Monica Niculescu vs Kimiko Date Krumm — Monterrey Round of 32

Monterrey · WTA · Round of 32
ROU
Monica Niculescu
38 yrs · 168 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLWWWWW
0 — 0
Sets
Retired
Monday, 1 April 2013
hard
JPN
Kimiko Date Krumm
55 yrs · 163 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLWLWLLL
Niculescu M.
6-2 2-1
Date Krumm K.
Niculescu M.
622
Date Krumm K.
21–

Monica Niculescu advanced when Kimiko Date Krumm retired 6-2 2-1 in the Monterrey round of 32. Monica Niculescu claimed a first win over Kimiko Date Krumm in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Head to head

0–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2010-08-16MontrealR64hardKimiko Date Krumm7-6(4) 4-6 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Niculescu M.serving62% hold

wins 55% of points on serve vs Date Krumm K.

Date Krumm K.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.Date Krumm K.
1st serve in·Slight edge
76%
68%
1st serve points won·Even
56%
57%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
47%
Service points won·Even
54%
54%
Return points won·Even
48%
45%
Break points saved·Even
51%
50%
Aces / match·Even
0.8
0.8
Double faults / match·Dominant
1.6
3.1

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (195 vs 64). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Niculescu M.Date Krumm K.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
12
22
Break points saved·Dominant
14
42
Break points won·Slight edge
84
74
Deciding sets·Even
28
30
Tiebreaks·Even
40
41

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

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Weather
26°CPartly cloudy
Wind 10 km/hHumidity 60%

Draw

Final
Pavlyuchenkova A.
Kerber A.
4-66-26-4
Semi-finals
Pavlyuchenkova A.
Niculescu M.
3-66-26-4
Kerber A.
Kirilenko M.
6-42-66-2
Quarter-finals
Niculescu M.
Babos T.
7-56-2
Pavlyuchenkova A.
Davis L.
6-27-5
Kerber A.
Morita A.
6-26-1
Kirilenko M.
Radwanska U.
6-16-4
R16
Davis L.
Vandeweghe C.
6-47-68
Kerber A.
Kudryavtseva A.
6-44-66-2
Morita A.
Voskoboeva G.
6-47-63
Kirilenko M.
Jaksic J.
6-04-66-1
Radwanska U.
Vekic D.
6-46-1
Niculescu M.
Wickmayer Y.
6-43-66-1
Babos T.
Ivanovic A.
7-53-66-2
Pavlyuchenkova A.
Mrdeza T.
6-16-1
R32
Voskoboeva G.
Daniilidou E.
6-33-66-3
Davis L.
Puchkova O.
6-20-0
Niculescu M.
Date Krumm K.
6-22-1
Wickmayer Y.
Savinykh V.
4-66-16-4
Kirilenko M.
Hermoso X.
7-56-1
Morita A.
Cepelova J.
6-06-1
Pavlyuchenkova A.
Bratchikova N.
6-46-0
Vandeweghe C.
Bartoli M.
4-66-36-1
Mrdeza T.
Saville D.
6-46-2
Ivanovic A.
Sirotkina M.
6-06-0
Babos T.
Sanchez A.
6-36-3
Radwanska U.
Sanchez M.
6-22-66-2
Vekic D.
Cohen J.
6-06-4
Jaksic J.
Dushevina V.
4-67-647-62
Kudryavtseva A.
Birnerova E.
6-46-3
Kerber A.
Crawford S.
6-36-3