Monica Niculescu vs Elitsa Kostova — Bucharest Round of 16

Bucharest · WTA · Round of 16
ROU
Monica Niculescu
38 yrs · 168 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 7 July 2014
clay
BUL
Elitsa Kostova
36 yrs · 172 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLWLLWLL
Niculescu M.
7-5 7-5
Kostova E.
Niculescu M.
772
Kostova E.
550

Monica Niculescu defeated Elitsa Kostova 7-5 7-5 in the Bucharest round of 16 on clay.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Niculescu M.serving64% hold

wins 56% of points on serve vs Kostova E.

Kostova E.serving50% hold

wins 50% 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.Kostova E.
1st serve in·Slight edge
76%
65%
1st serve points won·Even
56%
57%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
48%
Service points won·Even
54%
54%
Return points won·Slight edge
48%
42%
Break points saved·Even
51%
51%
Aces / match·Even
0.8
1.4
Double faults / match·Even
1.6
1.6

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (195 vs 95). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Niculescu M.Kostova E.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
12
0
Break points saved·Even
14
14
Break points won·Dominant
84
43
Deciding sets·Slight edge
28
39
Tiebreaks·
40
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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
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