Monica Niculescu vs Taylor TownsendWashington Round of 32

Washington · WTA · Round of 32
38 yrs · 168 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLWWWWW
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 29 July 2013
hard
#80WTA
1826ELO
1796Hard ELO
30 yrs · 170 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLLWWLLW
Niculescu M.
6-3 6-0
Townsend T.
Niculescu M.
662
Townsend T.
30

Monica Niculescu defeated Taylor Townsend 6-3 6-0 in the Washington round of 32 on hard.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Niculescu M.serving69% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Townsend T.

Townsend T.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.Townsend T.
Serve
70
Return
54

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

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Slight edge
76%
66%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
56%
66%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
50%
Service points won·Slight edge
54%
61%
Return points won·Slight edge
48%
42%
Break points saved·Slight edge
51%
61%
Aces / match·Dominant
0.8
4.3
Double faults / match·Slight edge
1.6
2.3

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Dominant
12
73
Break points saved·Dominant
14
94
Break points won·Dominant
84
55
Deciding sets·Dominant
28
79
Tiebreaks·Dominant
40
96

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

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·
97

Townsend T.: 13 days rest · 1 match (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

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