Monica Niculescu vs Yaroslava Shvedova — US Open Round of 128

US Open · WTA · Round of 128
ROU
Monica Niculescu
38 yrs · 168 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 25 August 2014
hard
KAZ
Yaroslava Shvedova
38 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Niculescu M.
6-7 6-1 7-5
Shvedova Y.
Niculescu M.
65672
Shvedova Y.
77151

Monica Niculescu defeated Yaroslava Shvedova 6-7 6-1 7-5 in the US Open round of 128 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Yaroslava Shvedova came in leading the head-to-head 2–1, defending last year's round of 32, but Monica Niculescu had been the form player, winning 3 of their last 6 on hard. Monica Niculescu narrowed the head-to-head to 2–2.

Key context

Head to head

1–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2009-09-21TashkentQFhardYaroslava Shvedova6-7(3) 7-5 6-2
2009-06-22WimbledonR128grassYaroslava Shvedova6-1 6-0
2008-09-29TashkentR16hardMonica Niculescu6-3 3-4 RET

Serve vs return

This season
Niculescu M.serving71% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Shvedova Y.

Shvedova Y.serving62% hold

wins 55% 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.Shvedova Y.
1st serve in·Slight edge
76%
65%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
56%
63%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
45%
Service points won·Even
54%
57%
Return points won·Slight edge
48%
41%
Break points saved·Slight edge
51%
56%
Aces / match·Clear edge
0.8
3.3
Double faults / match·Dominant
1.6
4.2

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (195 vs 137). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Niculescu M.Shvedova Y.
Clutch Rating·Even
12
12
Break points saved·Dominant
14
42
Break points won·Dominant
84
55
Deciding sets·Even
28
25
Tiebreaks·Even
40
40

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast
Weather
28°CClear
Wind 7 km/hHumidity 39%

