Monica Niculescu vs Bojana Jovanovski — Guangzhou Round of 32

Guangzhou · WTA · Round of 32
ROU
Monica Niculescu
38 yrs · 168 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 15 September 2014
hard
SRB4
Bojana Jovanovski
34 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Niculescu M.
6-2 6-2
Jovanovski B.
Niculescu M.
662
Jovanovski B.
220

Monica Niculescu defeated Bojana Jovanovski 6-2 6-2 in the Guangzhou round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Bojana Jovanovski came in defending last year's round of 16, but Monica Niculescu had been the form player, winning 4 of their last 7 on hard. Monica Niculescu extended the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

Head to head

1–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2012-04-09CopenhagenR16hardBojana Jovanovski6-7(6) 6-4 6-1
2011-03-21MiamiR128hardMonica Niculescu6-1 7-6(2)

Serve vs return

This season
Niculescu M.serving69% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Jovanovski B.

Jovanovski B.serving52% hold

wins 51% 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.Jovanovski B.
1st serve in·Clear edge
76%
62%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
56%
61%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
42%
Service points won·Even
54%
53%
Return points won·Slight edge
48%
42%
Break points saved·Even
51%
51%
Aces / match·Slight edge
0.8
2.0
Double faults / match·Dominant
1.6
4.3

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (195 vs 79). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Niculescu M.Jovanovski B.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
12
30
Break points saved·Clear edge
14
26
Break points won·Clear edge
84
63
Deciding sets·Dominant
28
80
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
40
28

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

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Niculescu M.
Cornet A.[2]
6-46-0
Semi-finals
Niculescu M.
Wang Y.
6-06-2
Cornet A.[2]
Bacsinszky T.
6-17-65
Quarter-finals
Wang Y.
Zhang K.
3-66-26-2
Niculescu M.
Puig M.
6-26-2
Bacsinszky T.
Torro Flor M.
6-26-3
Cornet A.[2]
Hsieh S.
7-656-1
R16
Wang Y.
Martic P.
7-656-3
Zhang K.
Riske Amritraj A.
6-27-5
Niculescu M.
Doi M.
6-26-1
Puig M.
Zhang L.
6-46-4
Torro Flor M.
Xu Y.
6-757-56-2
Bacsinszky T.
Soler Espinosa S.
6-26-2
Hsieh S.
Zhu L.
6-46-2
Cornet A.[2]
Peer S.
3-67-56-1
R32
Wang Y.
Stosur S.[1]
2-66-26-2
Martic P.
Cirstea S.
7-636-1
Riske Amritraj A.
Larsson J.
6-47-65
Zhang K.
Cepelova J.[7]
6-16-4
Niculescu M.
Jovanovski B.[4]
6-26-2
Doi M.
Piter K.
5-76-46-3
Puig M.
Knapp K.
6-14-66-2
Zhang L.
Diyas Z.[5]
6-46-1
Torro Flor M.
Beck A.[8]
6-47-65
Bacsinszky T.
Linette M.
6-24-66-4
Soler Espinosa S.
Stephens S.[3]
6-34-66-4
Zhu L.
Vinci R.[6]
6-37-67
Hsieh S.
Van Uytvanck A.
7-622-66-4
Peer S.
Parmentier P.
7-686-3
Cornet A.[2]
Putintseva Y.
6-16-1
Xu Y.
Mayr Achleitner P.
6-26-3