Elena Vesnina vs Monica Niculescu — Oeiras Round of 16

Oeiras · WTA · Round of 16
RUS
Elena Vesnina
39 yrs · 176 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLWWLLL
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 29 April 2013
clay
ROU
Monica Niculescu
38 yrs · 168 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLWWWWW
Vesnina E.
6-4 6-4
Niculescu M.
Vesnina E.
662
Niculescu M.
44–

Elena Vesnina defeated Monica Niculescu 6-4 6-4 in the Oeiras round of 16 on clay. Elena Vesnina extended the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Elena Vesnina edged a tight contest from start to finish — 6–4 6–4.

Head to head

1–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2012-02-13DohaR64hardMonica Niculescu6-1 6-0
2010-09-20TashkentSFhardElena Vesnina6-3 3-6 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Vesnina E.serving57% hold

wins 53% of points on serve vs Niculescu M.

Niculescu M.serving60% hold

wins 54% of points on serve vs Vesnina E.

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
Vesnina E.Niculescu M.
1st serve in·Clear edge
63%
76%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
63%
56%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
46%
Service points won·Even
57%
54%
Return points won·Even
44%
48%
Break points saved·Slight edge
58%
51%
Aces / match·Clear edge
2.5
0.8
Double faults / match·Dominant
3.7
1.6

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Vesnina E.Niculescu M.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
55
12
Break points saved·Dominant
77
14
Break points won·Clear edge
69
84
Deciding sets·Dominant
79
28
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
29
40

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

Draw

Final
Pavlyuchenkova A.
Suarez Navarro C.
7-56-2
Semi-finals
Pavlyuchenkova A.
Oprandi R.
0-66-36-1
Suarez Navarro C.
Kanepi K.
6-46-1
Quarter-finals
Suarez Navarro C.
Puig M.
6-26-4
Oprandi R.
Kuznetsova S.
6-26-2
Pavlyuchenkova A.
Vesnina E.
6-36-737-63
Kanepi K.
Morita A.
6-46-3
R16
Oprandi R.
Peng S.
6-16-3
Kuznetsova S.
Voskoboeva G.
6-46-4
Morita A.
Radwanska U.
6-26-3
Kanepi K.
Cirstea S.
6-16-2
Suarez Navarro C.
Wickmayer Y.
6-46-3
Puig M.
Schiavone F.
6-36-2
Vesnina E.
Niculescu M.
6-46-4
Pavlyuchenkova A.
Cabeza Candela E.
6-37-64
R32
Schiavone F.
Dominguez Lino L.
6-24-66-3
Radwanska U.
Cibulkova D.
2-66-46-4
Morita A.
Robson L.
6-27-5
Kanepi K.
Mladenovic K.
6-46-3
Cirstea S.
Medina Garrigues A.
6-22-66-1
Suarez Navarro C.
Erakovic M.
6-36-0
Wickmayer Y.
Tatishvili A.
6-17-5
Peng S.
Bartoli M.
6-01-66-4
Voskoboeva G.
Arvidsson S.
6-36-4
Oprandi R.
Bertens K.
6-36-3
Kuznetsova S.
Lepchenko V.
6-726-36-2
Pavlyuchenkova A.
Peer S.
6-46-4
Cabeza Candela E.
Rezai A.
5-76-16-3
Niculescu M.
Paszek T.
6-16-3
Vesnina E.
Koehler M.
6-46-1
Puig M.
Goerges J.
7-636-2