Anna Tatishvili vs Monica Niculescu — Strasbourg Round of 16

Strasbourg · WTA · Round of 16
GEO
Anna Tatishvili
36 yrs · 171 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 20 May 2013
clay
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Monica Niculescu
38 yrs · 168 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Tatishvili A.
4-6 6-3 6-2
Niculescu M.
Tatishvili A.
4662
Niculescu M.
6321

Anna Tatishvili defeated Monica Niculescu 4-6 6-3 6-2 in the Strasbourg round of 16 on clay. The result followed the form book — Anna Tatishvili came in defending last year's round of 32.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Tatishvili A.serving45% hold

wins 48% of points on serve vs Niculescu M.

Niculescu M.serving62% hold

wins 55% of points on serve vs Tatishvili A.

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
Tatishvili A.Niculescu M.
1st serve in·Clear edge
64%
76%
1st serve points won·Even
57%
56%
2nd serve points won·Even
42%
46%
Service points won·Even
52%
54%
Return points won·Slight edge
43%
48%
Break points saved·Even
50%
51%
Aces / match·Even
1.3
0.8
Double faults / match·Dominant
4.6
1.6

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (74 vs 195). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Tatishvili A.Niculescu M.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
0
12
Break points saved·Slight edge
25
14
Break points won·Dominant
43
84
Deciding sets·Even
24
28
Tiebreaks·Even
37
40

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

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Cornet A.
Hradecka L.
7-646-0
Semi-finals
Cornet A.
Bouchard E.
7-56-756-3
Hradecka L.
Pennetta F.
1-66-36-1
Quarter-finals
Pennetta F.
Doi M.
7-56-3
Bouchard E.
Tatishvili A.
6-36-2
Cornet A.
Scheepers C.
6-36-1
Hradecka L.
Larsson J.
7-56-3
R16
Cornet A.
Linette M.
6-36-4
Tatishvili A.
Niculescu M.
4-66-36-2
Doi M.
Hsieh S.
6-44-67-63
Bouchard E.
Giorgi C.
6-36-0
Scheepers C.
Rogers S.
2-66-36-4
Pennetta F.
Torro Flor M.
6-26-3
Hradecka L.
Davis L.
6-26-2
Larsson J.
Razzano V.
6-36-3
R32
Razzano V.
Paszek T.
6-16-4
Larsson J.
Cetkovska P.
6-22-66-3
Hradecka L.
Muguruza G.
6-46-3
Tatishvili A.
Garcia C.
6-747-56-4
Niculescu M.
Erakovic M.
6-776-37-65
Cornet A.
Johansson M.
6-36-2
Giorgi C.
Bartoli M.
6-36-2
Linette M.
Puchkova O.
6-47-62
Bouchard E.
Soler Espinosa S.
6-36-3
Rogers S.
Domachowska M.
6-27-5
Scheepers C.
Feuerstein C.
7-56-4
Torro Flor M.
Hantuchova D.
6-34-67-64
Pennetta F.
Svitolina E.
6-46-2
Doi M.
Pliskova K.
7-56-2
Hsieh S.
Beck A.
6-767-56-1
Davis L.
Mchale C.
7-56-3