Monica Niculescu vs Madison Keys — Washington Round of 16

Washington · WTA · Round of 16
ROU
Monica Niculescu
38 yrs · 168 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLWWWWW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 29 July 2013
hard
Madison Keys
USA
Madison Keys
#23WTA
1987ELO
1920Hard ELO
$1.1MYTD
$24MCAREER
31 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWWWWWWL
Niculescu M.
6-1 2-6 7-6
Keys M.
Niculescu M.
62782
Keys M.
16661

Monica Niculescu defeated Madison Keys 6-1 2-6 7-6 in the Washington round of 16 on hard.

Key context

  • Match story: Monica Niculescu came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 6–1 2–6 7–6.

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Niculescu M.serving64% hold

wins 56% of points on serve vs Keys M.

Keys M.serving71% hold

wins 59% 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

Serve & return on hard

Niculescu M.Keys M.
—
Serve
36
—
Return
29

Per-surface Serve / Return Rating (0–100, percentile within the hard field, opponent-adjusted over 52 weeks). About

Statistics

This season
Niculescu M.Keys M.
1st serve in·Slight edge
76%
66%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
56%
67%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
47%
Service points won·Slight edge
54%
61%
Return points won·Even
48%
44%
Break points saved·Slight edge
51%
59%
Aces / match·Dominant
0.8
4.1
Double faults / match·Clear edge
1.6
2.8

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Niculescu M.Keys M.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
12
94
Break points saved·Dominant
14
96
Break points won·Slight edge
84
90
Deciding sets·Dominant
28
97
Tiebreaks·Dominant
40
96

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

Freshness

Recent load
Niculescu M.Keys M.
Freshness·
—
84

Keys M.: 7 days rest · 1 match, 23 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Weather
26°CClear
Wind 3 km/hHumidity 41%

Draw

Final
Rybarikova M.
Petkovic A.
6-47-62
Semi-finals
Petkovic A.
Cornet A.
7-56-3
Rybarikova M.
Makarova K.
6-26-0
Quarter-finals
Makarova K.
Niculescu M.
1-0
Petkovic A.
Ormaechea P.
4-66-16-3
Rybarikova M.
Kerber A.
7-603-66-3
Cornet A.
Cirstea S.
7-656-2
R16
Ormaechea P.
Puchkova O.
3-66-34-1
Kerber A.
Oudin M.
7-56-0
Rybarikova M.
Cepelova J.
7-55-77-5
Makarova K.
Garcia C.
6-26-0
Niculescu M.
Keys M.
6-12-67-66
Cirstea S.
Riske Amritraj A.
3-66-26-3
Petkovic A.
Barthel M.
6-26-2
Cornet A.
Watson H.
6-46-4
R32
Cirstea S.
Tsurenko L.
7-51-1
Keys M.
Larcher De Brito M.
7-56-3
Niculescu M.
Townsend T.
6-36-0
Kerber A.
Falconi I.
6-26-3
Garcia C.
Tatishvili A.
0-67-656-4
Ormaechea P.
Capra B.
6-16-1
Rybarikova M.
Mchale C.
2-66-46-2
Cepelova J.
Bertens K.
6-40-66-3
Oudin M.
Rodionova A.
7-56-3
Petkovic A.
Pegula J.
6-27-5
Puchkova O.
Stephens S.
7-56-3
Barthel M.
Voegele S.
6-26-2
Makarova K.
Bouchard E.
6-46-2
Cornet A.
Wickmayer Y.
6-16-3
Watson H.
Mueller A.
6-756-46-3
Riske Amritraj A.
King V.
6-37-5