Monica Niculescu vs Polona Hercog — Bucharest Quarter-final

Bucharest · WTA · Quarter-final
ROU
Monica Niculescu
38 yrs · 168 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLWWWWW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 7 July 2014
clay
Polona Hercog
SLO8
Polona Hercog
#228WTA
1590ELO
1574Clay ELO
35 yrs · 182 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WLLLWWLWWL
Niculescu M.
6-2 2-6 7-6
Hercog P.
Niculescu M.
62772
Hercog P.
26631

Monica Niculescu defeated Polona Hercog 6-2 2-6 7-6 in the Bucharest quarter-final on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Polona Hercog came in leading the head-to-head 2–0. Monica Niculescu claimed a first win over Polona Hercog in three meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2016-07-11BucharestR16clayPolona Hercog6-4 6-3
2015-01-05ShenzhenR32hardPolona Hercog6-1 7-5

Serve vs return

This season
Niculescu M.serving62% hold

wins 55% of points on serve vs Hercog P.

Hercog P.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.Hercog P.
1st serve in·Clear edge
76%
58%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
56%
65%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
48%
Service points won·Even
54%
58%
Return points won·Slight edge
48%
43%
Break points saved·Slight edge
51%
57%
Aces / match·Clear edge
0.8
3.1
Double faults / match·Dominant
1.6
3.6

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Niculescu M.Hercog P.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
12
47
Break points saved·Dominant
14
68
Break points won·Slight edge
84
75
Deciding sets·Clear edge
28
44
Tiebreaks·Dominant
40
69

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

Freshness

Recent load
Niculescu M.Hercog P.
Freshness·
—
80

Hercog P.: 1 day rest · 1 match, 26 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Halep S.[1]
Vinci R.[2]
6-16-3
Semi-finals
Halep S.[1]
Niculescu M.
6-24-66-1
Vinci R.[2]
Kucova K.
6-16-3
Quarter-finals
Halep S.[1]
Arruabarrena L.
6-36-1
Niculescu M.
Hercog P.[8]
6-22-67-63
Kucova K.
Kovinic D.
6-41-66-3
Vinci R.[2]
Cetkovska P.[7]
7-56-3
R16
Halep S.[1]
Krunic A.
6-26-4
Niculescu M.
Kostova E.
7-57-5
Hercog P.[8]
Piter K.
6-25-77-64
Kucova K.
Dinu C.
6-26-3
Kovinic D.
Knapp K.[4]
6-42-66-3
Arruabarrena L.
Buyukakcay C.
7-53-67-66
Vinci R.[2]
Soler Espinosa S.
3-66-26-1
Cetkovska P.[7]
Bertens K.
6-43-67-64
R32
Arruabarrena L.
Beck A.[5]
4-66-27-65
Halep S.[1]
De Vroome I.
6-06-4
Krunic A.
Panova A.
4-66-36-1
Buyukakcay C.
Cepede Royg V.
6-26-3
Niculescu M.
Koukalova K.[3]
6-36-0
Kostova E.
Lim A.
3-66-47-5
Piter K.
Mitu C.
6-01-67-65
Kucova K.
Schmiedlova A.[6]
6-36-3
Dinu C.
Kichenok N.
6-06-3
Kovinic D.
Kontaveit A.
6-16-4
Knapp K.[4]
Olaru R.
6-16-3
Cetkovska P.[7]
Cadantu Ignatik A.
6-36-2
Vinci R.[2]
Dulgheru A.
6-26-3
Soler Espinosa S.
Karatantcheva S.
6-26-1
Bertens K.
Begu I.
6-03-66-2
Hercog P.[8]
Tatishvili A.
6-46-3