Monica Niculescu vs Danka Kovinic — Florianopolis Round of 16

Florianopolis · WTA · Round of 16
ROU
Monica Niculescu
38 yrs · 168 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLWWWWW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 24 February 2014
hard
Danka Kovinic
MNE
Danka Kovinic
#1096WTA
31 yrs · 169 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLWLLL
Niculescu M.
6-3 6-1
Kovinic D.
Niculescu M.
662
Kovinic D.
310

Monica Niculescu defeated Danka Kovinic 6-3 6-1 in the Florianopolis round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Danka Kovinic came in leading the head-to-head 1–0. Monica Niculescu claimed a first win over Danka Kovinic in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2015-04-27PragueR32clayDanka Kovinic6-2 2-6 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Niculescu M.serving64% hold

wins 56% of points on serve vs Kovinic D.

Kovinic D.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.Kovinic D.
1st serve in·Clear edge
76%
56%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
56%
64%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
44%
Service points won·Even
54%
55%
Return points won·Even
48%
44%
Break points saved·Even
51%
54%
Aces / match·Clear edge
0.8
2.8
Double faults / match·Dominant
1.6
4.7

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Niculescu M.Kovinic D.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
12
33
Break points saved·Clear edge
14
28
Break points won·Slight edge
84
74
Deciding sets·Dominant
28
88
Tiebreaks·Dominant
40
2

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Koukalova K.[3]
Muguruza G.
4-67-56-0
Semi-finals
Koukalova K.[3]
Suarez Navarro C.[1]
6-33-66-2
Muguruza G.
Shvedova Y.
6-26-3
Quarter-finals
Suarez Navarro C.[1]
Niculescu M.
4-66-04-1
Shvedova Y.
Cadantu Ignatik A.[6]
6-36-3
Koukalova K.[3]
Dulgheru A.
6-35-2
Muguruza G.
Van Uytvanck A.
6-26-716-3
R16
Suarez Navarro C.[1]
Bertens K.
6-37-62
Niculescu M.
Kovinic D.
6-36-1
Shvedova Y.
Strycova B.
6-27-5
Van Uytvanck A.
Ormaechea P.[8]
6-26-2
Muguruza G.
Scheepers C.
6-26-1
Dulgheru A.
Pereira T.
7-56-2
Koukalova K.[3]
Lim A.
6-36-3
Cadantu Ignatik A.[6]
Pfizenmaier D.
6-26-3
R32
Shvedova Y.
Soler Espinosa S.
7-617-61
Suarez Navarro C.[1]
Babos T.[1]
6-26-2
Bertens K.
Karatantcheva S.
6-41-66-2
Kovinic D.
Goncalves P.
6-36-1
Koukalova K.[3]
Vekic D.[3]
6-36-3
Lim A.
Larsson J.
7-652-66-4
Dulgheru A.
Duque Marino M.
6-17-65
Pereira T.
Torro Flor M.
6-46-3
Pfizenmaier D.
Mayr Achleitner P.
6-43-67-5
Strycova B.
Schiavone F.
6-41-67-5
Ormaechea P.[8]
Haddad Maia B.[8]
6-16-2
Van Uytvanck A.
Hsieh S.
6-36-2
Scheepers C.
Glushko J.
4-66-06-3
Muguruza G.
King V.
6-23-67-5
Niculescu M.
Schmiedlova A.
6-04-66-2
Cadantu Ignatik A.[6]
Ce G.[6]
6-16-3