Monica Niculescu vs Antonia Lottner — Luxembourg Round of 32

Luxembourg · WTA · Round of 32
ROU8
Monica Niculescu
38 yrs · 168 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLWWWWW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 13 October 2014
hard
GER
Antonia Lottner
29 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWLLWLWW
Niculescu M.
6-2 6-2
Lottner A.
Niculescu M.
662
Lottner A.
220

Monica Niculescu defeated Antonia Lottner 6-2 6-2 in the Luxembourg round of 32 on hard. The result followed the form book — Monica Niculescu came in defending last year's round of 16.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Niculescu M.serving67% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Lottner A.

Lottner A.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.Lottner A.
1st serve in·Slight edge
76%
68%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
56%
64%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
45%
Service points won·Even
54%
57%
Return points won·Slight edge
48%
43%
Break points saved·Even
51%
51%
Aces / match·Clear edge
0.8
2.8
Double faults / match·Clear edge
1.6
3.0

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (195 vs 129). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Niculescu M.Lottner A.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
12
0
Break points saved·Even
14
12
Break points won·Dominant
84
30
Deciding sets·Slight edge
28
38
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
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Beck A.
Strycova B.[4]
6-26-1
Semi-finals
Beck A.
Allertova D.
6-06-1
Strycova B.[4]
Barthel M.
6-36-2
Quarter-finals
Beck A.
Mayr Achleitner P.
6-26-2
Allertova D.
Lepchenko V.[5]
4-66-37-5
Strycova B.[4]
Larsson J.
6-06-2
Barthel M.
Bertens K.
6-36-0
R16
Beck A.
Vinci R.[6]
7-56-0
Allertova D.
Lisicki S.[3]
7-56-2
Barthel M.
Niculescu M.[8]
0-67-56-3
Lepchenko V.[5]
Cepelova J.
6-26-2
Bertens K.
Cornet A.[2]
6-26-3
Larsson J.
Hercog P.
6-787-56-1
Strycova B.[4]
Van Uytvanck A.
6-47-61
Mayr Achleitner P.
Parmentier P.
6-17-5
R32
Mayr Achleitner P.
Knapp K.
2-3
Parmentier P.
Petkovic A.[1]
6-46-2
Lisicki S.[3]
Hantuchova D.
7-56-0
Allertova D.
Jabeur O.
6-13-66-2
Lepchenko V.[5]
Goerges J.
6-35-76-2
Barthel M.
Minella M.
6-36-4
Bertens K.
Friedsam A.
2-66-26-4
Cornet A.[2]
Hradecka L.
6-27-66
Vinci R.[6]
Smitkova T.
6-16-3
Strycova B.[4]
Soler Espinosa S.
6-46-3
Cepelova J.
Torro Flor M.
6-36-0
Niculescu M.[8]
Lottner A.
6-26-2
Beck A.
Bacsinszky T.
7-666-3
Van Uytvanck A.
Voegele S.
5-76-26-2
Hercog P.
Erakovic M.
6-36-4
Larsson J.
Flipkens K.[7]
7-656-1