Angelique Kerber vs Monica Niculescu — Linz Round of 32

Linz · WTA · Round of 32
GER
Angelique Kerber
38 yrs · 173 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLLLLLW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 7 October 2013
hard
ROU
Monica Niculescu
38 yrs · 168 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLWWWWW
Kerber A.
0-6 6-1 6-2
Niculescu M.
Kerber A.
0662
Niculescu M.
6121

Angelique Kerber defeated Monica Niculescu 0-6 6-1 6-2 in the Linz round of 32 on hard. The result followed the form book — Angelique Kerber came in leading the head-to-head 2–0. Angelique Kerber extended the head-to-head to 3–0.

Key context

Head to head

2–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2012-02-06ParisR16carpetAngelique Kerber6-3 4-6 6-3
2011-08-29US OpenR16hardAngelique Kerber6-4 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Kerber A.serving62% hold

wins 55% of points on serve vs Niculescu M.

Niculescu M.serving62% hold

wins 55% of points on serve vs Kerber 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
Kerber A.Niculescu M.
1st serve in·Slight edge
65%
76%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
62%
56%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
46%
Service points won·Even
57%
54%
Return points won·Even
45%
48%
Break points saved·Slight edge
57%
51%
Aces / match·Even
1.4
0.8
Double faults / match·Dominant
3.3
1.6

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (198 vs 195). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Kerber A.Niculescu M.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
87
12
Break points saved·Dominant
91
14
Break points won·Slight edge
95
84
Deciding sets·Dominant
86
28
Tiebreaks·Dominant
90
40

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast
Weather
13°CPartly cloudy
Wind 13 km/hHumidity 78%

Draw

Final
Kerber A.
Ivanovic A.
6-47-66
Semi-finals
Ivanovic A.
Voegele S.
6-46-4
Kerber A.
Suarez Navarro C.
6-26-0
Quarter-finals
Kerber A.
Mayr Achleitner P.
6-36-1
Voegele S.
Stephens S.
6-736-47-5
Ivanovic A.
Cibulkova D.
6-26-4
Suarez Navarro C.
Flipkens K.
6-16-3
R16
Voegele S.
Knapp K.
4-66-27-5
Kerber A.
Cadantu Ignatik A.
6-16-0
Cibulkova D.
Piter K.
6-06-1
Ivanovic A.
Schiavone F.
6-37-5
Stephens S.
Petkovic A.
7-614-66-3
Flipkens K.
Giorgi C.
6-26-1
Suarez Navarro C.
Svitolina E.
6-16-4
Mayr Achleitner P.
Zanevska M.
6-16-716-4
R32
Mayr Achleitner P.
Cirstea S.
1-66-36-4
Voegele S.
Koukalova K.
5-77-56-0
Knapp K.
Hantuchova D.
6-27-66
Ivanovic A.
Wickmayer Y.
6-26-4
Giorgi C.
Goerges J.
6-26-3
Zanevska M.
Krunic A.
7-52-66-2
Petkovic A.
Meusburger Y.
6-37-5
Piter K.
Begu I.
6-24-66-3
Cibulkova D.
Beck A.
3-66-26-1
Flipkens K.
Vekic D.
2-66-26-2
Svitolina E.
Barthel M.
6-27-5
Suarez Navarro C.
Pliskova K.
6-26-3
Schiavone F.
Pliskova K.
7-56-2
Stephens S.
Rybarikova M.
6-36-1
Kerber A.
Niculescu M.
0-66-16-2
Cadantu Ignatik A.
Klaffner M.
7-646-2