Serena Williams vs Monica Niculescu — Indian Wells Round of 64
Serena Williams defeated Monica Niculescu 7-5 7-5 in the Indian Wells round of 64 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Monica Niculescu came in defending last year's round of 64.
Key context
- Match story: Serena Williams edged Monica Niculescu in two tight sets (7–5 7–5).
How the match was decided
Auto-generatedWilliams S. took it in straight sets.
Common opponents
6 shared · last 12 monthsWilliams S. and Niculescu M. faced 6 of the same opponents in the last 12 months. Williams S. went 6–3 (67%) against them, Niculescu M. 4–3 (57%). Results against comparable opponents are close (3 : 1 better-results split).
6–367%Williams S. · better vs 3Record vs common opponents4–357%Niculescu M. · better vs 1
Vs common opponents · derived from scorelines
14–2Sets9–8
95–57Games89–73
3–0Tiebreaks0–2
0–1Deciding sets2–1
vs Cornet A.L6-5Wuhan · hardW6-4 6-0Guangzhou · hard
vs Stosur S.LBeijing · hardL4-6 1-6Australian Open · hard
vs Petkovic A.W7-5 6-0Stanford · hardL6-2 6-7 4-6Beijing · hard
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vs Shvedova Y.W7-6 6-2Miami · hardW6-7 6-1 7-5US Open · hard
vs Kanepi K.W6-3 6-3US Open · hardW5-7 6-3 6-1Roland Garros · clay
vs Van Uytvanck A.W6-0 6-4Australian Open · hardW6-3 6-2Beijing · hard
Head-to-head
1 meeting · Williams S. leads 1–010
- Williams S.March 2015Indian WellsThis matchHard7-5 7-5
Draw
Closing odds
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Player context
Before the matchWilliams S.Niculescu M.2 022ELO1 7762 065Hard ELO1 6523–7Last 106–433Age27175 cmHeight168 cmRightPlaysRight
Cite this
Serena Williams beat Monica Niculescu 7-5 7-5. Umpiry, "Serena Williams vs Monica Niculescu — Indian Wells Round of 64", https://umpiry.com/match/2015-03-09/niculescu-vs-williams-indian-wells-r64?utm_source=cite (as of 9 March 2015).