Monica Niculescu vs Annika BeckBeijing Round of 64

Beijing · WTA · Round of 64
38 yrs · 168 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Sets
Monday, 30 September 2013
hard
32 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Niculescu M.
7-6 6-4
Beck A.
Niculescu M.
7762
Beck A.
644

Monica Niculescu defeated Annika Beck 7-6 6-4 in the Beijing round of 64 on hard. The result followed the form book — Monica Niculescu came in defending last year's round of 32.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Niculescu M.serving57% hold

wins 53% of points on serve vs Beck A.

Beck A.serving50% hold

wins 50% 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
1st serve in·Even
76%
73%
1st serve points won·Even
56%
57%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
46%
41%
Service points won·Even
54%
52%
Return points won·Even
48%
47%
Break points saved·Even
51%
50%
Aces / match·Even
0.8
0.7
Double faults / match·Dominant
1.6
3.3

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Even
12
11
Break points saved·Even
14
13
Break points won·Even
84
82
Deciding sets·Slight edge
28
34
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
40
27

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast
Weather
23°COvercast
Wind 11 km/hHumidity 60%

Draw