Monica Niculescu vs Sabine Lisicki — Australian Open Round of 64

Australian Open · WTA · Round of 64
ROU
Monica Niculescu
38 yrs · 168 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLWWWWW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 13 January 2014
hard
GER15
Sabine Lisicki
36 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLLLLWW
Niculescu M.
2-6 6-2 6-2
Lisicki S.
Niculescu M.
2662
Lisicki S.
6221

Monica Niculescu defeated Sabine Lisicki 2-6 6-2 6-2 in the Australian Open round of 64 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Sabine Lisicki came in leading the head-to-head 3–2, defending last year's round of 128. Monica Niculescu narrowed the head-to-head to 3–3.

Key context

Head to head

2–3
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2018-01-29TaipeiQFhardSabine Lisicki4-6 6-4 6-4
2016-02-22DohaR64hardMonica Niculescu6-2 6-2
2015-02-16DubaiR64hardSabine Lisicki6-3 6-4
2014-09-08Hong KongR32hardSabine Lisicki3-6 7-6(3) 6-1
2010-08-09CincinnatiR64hardMonica Niculescu6-3 6-0

Serve vs return

This season
Niculescu M.serving67% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Lisicki S.

Lisicki S.serving64% hold

wins 56% 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.Lisicki S.
1st serve in·Clear edge
76%
56%
1st serve points won·Clear edge
56%
68%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
44%
Service points won·Even
54%
58%
Return points won·Slight edge
48%
43%
Break points saved·Even
51%
55%
Aces / match·Dominant
0.8
5.7
Double faults / match·Dominant
1.6
6.0

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Niculescu M.Lisicki S.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
12
18
Break points saved·Dominant
14
68
Break points won·Dominant
84
36
Deciding sets·Clear edge
28
14
Tiebreaks·Dominant
40
65

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
31°CClear
Wind 4 km/hHumidity 37%