Draw

Final
Williams S.[1]
Wozniacki C.[10]
6-36-3
Semi-finals
Williams S.[1]
Makarova K.[17]
6-16-3
Wozniacki C.[10]
Peng S.
7-614-3
Quarter-finals
Williams S.[1]
Pennetta F.[11]
6-36-2
Makarova K.[17]
Azarenka V.[16]
6-46-2
Peng S.
Bencic B.
6-26-1
Wozniacki C.[10]
Errani S.[13]
6-06-1
R16
Bencic B.
Jankovic J.[9]
7-666-3
Williams S.[1]
Kanepi K.
6-36-3
Pennetta F.[11]
Dellacqua C.[29]
7-56-2
Azarenka V.[16]
Krunic A.
4-66-46-4
Makarova K.[17]
Bouchard E.[7]
7-626-4
Peng S.
Safarova L.[14]
6-36-4
Wozniacki C.[10]
Sharapova M.[5]
6-42-66-2
Errani S.[13]
Lucic M.
6-32-66-0
R32
Williams S.[1]
Lepchenko V.
6-36-3
Kanepi K.
Suarez Navarro C.[15]
7-56-0
Pennetta F.[11]
Gibbs N.
6-46-0
Dellacqua C.[29]
Pliskova K.
6-33-66-4
Krunic A.
Kvitova P.[3]
6-46-4
Azarenka V.[16]
Vesnina E.
6-16-1
Makarova K.[17]
Diyas Z.
6-26-4
Bouchard E.[7]
Strycova B.[30]
6-26-726-4
Jankovic J.[9]
Larsson J.
6-16-0
Safarova L.[14]
Cornet A.[22]
6-36-736-4
Peng S.
Vinci R.[28]
6-46-3
Sharapova M.[5]
Lisicki S.[26]
6-26-4
Wozniacki C.[10]
Petkovic A.[18]
6-36-2
Errani S.[13]
Williams V.[19]
6-00-67-65
Lucic M.
Halep S.[2]
7-666-2
Bencic B.
Kerber A.[6]
6-17-5
R64
Dellacqua C.[29]
Wang Q.
4-66-46-2
Krunic A.
Keys M.[27]
7-642-67-5
Vesnina E.
Erakovic M.
7-52-66-4
Diyas Z.
Bellis C.
6-30-66-2
Makarova K.[17]
Hercog P.
6-16-2
Sharapova M.[5]
Dulgheru A.
4-66-36-2
Lisicki S.[26]
Brengle M.
6-46-1
Williams S.[1]
King V.
6-16-0
Lepchenko V.
Barthel M.
6-46-0
Kanepi K.
Stosur S.[24]
3-66-37-68
Suarez Navarro C.[15]
Vandeweghe C.
6-36-3
Pennetta F.[11]
Rogers S.
6-46-3
Kvitova P.[3]
Cetkovska P.
6-46-2
Azarenka V.[16]
Mchale C.
6-36-2
Strycova B.[30]
Niculescu M.
4-66-46-2
Bouchard E.[7]
Cirstea S.
6-26-746-4
Bencic B.
Nara K.[31]
6-44-66-1
Jankovic J.[9]
Pironkova T.
7-56-4
Safarova L.[14]
Zheng S.
6-34-66-2
Cornet A.[22]
Hantuchova D.
6-36-3
Vinci R.[28]
Begu I.
2-66-46-1
Peng S.
Radwanska A.[4]
6-36-4
Petkovic A.[18]
Puig M.
3-66-37-65
Lucic M.
Peer S.
6-766-36-2
Halep S.[2]
Cepelova J.
6-26-1
Larsson J.
Stephens S.[21]
5-76-46-2
Wozniacki C.[10]
Sasnovich A.
6-36-4
Errani S.[13]
Rodionova A.
6-47-62
Williams V.[19]
Bacsinszky T.
6-16-4
Kerber A.[6]
Kudryavtseva A.
6-26-4
Pliskova K.
Ivanovic A.[8]
7-56-4
Gibbs N.
Pavlyuchenkova A.[23]
6-46-766-3
R128
Pavlyuchenkova A.[23]
Pereira T.
6-26-0
Strycova B.[30]
Barty A.
6-16-3
Hantuchova D.
Oprandi R.
4-66-26-3
Vinci R.[28]
Ormaechea P.
6-36-3
Begu I.
Soler Espinosa S.
7-646-3
Errani S.[13]
Flipkens K.
6-17-5
Rodionova A.
Giorgi C.
1-67-56-3
Williams S.[1]
Townsend T.
6-36-1
Lepchenko V.
Van Uytvanck A.
7-56-2
Barthel M.
Zhang S.[32]
6-16-2
Stosur S.[24]
Davis L.
6-16-4
Kanepi K.
Parmentier P.
7-633-66-1
Vandeweghe C.
Vekic D.
2-66-36-1
Suarez Navarro C.[15]
Tomljanovic A.
3-66-26-1
Pennetta F.[11]
Goerges J.
6-34-66-1
Rogers S.
Zanevska M.
6-46-3
Gibbs N.
Garcia C.
6-22-66-3
Dellacqua C.[29]
Mayr Achleitner P.
7-56-3
Pliskova K.
Meusburger Y.
6-26-2
Ivanovic A.[8]
Riske Amritraj A.
6-36-0
Kvitova P.[3]
Mladenovic K.
6-16-0
Cetkovska P.
Koukalova K.
6-12-66-3
Krunic A.
Piter K.
6-46-1
Keys M.[27]
Gajdosova J.
6-06-3
Erakovic M.
Kuznetsova S.[20]
3-66-27-63
Vesnina E.
Chan Y.
6-07-5
Mchale C.
Scheepers C.
6-21-67-65
Azarenka V.[16]
Doi M.
6-736-46-1
Bellis C.
Cibulkova D.[12]
6-14-66-4
Diyas Z.
Tsurenko L.
6-16-2
Hercog P.
Svitolina E.
6-27-64
Makarova K.[17]
Min G.
6-46-2
Niculescu M.
Shvedova Y.
6-756-17-5
Cirstea S.
Watson H.
6-16-1
Bouchard E.[7]
Govortsova O.
6-26-1
Kerber A.[6]
Pervak K.
6-23-67-5
Kudryavtseva A.
Duan Y.
2-66-26-4
Bencic B.
Wickmayer Y.
6-36-2
Nara K.[31]
Wozniak A.
6-26-1
Stephens S.[21]
Beck A.
6-06-3
Larsson J.
Razzano V.
6-06-0
Pironkova T.
Knapp K.
6-46-3
Jankovic J.[9]
Jovanovski B.
6-26-3
Safarova L.[14]
Babos T.
6-47-5
Zheng S.
Voegele S.
1-66-26-2
Peng S.
Zheng J.
6-36-3
Sharapova M.[5]
Kirilenko M.
6-46-0
Dulgheru A.
Pliskova K.
6-36-4
Brengle M.
Glushko J.
6-36-2
Lisicki S.[26]
Abanda F.
6-37-5
Petkovic A.[18]
Jabeur O.
7-671-66-3
Sasnovich A.
Schmiedlova A.
6-46-3
Williams V.[19]
Date Krumm K.
2-66-36-3
Lucic M.
Muguruza G.[25]
6-37-64
Peer S.
Konta J.
6-26-3
Cepelova J.
Torro Flor M.
2-67-56-1
Halep S.[2]
Collins D.
6-726-16-2
Wozniacki C.[10]
Rybarikova M.
6-13-62-0
Bacsinszky T.
Bertens K.
6-774-3
Wang Q.
Kania P.
6-26-0
Puig M.
Smitkova T.
3-66-36-3
Radwanska A.[4]
Fichman S.
6-16-0
Cornet A.[22]
Hesse A.
6-16-2
King V.
Schiavone F.
6-33-66-3