Monica Niculescu vs Anna Karolina Schmiedlova — Shenzhen Round of 32

Shenzhen · WTA · Round of 32
ROU
Monica Niculescu
38 yrs · 168 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 30 December 2013
hard
SVK
Anna Karolina Schmiedlova
31 yrs · 176 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Niculescu M.
4-6 6-2 6-3
Schmiedlova A.
Niculescu M.
4662
Schmiedlova A.
6231

Monica Niculescu defeated Anna Karolina Schmiedlova 4-6 6-2 6-3 in the Shenzhen round of 32 on hard. The result followed the form book — Monica Niculescu came in leading the head-to-head 2–0, defending last year's semi-final. Monica Niculescu extended the head-to-head to 3–0.

Key context

Head to head

2–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2016-09-19SeoulR16hardMonica Niculescu6-2 6-2
2014-02-24FlorianopolisR32hardMonica Niculescu6-0 4-6 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Niculescu M.serving62% hold

wins 55% of points on serve vs Schmiedlova A.

Schmiedlova A.serving57% hold

wins 53% 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.Schmiedlova A.
1st serve in·Clear edge
76%
59%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
56%
62%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
45%
Service points won·Even
54%
55%
Return points won·Even
48%
45%
Break points saved·Even
51%
53%
Aces / match·Slight edge
0.8
1.9
Double faults / match·Dominant
1.6
3.4

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Niculescu M.Schmiedlova A.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
12
48
Break points saved·Slight edge
14
20
Break points won·Even
84
85
Deciding sets·Dominant
28
88
Tiebreaks·Dominant
40
66

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Li N.[1]
Peng S.[5]
6-47-5
Semi-finals
Li N.[1]
Beck A.
6-16-3
Peng S.[5]
King V.
DEF
Quarter-finals
Li N.[1]
Niculescu M.
7-54-66-4
Beck A.
Mayr Achleitner P.
3-66-36-1
Peng S.[5]
Cepelova J.
6-36-2
King V.
Strycova B.
6-26-4
R16
Li N.[1]
Kichenok N.
6-16-4
Niculescu M.
Chan Y.
2-66-36-0
Mayr Achleitner P.
Koukalova K.[3]
7-626-4
Peng S.[5]
Soler Espinosa S.
6-36-3
King V.
Errani S.
2-67-676-3
Cepelova J.
Friedsam A.
6-46-1
Strycova B.
Zheng J.[7]
6-07-66
Beck A.
Golubic V.
6-35-76-3
R32
Niculescu M.
Schmiedlova A.
4-66-26-3
Koukalova K.[3]
Vekic D.[3]
6-37-5
Golubic V.
Wozniak A.
4-66-06-2
Beck A.
Tomljanovic A.
6-36-4
Peng S.[5]
Liu F.[5]
6-16-3
Strycova B.
Govortsova O.
7-56-3
King V.
Martic P.
7-54-66-3
Errani S.
Zheng S.
6-03-67-63
Li N.[1]
Zvonareva V.[1]
7-56-3
Soler Espinosa S.
Tsurenko L.
6-47-64
Kichenok N.
Babos T.
6-02-0
Zheng J.[7]
Peer S.[7]
6-06-3
Mayr Achleitner P.
Ozaki R.
6-26-1
Friedsam A.
Jovanovski B.
6-17-5
Cepelova J.
Kichenok L.
4-66-36-1
Chan Y.
Zhang S.
3-66-46-2