Serena Williams vs Monica Niculescu — Miami Round of 64
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
- Match story: Serena Williams dropped just 4 games past Monica Niculescu.
How the match was decided
Auto-generatedWilliams S. took it in straight sets.
Common opponents
7 shared · last 12 monthsWilliams S. and Niculescu M. faced 7 of the same opponents in the last 12 months. Williams S. went 6–2 (75%) against them, Niculescu M. 3–6 (33%). Williams S. came out clearly better against 4 of 6 comparable opponents, Niculescu M. against 1.
6–275%Williams S. · better vs 4Record vs common opponents3–633%Niculescu M. · better vs 1
Vs common opponents · derived from scorelines
13–4Sets9–13
96–66Games101–102
3–1Tiebreaks0–2
2–1Deciding sets1–3
vs Stosur S.LBeijing · hardL4-6 1-6Australian Open · hard
vs Petkovic A.W7-5 6-0Stanford · hardL6-2 6-7 4-6Beijing · hard
vs Cornet A.L6-1 3-6 4-6Wimbledon · grassW6-4 6-0Guangzhou · hard
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- vs Lisicki S.W7-6 1-6 6-3Miami · hardL3-6 4-6Dubai · 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
vs Stephens S.#135Hard to compareW6-7 6-2 6-2Indian Wells · hardL6-2 3-6 2-6Madrid · clay
Head-to-head
2 meetings · Williams S. leads 2–020
- Williams S.March 2015MiamiThis matchHard6-3 6-1
- Williams S.March 2015Indian WellsHard7-5 7-5
Closing odds
Player context
Before the matchWilliams S.Niculescu M.2 030ELO1 7882 059Hard ELO1 6563–7Last 106–433Age27175 cmHeight168 cmRightPlaysRight