Monica Niculescu vs Aleksandra Krunic — Indian Wells Round of 128

Indian Wells · WTA · Round of 128
ROU
Monica Niculescu
38 yrs · 168 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLWWWWW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 9 March 2015
hard
SRB
Aleksandra Krunic
#942WTA
33 yrs · 163 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLWWLLLW
Niculescu M.
6-2 6-1
Krunic A.
Niculescu M.
662
Krunic A.
210

Monica Niculescu defeated Aleksandra Krunic 6-2 6-1 in the Indian Wells round of 128 on hard. The result followed the form book — Monica Niculescu came in leading the head-to-head 1–0, defending last year's round of 64. Monica Niculescu extended the head-to-head to 2–0.

Key context

Head to head

1–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2016-06-27WimbledonR128grassMonica Niculescu6-1 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Niculescu M.serving64% hold

wins 56% of points on serve vs Krunic A.

Krunic A.serving57% hold

wins 53% 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.Krunic A.
1st serve in·Clear edge
76%
61%
1st serve points won·Even
56%
60%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
48%
Service points won·Even
54%
55%
Return points won·Even
48%
44%
Break points saved·Even
51%
53%
Aces / match·Slight edge
0.8
1.8
Double faults / match·Clear edge
1.6
2.4

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (195 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Niculescu M.Krunic A.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
12
29
Break points saved·Slight edge
14
20
Break points won·Slight edge
84
75
Deciding sets·Dominant
28
79
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
40
18

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast
Weather
28°CClear
Wind 7 km/hHumidity 11%

Draw

Final
Halep S.[3]
Jankovic J.[18]
2-67-56-4
Semi-finals
Halep S.[3]
Williams S.[1]
W/O
Jankovic J.[18]
Lisicki S.[24]
3-66-36-1
Quarter-finals
Jankovic J.[18]
Tsurenko L.
6-14-1
Williams S.[1]
Bacsinszky T.[27]
7-56-3
Halep S.[3]
Suarez Navarro C.[12]
5-76-16-1
Lisicki S.[24]
Pennetta F.[15]
6-46-737-64
R16
Bacsinszky T.[27]
Svitolina E.[23]
4-66-16-1
Halep S.[3]
Pliskova K.[14]
6-46-4
Suarez Navarro C.[12]
Watson H.
7-653-66-1
Tsurenko L.
Bouchard E.[6]
6-757-56-4
Pennetta F.[15]
Sharapova M.[2]
3-66-36-2
Williams S.[1]
Stephens S.
6-736-26-2
Jankovic J.[18]
Bencic B.[31]
6-33-66-3
Lisicki S.[24]
Garcia C.[25]
6-46-4
R32
Stephens S.
Kuznetsova S.[22]
7-641-66-4
Svitolina E.[23]
Safarova L.[10]
7-657-5
Williams S.[1]
Diyas Z.[28]
6-26-0
Halep S.[3]
Lepchenko V.[26]
6-13-66-1
Pliskova K.[14]
Muguruza G.[19]
7-56-4
Tsurenko L.
Cornet A.[20]
7-51-66-2
Bencic B.[31]
Wozniacki C.[4]
6-46-4
Garcia C.[25]
Ivanovic A.[5]
6-25-76-2
Lisicki S.[24]
Errani S.[11]
6-46-2
Pennetta F.[15]
Stosur S.[21]
6-46-2
Sharapova M.[2]
Azarenka V.[32]
6-46-3
Suarez Navarro C.[12]
Pavlyuchenkova A.
7-646-756-0
Jankovic J.[18]
Keys M.[16]
5-76-46-3
Watson H.
Radwanska A.[7]
6-46-4
Bouchard E.[6]
Vandeweghe C.[30]
6-36-2
Bacsinszky T.[27]
Makarova K.[8]
3-67-56-4
R64
Errani S.[11]
Zhu L.
6-04-66-2
Diyas Z.[28]
Vekic D.
6-36-3
Kuznetsova S.[22]
Siniakova K.
7-626-2
Stephens S.
Kerber A.[13]
7-666-2
Safarova L.[10]
Barthel M.
6-47-64
Svitolina E.[23]
Van Uytvanck A.
4-67-646-1
Bacsinszky T.[27]
Erakovic M.
4-66-36-2
Halep S.[3]
Saville D.
2-66-16-2
Lepchenko V.[26]
Vickery S.
6-46-1
Muguruza G.[19]
Falconi I.
4-66-26-3
Pliskova K.[14]
Arruabarrena L.
6-37-5
Watson H.
Giorgi C.[29]
7-57-5
Bouchard E.[6]
Hradecka L.
6-26-2
Vandeweghe C.[30]
Karatantcheva S.
6-26-3
Tsurenko L.
Petkovic A.[9]
6-34-66-4
Keys M.[16]
Koukalova K.
6-36-2
Jankovic J.[18]
Davis L.
6-756-06-4
Wozniacki C.[4]
Jabeur O.
7-636-4
Ivanovic A.[5]
Putintseva Y.
6-36-1
Garcia C.[25]
Hercog P.
6-46-756-4
Lisicki S.[24]
Vinci R.
6-15-76-4
Stosur S.[21]
Townsend T.
6-46-2
Azarenka V.[32]
Flipkens K.
6-26-4
Bencic B.[31]
Jovanovski B.
6-27-62
Sharapova M.[2]
Wickmayer Y.
6-17-5
Suarez Navarro C.[12]
Puig M.
6-16-1
Radwanska A.[7]
Riske Amritraj A.
6-36-1
Cornet A.[20]
Mchale C.
4-66-26-1
Makarova K.[8]
Vesnina E.
6-46-0
Williams S.[1]
Niculescu M.
7-57-5
Pennetta F.[15]
Brengle M.
6-46-2
Pavlyuchenkova A.
Strycova B.[17]
6-36-3
R128
Vickery S.
Kudryavtseva A.
7-667-66
Hercog P.
Zvonareva V.
6-16-1
Vekic D.
Chirico L.
6-46-3
Siniakova K.
Rodina E.
6-36-3
Barthel M.
Mladenovic K.
6-35-76-4
Van Uytvanck A.
Nara K.
4-66-36-2
Erakovic M.
Min G.
6-36-1
Vesnina E.
Baindl K.
6-36-3
Arruabarrena L.
Rybarikova M.
6-06-1
Puig M.
Gibbs N.
6-37-5
Pavlyuchenkova A.
Larsson J.
6-46-3
Watson H.
Goerges J.
6-45-76-3
Hradecka L.
Cepelova J.
6-36-1
Karatantcheva S.
Pironkova T.
7-56-1
Tsurenko L.
Beck A.
6-16-3
Jabeur O.
Kanepi K.
7-56-2
Putintseva Y.
Smitkova T.
6-46-4
Vinci R.
Gajdosova J.
4-66-16-2
Zhu L.
Schiavone F.
0-66-36-3
Townsend T.
Mattek Sands B.
6-45-77-5
Flipkens K.
Rogers S.
6-26-4
Wickmayer Y.
Knapp K.
6-17-5
Riske Amritraj A.
Lucic M.
6-26-3
Niculescu M.
Krunic A.
6-26-1
Brengle M.
Zheng S.
6-36-0
Davis L.
Schmiedlova A.
6-26-2
Jovanovski B.
Bertens K.
6-36-4
Stephens S.
Scheepers C.
7-57-5
Mchale C.
Cetkovska P.
6-47-5
Falconi I.
Tomljanovic A.
7-666-4
Saville D.
Soler Espinosa S.
6-36-4
Koukalova K.
Hantuchova D.
6-41-66-3