Serena Williams vs Monica Niculescu — Miami Round of 64

Miami · WTA · Round of 64
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Serena Williams
44 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLLWLLLW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 23 March 2015
hard
ROU
Monica Niculescu
38 yrs · 168 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLWWWWW
Williams S.
6-3 6-1
Niculescu M.
Williams S.
662
Niculescu M.
310

Serena Williams defeated Monica Niculescu 6-3 6-1 in the Miami round of 64 on hard. The result followed the form book — Serena Williams came in leading the head-to-head 1–0, defending the title. Serena Williams extended the head-to-head to 2–0.

Key context

Head to head

1–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2015-03-09Indian WellsR64hardSerena Williams7-5 7-5

Serve vs return

This season
Williams S.serving77% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Niculescu M.

Niculescu M.serving60% hold

wins 54% of points on serve vs Williams S.

Serve advantage — Williams S.

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
Williams S.Niculescu M.
1st serve in·Clear edge
60%
76%
1st serve points won·Clear edge
75%
56%
2nd serve points won·Even
49%
46%
Service points won·Slight edge
64%
54%
Return points won·Even
46%
48%
Break points saved·Slight edge
61%
51%
Aces / match·Dominant
7.7
0.8
Double faults / match·Dominant
3.2
1.6

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (199 vs 195). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Williams S.Niculescu M.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
95
12
Break points saved·Dominant
94
14
Break points won·Clear edge
96
84
Deciding sets·Dominant
98
28
Tiebreaks·Dominant
95
40

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

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast
Weather
28°COvercast
Wind 13 km/hHumidity 53%

Draw

Final
Williams S.[1]
Suarez Navarro C.[12]
6-26-0
Semi-finals
Suarez Navarro C.[12]
Petkovic A.[9]
6-36-3
Williams S.[1]
Halep S.[3]
6-24-67-5
Quarter-finals
Williams S.[1]
Lisicki S.[27]
7-641-66-3
Suarez Navarro C.[12]
Williams V.[16]
0-66-17-5
Petkovic A.[9]
Pliskova K.[14]
6-46-2
Halep S.[3]
Stephens S.
6-17-5
R16
Stephens S.
Bencic B.
6-47-65
Suarez Navarro C.[12]
Radwanska A.[7]
5-76-06-4
Petkovic A.[9]
Makarova K.[8]
6-17-5
Pliskova K.[14]
Saville D.
6-36-2
Williams S.[1]
Kuznetsova S.[24]
6-26-3
Halep S.[3]
Pennetta F.[15]
6-37-5
Williams V.[16]
Wozniacki C.[4]
6-37-61
Lisicki S.[27]
Errani S.[11]
6-16-2
R32
Suarez Navarro C.[12]
Cornet A.[22]
6-06-4
Williams V.[16]
Stosur S.[23]
6-47-63
Saville D.
Nara K.
6-07-65
Williams S.[1]
Bellis C.
6-16-1
Errani S.[11]
Muguruza G.[21]
4-66-46-1
Lisicki S.[27]
Ivanovic A.[5]
7-647-5
Halep S.[3]
Giorgi C.[30]
6-47-5
Stephens S.
Larsson J.
6-46-4
Bencic B.
Maria T.
6-47-5
Wozniacki C.[4]
Kanepi K.
4-66-16-3
Petkovic A.[9]
Mladenovic K.
6-06-2
Pliskova K.[14]
Badosa P.
7-56-1
Radwanska A.[7]
Begu I.[31]
6-24-66-2
Makarova K.[8]
Svitolina E.[26]
6-06-4
Pennetta F.[15]
Azarenka V.
7-657-66
Kuznetsova S.[24]
Kerber A.[13]
6-33-66-3
R64
Badosa P.
Zheng S.
6-17-5
Mladenovic K.
Strycova B.[19]
7-56-2
Errani S.[11]
Pavlyuchenkova A.
6-17-65
Kuznetsova S.[24]
Riske Amritraj A.
6-26-2
Ivanovic A.[5]
Falconi I.
7-56-746-3
Maria T.
Bouchard E.[6]
6-07-64
Williams S.[1]
Niculescu M.
6-36-1
Bellis C.
Diyas Z.[29]
6-26-1
Muguruza G.[21]
Karatantcheva S.
6-16-3
Giorgi C.[30]
Van Uytvanck A.
6-36-2
Azarenka V.
Jankovic J.[20]
6-16-1
Pennetta F.[15]
Pironkova T.
6-716-36-3
Larsson J.
Safarova L.[10]
7-656-2
Stephens S.
Keys M.[17]
6-46-2
Radwanska A.[7]
Schmiedlova A.
6-47-5
Begu I.[31]
Smitkova T.
5-76-46-4
Suarez Navarro C.[12]
Voegele S.
6-36-1
Stosur S.[23]
Parmentier P.
6-13-66-0
Kanepi K.
Lepchenko V.[28]
6-26-4
Wozniacki C.[4]
Brengle M.
6-06-1
Makarova K.[8]
Knapp K.
6-16-3
Svitolina E.[26]
Jovanovski B.
6-37-63
Pliskova K.[14]
Beck A.
2-66-36-4
Saville D.
Sharapova M.[2]
7-646-3
Nara K.
Garcia C.[25]
6-37-69
Halep S.[3]
Vaidisova N.
6-42-66-1
Petkovic A.[9]
Mchale C.
6-26-2
Williams V.[16]
Radwanska U.
6-36-2
Bencic B.
Dellacqua C.[32]
6-24-66-2
Cornet A.[22]
Vesnina E.
6-46-1
Kerber A.[13]
Watson H.
7-53-66-4
Lisicki S.[27]
Goerges J.
7-616-756-4
R128
Pironkova T.
Baindl K.
6-46-3
Niculescu M.
Rogers S.
7-616-1
Watson H.
Rodina E.
3-66-17-5
Pavlyuchenkova A.
Zvonareva V.
6-23-67-5
Karatantcheva S.
Davis L.
6-37-65
Vaidisova N.
Babos T.
6-17-64
Van Uytvanck A.
Rybarikova M.
7-52-66-0
Stephens S.
Wickmayer Y.
6-16-3
Bencic B.
Hantuchova D.
6-17-65
Maria T.
Vinci R.
7-696-3
Schmiedlova A.
Hercog P.
6-36-2
Vesnina E.
Dulgheru A.
6-46-2
Voegele S.
Flipkens K.
6-26-2
Radwanska U.
Vandeweghe C.
6-46-726-3
Parmentier P.
Bertens K.
4-66-26-3
Brengle M.
Krunic A.
6-06-2
Knapp K.
Siniakova K.
6-26-0
Beck A.
Zhang S.
6-44-66-4
Nara K.
Tomljanovic A.
6-46-3
Goerges J.
Cepelova J.
6-16-0
Larsson J.
Shvedova Y.
6-47-64
Riske Amritraj A.
Lucic M.
6-46-0
Falconi I.
Puig M.
7-697-63
Saville D.
Erakovic M.
5-1
Mladenovic K.
Koukalova K.
6-46-4
Badosa P.
Cetkovska P.
6-16-1
Kanepi K.
Abanda F.
6-26-3
Bellis C.
De Vroome I.
6-26-2
Smitkova T.
Vikhlyantseva N.
0-67-56-2
Jovanovski B.
Barthel M.
3-66-36-2
Mchale C.
Cirstea S.
7-56-4
Azarenka V.
Soler Espinosa S.
6-16-3