Monica Niculescu vs Shuai Peng — Hobart Round of 16
Hobart · WTA · Round of 16
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 7 January 2013
hard
Niculescu M.3-6 6-4 6-4
Peng S.
Niculescu M.
3662
Peng S.
6441
Monica Niculescu defeated Shuai Peng 3-6 6-4 6-4 in the Hobart round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Shuai Peng came in leading the head-to-head 3–2, but Monica Niculescu had been the form player, winning 4 of their last 7 on hard. Monica Niculescu narrowed the head-to-head to 3–3.
Key context
- Match story: Monica Niculescu dropped the opening set before beating Shuai Peng 3–6 6–4 6–4.
Head to head
2–3| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-10-02 | Beijing | R32 | hard | Shuai Peng | 6-3 6-2 |
| 2016-03-21 | Miami | R64 | hard | Monica Niculescu | 6-1 3-6 6-0 |
| 2013-05-13 | Rome | R64 | clay | Shuai Peng | 4-6 6-3 6-2 |
| 2009-02-16 | Dubai | R64 | hard | Monica Niculescu | 3-6 7-5 6-2 |
| 2008-09-29 | Tashkent | QF | hard | Shuai Peng | 6-7(6) 6-2 6-4 |
Serve vs return
This seasonBaseline 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 season1st serve in·Clear edge
76%
64%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
56%
63%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
47%
Service points won·Even
54%
57%
Return points won·Even
48%
44%
Break points saved·Slight edge
51%
56%
Aces / match·Slight edge
0.8
2.2
Double faults / match·Slight edge
1.6
2.2
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (195 vs 198). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Dominant
12
37
Break points saved·Dominant
14
52
Break points won·Slight edge
84
74
Deciding sets·Clear edge
28
41
Tiebreaks·Dominant
40
67
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
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