Monica Niculescu vs Alexandra Cadantu Ignatik — Luxembourg Round of 32

Luxembourg · WTA · Round of 32
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Monica Niculescu
38 yrs · 168 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 14 October 2013
hard
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Alexandra Cadantu Ignatik
36 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Niculescu M.
7-5 6-4
Cadantu Ignatik A.
Niculescu M.
762
Cadantu Ignatik A.
54–

Monica Niculescu defeated Alexandra Cadantu Ignatik 7-5 6-4 in the Luxembourg round of 32 on hard. The result followed the form book — Monica Niculescu came in defending last year's final.

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 Cadantu Ignatik A.

Cadantu Ignatik A.serving47% hold

wins 49% 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
Niculescu M.Cadantu Ignatik A.
1st serve in·Slight edge
76%
69%
1st serve points won·Even
56%
56%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
46%
41%
Service points won·Even
54%
51%
Return points won·Even
48%
47%
Break points saved·Even
51%
49%
Aces / match·Even
0.8
0.7
Double faults / match·Dominant
1.6
5.0

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (195 vs 142). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Niculescu M.Cadantu Ignatik A.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
12
20
Break points saved·Slight edge
14
5
Break points won·Even
84
80
Deciding sets·Dominant
28
55
Tiebreaks·
40
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Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Wozniacki C.
Beck A.
6-26-2
Semi-finals
Beck A.
Voegele S.
7-51-0
Wozniacki C.
Lisicki S.
6-46-4
Quarter-finals
Beck A.
Piter K.
6-36-737-65
Wozniacki C.
Jovanovski B.
6-33-66-3
Voegele S.
Stephens S.
6-33-66-2
Lisicki S.
Knapp K.
7-54-66-0
R16
Knapp K.
Petkovic A.
7-57-5
Piter K.
Wickmayer Y.
3-66-16-4
Voegele S.
Pliskova K.
6-13-66-3
Wozniacki C.
Niculescu M.
6-36-2
Stephens S.
Meusburger Y.
7-56-4
Jovanovski B.
Hsieh S.
6-16-4
Lisicki S.
Smitkova T.
6-46-0
Beck A.
Safarova L.
6-24-66-4
R32
Jovanovski B.
Schiavone F.
6-46-3
Lisicki S.
Vekic D.
2-66-36-0
Wozniacki C.
Minella M.
6-37-62
Niculescu M.
Cadantu Ignatik A.
7-56-4
Hsieh S.
Kucova K.
4-67-626-3
Safarova L.
Peng S.
7-56-4
Petkovic A.
Bouchard E.
2-67-56-1
Stephens S.
Bacsinszky T.
6-36-3
Pliskova K.
Dominguez Lino L.
5-77-56-1
Knapp K.
Karatantcheva S.
4-66-36-3
Smitkova T.
Mladenovic K.
7-56-1
Voegele S.
Barthel M.
1-66-47-63
Piter K.
Flipkens K.
6-46-2
Wickmayer Y.
Watson H.
6-05-76-2
Beck A.
Pironkova T.
6-26-2
Meusburger Y.
Begu I.
6-46-2