Victoria Azarenka vs Monica Niculescu — Australian Open Round of 128

Australian Open · WTA · Round of 128
Victoria Azarenka
BLR
Victoria Azarenka
#449WTA
1875ELO
1839Hard ELO
36 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWWLWLW
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 14 January 2013
hard
ROU
Monica Niculescu
38 yrs · 168 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLWWWWW
Azarenka V.
6-1 6-4
Niculescu M.
Azarenka V.
662
Niculescu M.
14–

Victoria Azarenka defeated Monica Niculescu 6-1 6-4 in the Australian Open round of 128 on hard. The result followed the form book — Victoria Azarenka came in leading the head-to-head 4–0, defending the title. Victoria Azarenka extended the head-to-head to 5–0.

Key context

Head to head

4–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2011-10-17LuxembourgFhardVictoria Azarenka6-2 6-2
2010-08-30US OpenR128hardVictoria Azarenka6-0 5-7 6-1
2008-10-13ZurichR16hardVictoria Azarenka6-0 6-0
2008-05-12RomeR32clayVictoria Azarenka6-3 6-2
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Serve vs return

This season
Azarenka V.serving64% hold

wins 56% of points on serve vs Niculescu M.

Niculescu M.serving60% hold

wins 54% of points on serve vs Azarenka 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
Azarenka V.Niculescu M.
1st serve in·Clear edge
63%
76%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
66%
56%
2nd serve points won·Even
44%
46%
Service points won·Even
58%
54%
Return points won·Even
46%
48%
Break points saved·Slight edge
57%
51%
Aces / match·Clear edge
2.8
0.8
Double faults / match·Dominant
4.4
1.6

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Azarenka V.Niculescu M.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
91
12
Break points saved·Dominant
94
14
Break points won·Clear edge
99
84
Deciding sets·Dominant
96
28
Tiebreaks·Dominant
77
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
Weather
20°CPartly cloudy
Wind 16 km/hHumidity 40%

