Barbora Strycova vs Monica Niculescu — Miami Round of 128

Miami · WTA · Round of 128
CZE
Barbora Strycova
40 yrs · 164 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWLWLLLW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 17 March 2014
hard
ROU
Monica Niculescu
38 yrs · 168 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLWWWWW
Strycova B.
6-3 6-4
Niculescu M.
Strycova B.
662
Niculescu M.
340

Barbora Strycova defeated Monica Niculescu 6-3 6-4 in the Miami round of 128 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Monica Niculescu came in defending last year's round of 128. Barbora Strycova extended the head-to-head to 3–2.

Key context

Head to head

2–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2016-08-29US OpenR128hardMonica Niculescu6-3 6-7(3) 6-1
2015-06-15BirminghamR64grassBarbora Strycova6-2 3-6 6-2
2014-08-25US OpenR64hardBarbora Strycova4-6 6-4 6-2
2012-06-18's HertogenboschR32grassMonica Niculescu7-6(6) 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Strycova B.serving62% hold

wins 55% of points on serve vs Niculescu M.

Niculescu M.serving64% hold

wins 56% of points on serve vs Strycova B.

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
Strycova B.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
44%
48%
Break points saved·Even
55%
51%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.1
0.8
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.7
1.6

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Strycova B.Niculescu M.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
49
12
Break points saved·Dominant
66
14
Break points won·Clear edge
72
84
Deciding sets·Dominant
69
28
Tiebreaks·Even
39
40

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

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast
Weather
27°COvercast
Wind 27 km/hHumidity 67%

Draw

Final
Williams S.[1]
Li N.[2]
7-56-1
Semi-finals
Williams S.[1]
Sharapova M.[4]
6-46-3
Li N.[2]
Cibulkova D.[10]
7-52-66-3
Quarter-finals
Williams S.[1]
Kerber A.[5]
6-26-2
Sharapova M.[4]
Kvitova P.[8]
7-56-1
Cibulkova D.[10]
Radwanska A.[3]
3-67-656-3
Li N.[2]
Wozniacki C.[11]
7-57-5
R16
Williams S.[1]
Vandeweghe C.
6-36-1
Kerber A.[5]
Makarova K.[23]
6-41-66-3
Sharapova M.[4]
Flipkens K.[19]
3-66-46-1
Kvitova P.[8]
Ivanovic A.[12]
3-66-06-0
Cibulkova D.[10]
Williams V.[29]
6-15-76-3
Radwanska A.[3]
Svitolina E.
7-655-76-2
Wozniacki C.[11]
Lepchenko V.
6-06-1
Li N.[2]
Suarez Navarro C.[15]
6-06-2
R32
Williams S.[1]
Garcia C.
6-44-66-4
Makarova K.[23]
Errani S.[9]
6-32-66-4
Kerber A.[5]
Pironkova T.
6-06-2
Sharapova M.[4]
Safarova L.[26]
6-46-776-2
Ivanovic A.[12]
Pennetta F.[20]
6-46-3
Kvitova P.[8]
Vekic D.
6-36-4
Svitolina E.
Strycova B.
4-66-46-1
Suarez Navarro C.[15]
Kanepi K.[24]
6-26-1
Cibulkova D.[10]
Cornet A.[22]
7-666-4
Radwanska A.[3]
Vesnina E.[32]
7-56-3
Flipkens K.[19]
Lisicki S.[14]
DEF
Williams V.[29]
Dellacqua C.
6-45-76-4
Wozniacki C.[11]
Stephens S.[17]
6-16-0
Vandeweghe C.
Stosur S.[16]
5-77-57-5
Li N.[2]
Keys M.
7-636-3
Lepchenko V.
Tomljanovic A.
6-46-747-62
R64
Dellacqua C.
Cepelova J.
6-41-66-4
Williams S.[1]
Shvedova Y.
7-676-2
Stosur S.[16]
Bertens K.
6-36-2
Makarova K.[23]
Peterson R.
6-16-1
Pironkova T.
Cirstea S.[25]
6-36-3
Sharapova M.[4]
Nara K.
6-36-4
Safarova L.[26]
King V.
6-37-62
Flipkens K.[19]
Razzano V.
6-13-66-3
Ivanovic A.[12]
Davis L.
6-16-1
Pennetta F.[20]
Govortsova O.
6-36-3
Vekic D.
Kuznetsova S.[28]
7-657-5
Kvitova P.[8]
Ormaechea P.
6-36-4
Williams V.[29]
Schmiedlova A.
6-36-3
Cornet A.[22]
Petkovic A.
6-26-706-4
Strycova B.
Vinci R.[13]
6-42-67-5
Svitolina E.
Bouchard E.[18]
1-66-16-2
Vesnina E.[32]
Riske Amritraj A.
6-26-2
Radwanska A.[3]
Oprandi R.
6-06-4
Lepchenko V.
Jankovic J.[7]
6-32-67-62
Tomljanovic A.
Muguruza G.[30]
3-67-666-1
Wozniacki C.[11]
Puig M.
6-11-66-3
Suarez Navarro C.[15]
Scheepers C.
6-46-1
Keys M.
Hantuchova D.[31]
6-46-2
Garcia C.
Koukalova K.[27]
7-637-63
Kanepi K.[24]
Mchale C.
7-657-60
Li N.[2]
Kleybanova A.
DEF
Cibulkova D.[10]
Meusburger Y.
6-16-2
Errani S.[9]
Mayr Achleitner P.
6-16-4
Lisicki S.[14]
Petrova N.
3-66-46-4
Stephens S.[17]
Diyas Z.
7-56-3
Kerber A.[5]
Peng S.
6-31-67-65
Vandeweghe C.
Pavlyuchenkova A.[21]
7-677-5
R128
Peterson R.
Barthel M.
6-44-2
Tomljanovic A.
Mladenovic K.
7-646-4
Garcia C.
Wozniak A.
6-37-5
Vandeweghe C.
Erakovic M.
6-47-66
Nara K.
Beck A.
7-626-4
Davis L.
Zhang S.
6-26-3
Meusburger Y.
Dominguez Lino L.
6-36-0
Oprandi R.
Jovanovski B.
6-26-4
Lepchenko V.
Wickmayer Y.
7-56-1
Diyas Z.
Cadantu Ignatik A.
6-43-66-2
Puig M.
Rybarikova M.
6-17-67
Scheepers C.
Soler Espinosa S.
6-36-0
Mchale C.
Zheng J.
6-46-2
Keys M.
Kontaveit A.
6-36-2
King V.
Cabeza Candela E.
6-06-0
Schmiedlova A.
De Vroome I.
7-55-76-2
Kleybanova A.
Benesova I.
7-636-1
Petkovic A.
Torro Flor M.
6-36-4
Shvedova Y.
Schiavone F.
6-46-2
Bertens K.
Duval V.
7-656-1
Mayr Achleitner P.
Knapp K.
3-66-16-4
Pironkova T.
Voskoboeva G.
6-27-5
Peng S.
Pliskova K.
7-56-0
Petrova N.
Radwanska U.
7-51-66-4
Govortsova O.
Peer S.
2-66-06-3
Vekic D.
Date Krumm K.
7-626-2
Ormaechea P.
Piter K.
7-606-1
Dellacqua C.
Voegele S.
6-36-2
Svitolina E.
Mattek Sands B.
6-33-66-3
Riske Amritraj A.
Kichenok N.
1-67-56-2
Razzano V.
Watson H.
6-46-0
Strycova B.
Niculescu M.
6-36-4