Minella M.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
12
3
Break points saved·Slight edge
14
6
Break points won·Clear edge
84
72
Deciding sets·Even
28
29
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
40
35

Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast
Weather
27°COvercast
Wind 5 km/hHumidity 41%

Draw

Final
Vesnina E.
Barthel M.
6-36-4
Semi-finals
Vesnina E.
Stephens S.
6-26-2
Barthel M.
Flipkens K.
6-46-4
Quarter-finals
Vesnina E.
Gajdosova J.
6-36-2
Stephens S.
Davis L.
6-34-67-5
Flipkens K.
Niculescu M.
2-66-46-0
Barthel M.
Pironkova T.
6-36-3
R16
Pironkova T.
Koukalova K.
3-66-46-2
Flipkens K.
Jovanovski B.
6-36-2
Niculescu M.
Peng S.
3-66-46-4
Gajdosova J.
Govortsova O.
6-36-1
Davis L.
Cirstea S.
6-16-3
Stephens S.
Halep S.
6-46-0
Vesnina E.
Shvedova Y.
4-66-26-1
Barthel M.
Scheepers C.
7-637-5
R32
Halep S.
Arruabarrena L.
6-36-2
Niculescu M.
Minella M.
6-46-3
Peng S.
Hsieh S.
6-26-747-64
Flipkens K.
Schiavone F.
2-66-37-63
Koukalova K.
Babos T.
6-46-3
Scheepers C.
Cornet A.
6-16-2
Pironkova T.
Begu I.
6-36-4
Davis L.
Bobusic B.
1-66-27-65
Jovanovski B.
Torro Flor M.
6-07-67
Stephens S.
Robson L.
6-47-64
Shvedova Y.
Dominguez Lino L.
6-46-1
Vesnina E.
Soler Espinosa S.
6-26-4
Gajdosova J.
Oprandi R.
6-47-5
Govortsova O.
Suarez Navarro C.
6-26-1
Barthel M.
Barty A.
2-66-06-1
Cirstea S.
Bratchikova N.
3-67-56-2