Draw

Final
Azarenka V.
Li N.
4-66-46-3
Semi-finals
Azarenka V.
Stephens S.
6-16-4
Li N.
Sharapova M.
6-26-2
Quarter-finals
Azarenka V.
Kuznetsova S.
7-56-1
Stephens S.
Williams S.
3-67-56-4
Li N.
Radwanska A.
7-56-3
Sharapova M.
Makarova K.
6-26-2
R16
Kuznetsova S.
Wozniacki C.
6-22-67-5
Azarenka V.
Vesnina E.
6-16-1
Sharapova M.
Flipkens K.
6-16-0
Makarova K.
Kerber A.
7-56-4
Stephens S.
Jovanovski B.
6-13-67-5
Li N.
Goerges J.
7-666-1
Radwanska A.
Ivanovic A.
6-26-4
Williams S.
Kirilenko M.
6-26-0
R32
Wozniacki C.
Tsurenko L.
6-46-3
Azarenka V.
Hampton J.
6-44-66-2
Stephens S.
Robson L.
7-56-3
Goerges J.
Zheng J.
6-31-67-5
Jovanovski B.
Date Krumm K.
6-27-63
Kirilenko M.
Wickmayer Y.
7-646-3
Williams S.
Morita A.
6-16-3
Kuznetsova S.
Suarez Navarro C.
6-24-66-3
Vesnina E.
Vinci R.
4-67-646-4
Sharapova M.
Williams V.
6-16-3
Makarova K.
Bartoli M.
6-746-36-4
Kerber A.
Keys M.
6-27-5
Radwanska A.
Watson H.
6-36-1
Ivanovic A.
Jankovic J.
7-56-3
Li N.
Cirstea S.
6-46-1
Flipkens K.
Savinykh V.
6-24-66-3
R64
Williams V.
Cornet A.
6-36-3
Flipkens K.
Koukalova K.
6-16-0
Makarova K.
Foretz Gacon S.
6-36-3
Keys M.
Paszek T.
6-26-1
Watson H.
Pervak K.
4-67-676-2
Goerges J.
Oprandi R.
6-36-2
Sharapova M.
Doi M.
6-06-0
Savinykh V.
Cibulkova D.
7-666-4
Bartoli M.
Dolonc V.
7-56-0
Kerber A.
Hradecka L.
6-36-1
Radwanska A.
Begu I.
6-36-3
Jankovic J.
Koehler M.
2-67-656-2
Ivanovic A.
Chan Y.
7-51-66-4
Zheng J.
Stosur S.
6-41-67-5
Cirstea S.
Pliskova K.
1-66-36-2
Li N.
Govortsova O.
6-27-5
Robson L.
Kvitova P.
2-66-311-9
Stephens S.
Mladenovic K.
6-46-3
Jovanovski B.
Safarova L.
7-57-5
Date Krumm K.
Peer S.
6-27-5
Kirilenko M.
Peng S.
7-56-2
Wickmayer Y.
Cepelova J.
7-687-5
Morita A.
Beck A.
6-26-0
Williams S.
Muguruza G.
6-26-0
Suarez Navarro C.
Putintseva Y.
1-67-656-2
Kuznetsova S.
Hsieh S.
6-26-1
Tsurenko L.
Saville D.
7-56-3
Wozniacki C.
Vekic D.
6-16-4
Vinci R.
Amanmuradova A.
6-36-2
Vesnina E.
Lepchenko V.
6-46-2
Hampton J.
Kumkhum L.
6-16-2
Azarenka V.
Daniilidou E.
6-16-0
R128
Wickmayer Y.
Gajdosova J.
6-17-5
Cibulkova D.
Barty A.
3-66-06-1
Hampton J.
Radwanska U.
6-26-4
Vinci R.
Soler Espinosa S.
6-37-5
Safarova L.
Lucic M.
7-646-4
Robson L.
Oudin M.
6-26-3
Koehler M.
Knapp K.
3-66-36-3
Radwanska A.
Bobusic B.
7-56-0
Kerber A.
Svitolina E.
6-26-4
Paszek T.
Voegele S.
4-66-47-5
Morita A.
Tatishvili A.
6-36-3
Koukalova K.
Scheepers C.
6-16-2
Beck A.
Shvedova Y.
6-26-776-3
Cepelova J.
Arn G.
6-26-2
Peng S.
Marino R.
6-36-0
Kirilenko M.
King V.
6-46-2
Date Krumm K.
Petrova N.
6-26-0
Savinykh V.
Minella M.
7-646-1
Lepchenko V.
Hercog P.
6-46-1
Vesnina E.
Garcia C.
3-66-36-1
Amanmuradova A.
Johansson M.
6-46-2
Saville D.
Davis L.
6-36-726-4
Stephens S.
Halep S.
6-16-1
Sharapova M.
Puchkova O.
6-06-0
Wozniacki C.
Lisicki S.
2-66-36-3
Hradecka L.
Bertens K.
6-27-68
Keys M.
Dellacqua C.
6-47-60
Kumkhum L.
Arvidsson S.
7-656-4
Daniilidou E.
Pliskova K.
7-55-76-4
Azarenka V.
Niculescu M.
6-16-4
Peer S.
Panova A.
6-41-66-3
Jovanovski B.
Torro Flor M.
2-66-46-3
Hsieh S.
Arruabarrena L.
7-656-2
Tsurenko L.
Pavlyuchenkova A.
7-53-67-5
Mladenovic K.
Babos T.
6-34-611-9
Kvitova P.
Schiavone F.
6-42-66-2
Li N.
Karatantcheva S.
6-16-3
Govortsova O.
Parmentier P.
2-66-36-2
Pliskova K.
Jones S.
6-36-2
Cirstea S.
Vandeweghe C.
6-46-2
Goerges J.
Dushevina V.
7-52-66-4
Oprandi R.
Pironkova T.
4-67-56-2
Zheng J.
Zhang Y.
6-13-66-4
Stosur S.
Chang K.
7-636-3
Ivanovic A.
Czink M.
6-26-1
Chan Y.
Hantuchova D.
6-11-66-1
Bartoli M.
Medina Garrigues A.
6-26-4
Jankovic J.
Larsson J.
6-26-2
Pervak K.
Barthel M.
7-52-66-4
Watson H.
Cadantu Ignatik A.
2-66-36-2
Begu I.
Rus A.
6-46-2
Cornet A.
Erakovic M.
7-56-7310-8
Williams V.
Voskoboeva G.
6-16-0
Flipkens K.
Bratchikova N.
6-46-3
Makarova K.
Larcher De Brito M.
6-27-5
Foretz Gacon S.
Giorgi C.
6-26-3
Dolonc V.
Rogowska O.
5-77-58-6
Doi M.
Martic P.
6-36-4
Vekic D.
Hlavackova A.
6-16-2
Kuznetsova S.
Dominguez Lino L.
6-26-1
Putintseva Y.
Mchale C.
6-16-706-2
Williams S.
Gallovits Hall E.
6-06-0
Suarez Navarro C.
Errani S.
6-46-4
Muguruza G.
Rybarikova M.
4-66-114-12