Monica Niculescu vs Kaia Kanepi — Roland Garros Round of 128

Roland Garros · WTA · Round of 128
ROU
Monica Niculescu
38 yrs · 168 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLWWWWW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 26 May 2014
clay
EST25
Kaia Kanepi
41 yrs · 181 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLWLWLW
Niculescu M.
5-7 6-3 6-1
Kanepi K.
Niculescu M.
5662
Kanepi K.
7311

Monica Niculescu defeated Kaia Kanepi 5-7 6-3 6-1 in the Roland Garros round of 128 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Kaia Kanepi came in leading the head-to-head 1–0, defending last year's round of 64. Monica Niculescu claimed a first win over Kaia Kanepi in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2008-08-25US OpenR128hardKaia Kanepi6-0 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Niculescu M.serving60% hold

wins 54% of points on serve vs Kanepi K.

Kanepi K.serving60% hold

wins 54% 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.Kanepi K.
1st serve in·Clear edge
76%
57%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
56%
67%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
47%
Service points won·Even
54%
58%
Return points won·Even
48%
44%
Break points saved·Even
51%
55%
Aces / match·Clear edge
0.8
3.6
Double faults / match·Dominant
1.6
4.0

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (195 vs 199). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Niculescu M.Kanepi K.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
12
39
Break points saved·Dominant
14
69
Break points won·Clear edge
84
70
Deciding sets·Dominant
28
57
Tiebreaks·Dominant
40
15

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

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast
Weather
15°CDrizzle
Wind 2 km/hHumidity 88%

