Barbora Strycova vs Monica Niculescu — US Open Round of 64

US Open · WTA · Round of 64
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Barbora Strycova
40 yrs · 164 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWLWLLLW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 25 August 2014
hard
ROU
Monica Niculescu
38 yrs · 168 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLWWWWW
Strycova B.
4-6 6-4 6-2
Niculescu M.
Strycova B.
4662
Niculescu M.
6421

Barbora Strycova defeated Monica Niculescu 4-6 6-4 6-2 in the US Open round of 64 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
2014-03-17MiamiR128hardBarbora Strycova6-3 6-4
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
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