Draw

Final
Li N.[4]
Cibulkova D.[20]
7-636-0
Semi-finals
Li N.[4]
Bouchard E.[30]
6-26-4
Cibulkova D.[20]
Radwanska A.[5]
6-16-2
Quarter-finals
Bouchard E.[30]
Ivanovic A.[14]
5-77-56-2
Li N.[4]
Pennetta F.[28]
6-26-2
Cibulkova D.[20]
Halep S.[11]
6-36-0
Radwanska A.[5]
Azarenka V.[2]
6-15-76-0
R16
Ivanovic A.[14]
Williams S.[1]
4-66-36-3
Bouchard E.[30]
Dellacqua C.
6-756-26-0
Li N.[4]
Makarova K.[22]
6-26-0
Pennetta F.[28]
Kerber A.[9]
6-14-67-5
Halep S.[11]
Jankovic J.[8]
6-42-66-0
Cibulkova D.[20]
Sharapova M.[3]
3-66-46-1
Radwanska A.[5]
Muguruza G.
6-16-3
Azarenka V.[2]
Stephens S.[13]
6-36-2
R32
Sharapova M.[3]
Cornet A.[25]
6-17-66
Ivanovic A.[14]
Stosur S.[17]
6-786-46-2
Dellacqua C.
Zheng J.
6-26-4
Bouchard E.[30]
Davis L.
6-26-2
Li N.[4]
Safarova L.[26]
1-67-626-3
Kerber A.[9]
Riske Amritraj A.
6-36-4
Pennetta F.[28]
Barthel M.
6-17-5
Jankovic J.[8]
Nara K.
6-47-5
Radwanska A.[5]
Pavlyuchenkova A.[29]
5-76-26-2
Azarenka V.[2]
Meusburger Y.
6-16-0
Cibulkova D.[20]
Suarez Navarro C.[16]
6-16-0
Stephens S.[13]
Svitolina E.
7-56-4
Makarova K.[22]
Niculescu M.
6-46-4
Halep S.[11]
Diyas Z.
6-16-4
Muguruza G.
Wozniacki C.[10]
4-67-56-3
Williams S.[1]
Hantuchova D.[31]
6-36-3
R64
Kerber A.[9]
Kudryavtseva A.
6-46-2
Bouchard E.[30]
Razzano V.
6-27-610
Safarova L.[26]
Hradecka L.
6-746-36-0
Niculescu M.
Lisicki S.[15]
2-66-26-2
Riske Amritraj A.
Wickmayer Y.
6-16-1
Pennetta F.[28]
Puig M.
6-36-4
Barthel M.
Kumkhum L.
4-66-36-4
Nara K.
Rybarikova M.[32]
6-46-3
Diyas Z.
Erakovic M.
6-46-0
Suarez Navarro C.[16]
Voskoboeva G.
7-623-68-6
Cibulkova D.[20]
Voegele S.
6-06-1
Sharapova M.[3]
Knapp K.
6-34-610-8
Pavlyuchenkova A.[29]
Minella M.
6-26-2
Svitolina E.
Rogowska O.
6-47-5
Azarenka V.[2]
Strycova B.
6-16-4
Muguruza G.
Schmiedlova A.
6-36-3
Cornet A.[25]
Giorgi C.
6-34-66-4
Radwanska A.[5]
Govortsova O.
6-07-5
Halep S.[11]
Lepchenko V.
4-66-06-1
Davis L.
Goerges J.
7-52-66-4
Jankovic J.[8]
Morita A.
6-26-0
Meusburger Y.
Jovanovski B.[33]
3-66-36-2
Makarova K.[22]
Falconi I.
6-27-5
Wozniacki C.[10]
Mchale C.
6-01-66-2
Zheng J.
Keys M.
7-651-67-5
Stephens S.[13]
Tomljanovic A.
3-66-27-5
Williams S.[1]
Dolonc V.
6-16-2
Hantuchova D.[31]
Pliskova K.
6-33-612-10
Stosur S.[17]
Pironkova T.
6-26-0
Ivanovic A.[14]
Beck A.
6-16-2
Dellacqua C.
Flipkens K.[18]
6-36-0
Li N.[4]
Bencic B.
6-07-65
R128
Cornet A.[25]
Hercog P.
1-0
Dellacqua C.
Zvonareva V.
6-26-2
Hantuchova D.[31]
Watson H.
7-53-66-3
Stosur S.[17]
Koukalova K.
6-36-4
Flipkens K.[18]
Robson L.
6-36-0
Bouchard E.[30]
Tang H.
7-56-1
Davis L.
Vickery S.
6-36-3
Goerges J.
Errani S.[7]
6-36-2
Li N.[4]
Konjuh A.
6-26-0
Makarova K.[22]
Williams V.
2-66-46-4
Niculescu M.
Peer S.
6-46-1
Lisicki S.[15]
Lucic M.
6-26-1
Kerber A.[9]
Gajdosova J.
6-30-66-2
Kudryavtseva A.
Garcia C.
6-27-67
Wickmayer Y.
Pfizenmaier D.
7-656-3
Riske Amritraj A.
Vesnina E.[23]
6-26-2
Pennetta F.[28]
Cadantu Ignatik A.
6-06-2
Kumkhum L.
Kvitova P.[6]
6-21-66-4
Morita A.
Kichenok N.
6-27-65
Nara K.
Peng S.
7-54-66-3
Rybarikova M.[32]
Petkovic A.
6-26-3
Lepchenko V.
Tsurenko L.
2-66-36-4
Voskoboeva G.
Begu I.
7-54-67-5
Cibulkova D.[20]
Schiavone F.
6-36-4
Govortsova O.
Duan Y.
6-07-66
Minella M.
Witthoeft C.
6-16-4
Pavlyuchenkova A.[29]
Pereira T.
7-676-4
Muguruza G.
Kanepi K.[24]
6-22-66-2
Schmiedlova A.
Babos T.
4-66-47-5
Mchale C.
Chan Y.
7-56-4
Wozniacki C.[10]
Dominguez Lino L.
6-06-2
Tomljanovic A.
Majeric T.
3-67-616-4
Rogowska O.
Duque Marino M.
6-36-3
Jovanovski B.[33]
Cepelova J.
6-716-16-3
Meusburger Y.
Scheepers C.
7-636-4
Strycova B.
Hsieh S.
6-14-66-1
Azarenka V.[2]
Larsson J.
7-626-2
Jankovic J.[8]
Doi M.
6-16-2
Erakovic M.
Cirstea S.[21]
6-47-66
Keys M.
Mayr Achleitner P.
6-26-789-7
Giorgi C.
Hunter S.
4-66-16-4
Sharapova M.[3]
Mattek Sands B.
6-36-4
Stephens S.[13]
Shvedova Y.
7-616-3
Pliskova K.
Parmentier P.
6-06-1
Razzano V.
Van Uytvanck A.
7-637-63
Puig M.
Tatishvili A.
6-26-4
Falconi I.
Medina Garrigues A.
6-36-1
Safarova L.[26]
Glushko J.
7-53-66-1
Dolonc V.
Arruabarrena L.
2-66-26-4
Diyas Z.
Siniakova K.
6-26-4
Williams S.[1]
Barty A.
6-26-1
Zheng J.
Vinci R.[12]
6-46-3
Svitolina E.
Kuznetsova S.[19]
6-36-3
Voegele S.
Mladenovic K.
7-57-5
Pironkova T.
Soler Espinosa S.
6-36-2
Beck A.
Martic P.
6-06-0
Ivanovic A.[14]
Bertens K.
6-46-4
Bencic B.
Date Krumm K.
6-44-66-3
Hradecka L.
Vekic D.
6-36-1
Barthel M.
Zhang S.
7-646-3
Halep S.[11]
Piter K.
6-06-1
Suarez Navarro C.[16]
King V.
6-36-2
Knapp K.
Ormaechea P.
6-46-2
Radwanska A.[5]
Putintseva Y.
6-05-76-2