Draw

Final
Sharapova M.[7]
Halep S.[4]
6-46-756-4
Semi-finals
Sharapova M.[7]
Bouchard E.[18]
4-67-56-2
Halep S.[4]
Petkovic A.[28]
6-27-64
Quarter-finals
Sharapova M.[7]
Muguruza G.
1-67-56-1
Halep S.[4]
Kuznetsova S.[27]
6-26-2
Petkovic A.[28]
Errani S.[10]
6-26-2
Bouchard E.[18]
Suarez Navarro C.[14]
7-642-67-5
R16
Sharapova M.[7]
Stosur S.[19]
3-66-46-0
Suarez Navarro C.[14]
Tomljanovic A.
6-36-3
Bouchard E.[18]
Kerber A.[8]
6-16-2
Kuznetsova S.[27]
Safarova L.[23]
6-36-4
Errani S.[10]
Jankovic J.[6]
7-656-2
Petkovic A.[28]
Bertens K.
1-66-27-5
Muguruza G.
Parmentier P.
6-46-2
Halep S.[4]
Stephens S.
6-46-3
R32
Muguruza G.
Schmiedlova A.
6-26-4
Sharapova M.[7]
Ormaechea P.
6-06-0
Tomljanovic A.
Radwanska A.[3]
6-46-4
Suarez Navarro C.[14]
Townsend T.
6-26-2
Bouchard E.[18]
Larsson J.
7-56-4
Kerber A.[8]
Hantuchova D.[31]
7-56-3
Kuznetsova S.[27]
Kvitova P.[5]
6-736-19-7
Halep S.[4]
Torro Flor M.
6-36-0
Stephens S.
Makarova K.[22]
6-36-4
Errani S.[10]
Glushko J.
6-06-1
Bertens K.
Soler Espinosa S.
6-26-1
Petkovic A.[28]
Mladenovic K.
6-44-66-4
Parmentier P.
Barthel M.
1-66-17-5
Stosur S.[19]
Cibulkova D.[9]
6-46-4
Safarova L.[23]
Ivanovic A.[11]
6-36-3
Jankovic J.[6]
Cirstea S.[18]
6-16-2
R64
Bertens K.
Pavlyuchenkova A.[24]
5-76-43-0
Muguruza G.
Williams S.[1]
6-26-2
Schmiedlova A.
Williams V.[29]
2-66-36-4
Parmentier P.
Shvedova Y.
1-66-36-3
Cibulkova D.[9]
Paszek T.
6-36-4
Stosur S.[19]
Meusburger Y.
6-16-3
Ormaechea P.
Niculescu M.
2-67-56-2
Sharapova M.[7]
Pironkova T.
7-56-2
Suarez Navarro C.[14]
Bacsinszky T.
7-51-66-4
Larsson J.
Pennetta F.[12]
5-76-46-2
Bouchard E.[18]
Goerges J.
2-66-26-1
Hantuchova D.[31]
Feuerstein C.
6-16-4
Kerber A.[8]
Lepchenko V.
6-27-5
Kvitova P.[5]
Erakovic M.
6-46-4
Kuznetsova S.[27]
Giorgi C.
7-656-3
Safarova L.[23]
Dellacqua C.
6-15-76-3
Makarova K.[22]
Vandeweghe C.
6-46-3
Torro Flor M.
Rybarikova M.
6-22-66-2
Halep S.[4]
Watson H.
6-26-4
Jankovic J.[6]
Nara K.
7-56-0
Glushko J.
Flipkens K.[21]
6-43-66-4
Errani S.[10]
Pfizenmaier D.
6-26-4
Petkovic A.[28]
Voegele S.
6-24-66-2
Mladenovic K.
Riske Amritraj A.
7-653-66-3
Barthel M.
Lisicki S.[16]
6-13-0
Stephens S.
Hercog P.
6-16-3
Tomljanovic A.
Vesnina E.[32]
7-666-2
Townsend T.
Cornet A.[20]
6-44-66-4
Soler Espinosa S.
Wickmayer Y.
6-26-4
Radwanska A.[3]
Pliskova K.[20]
6-36-4
Ivanovic A.[11]
Svitolina E.[7]
7-56-2
Cirstea S.[18]
Pereira T.
6-27-5
R128
Pennetta F.[12]
Mayr Achleitner P.
6-26-2
Svitolina E.[7]
Martic P.
5-0
Williams S.[1]
Lim A.
6-26-1
Muguruza G.
Min G.
7-57-66
Parmentier P.
Vinci R.[17]
3-66-36-2
Shvedova Y.
Davis L.
3-67-56-4
Lisicki S.[16]
Ferro F.
6-17-5
Cibulkova D.[9]
Razzano V.
7-56-0
Paszek T.
Van Uytvanck A.
6-27-65
Meusburger Y.
Hesse A.
3-66-36-4
Stosur S.[19]
Puig M.
6-16-1
Niculescu M.
Kanepi K.[25]
5-76-36-1
Ormaechea P.
Oprandi R.
7-56-2
Pironkova T.
Beck A.
6-756-36-2
Radwanska A.[3]
Zhang S.
6-36-0
Vesnina E.[32]
Mchale C.
7-604-66-3
Townsend T.
King V.
7-56-1
Bouchard E.[18]
Peer S.
6-06-2
Feuerstein C.
Govortsova O.
6-17-5
Lepchenko V.
Cetkovska P.
6-46-1
Kerber A.[8]
Piter K.
6-36-1
Kvitova P.[5]
Diyas Z.
7-56-2
Erakovic M.
Kichenok N.
6-26-1
Giorgi C.
Jovanovski B.
6-46-3
Kuznetsova S.[27]
Shapatava S.
6-36-1
Safarova L.[23]
Minella M.
6-37-5
Dellacqua C.
Dominguez Lino L.
7-56-3
Ivanovic A.[11]
Garcia C.
6-16-3
Hercog P.
Cepelova J.
6-26-3
Vandeweghe C.
Benesova I.
7-666-2
Makarova K.[22]
Rogers S.
6-26-3
Torro Flor M.
Koukalova K.[30]
7-646-2
Watson H.
Strycova B.
6-36-4
Halep S.[4]
Kleybanova A.
6-06-2
Pereira T.
Kumkhum L.
4-66-16-1
Flipkens K.[21]
Kovinic D.
7-666-2
Glushko J.
Vekic D.
7-52-66-4
Pfizenmaier D.
Cabeza Candela E.
4-66-36-3
Soler Espinosa S.
Scheepers C.
6-26-3
Bertens K.
Cadantu Ignatik A.
7-656-1
Pavlyuchenkova A.[24]
Date Krumm K.
6-30-66-2
Petkovic A.[28]
Doi M.
6-36-3
Voegele S.
Friedsam A.
6-737-56-2
Riske Amritraj A.
Lucic M.
7-626-3
Mladenovic K.
Li N.[2]
7-53-66-1
Wickmayer Y.
Wozniacki C.[13]
7-654-66-2
Schmiedlova A.
Zheng J.
6-726-36-4
Tomljanovic A.
Schiavone F.
6-36-3
Rybarikova M.
Radwanska U.
4-66-43-0
Cornet A.[20]
Barty A.
6-26-1
Jankovic J.[6]
Fichman S.
5-76-16-3
Nara K.
Tatishvili A.
6-16-4
Hantuchova D.[31]
Jaksic J.
2-66-26-4
Sharapova M.[7]
Pervak K.
6-16-2
Suarez Navarro C.[14]
Beygelzimer Y.
7-57-5
Larsson J.
Kirilenko M.
6-16-2
Bacsinszky T.
Zanevska M.
6-16-4
Stephens S.
Peng S.
6-47-68
Goerges J.
Larcher De Brito M.
6-26-3
Barthel M.
Knapp K.
6-46-0
Williams V.[29]
Bencic B.[11]
6-46-1
Pliskova K.[20]
Johansson M.
6-17-65
Cirstea S.[18]
Wozniak A.
6-737-56-2
Errani S.[10]
Keys M.[19]
7-53-66-1