Monica Niculescu vs Kristina Mladenovic — Katowice Round of 32

Katowice · WTA · Round of 32
ROU
Monica Niculescu
38 yrs · 168 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLWWWWW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 6 April 2015
hard
Kristina Mladenovic
FRA
Kristina Mladenovic
#841WTA
1422ELO
1408Hard ELO
33 yrs · 184 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLWLLWL
Niculescu M.
6-4 6-4
Mladenovic K.
Niculescu M.
662
Mladenovic K.
440

Monica Niculescu defeated Kristina Mladenovic 6-4 6-4 in the Katowice round of 32 on hard. The result followed the form book — Monica Niculescu came in leading the head-to-head 2–0, defending last year's round of 32. Monica Niculescu extended the head-to-head to 3–0.

Key context

  • Match story: Monica Niculescu edged a tight contest from start to finish — 6–4 6–4.

Head to head

2–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2017-08-28US OpenR128hardMonica Niculescu6-3 6-2
2013-02-25FlorianopolisSFhardMonica Niculescu6-0 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Niculescu M.serving64% hold

wins 56% of points on serve vs Mladenovic K.

Mladenovic K.serving52% hold

wins 51% 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.Mladenovic K.
1st serve in·Clear edge
76%
61%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
56%
62%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
46%
39%
Service points won·Even
54%
53%
Return points won·Even
48%
44%
Break points saved·Even
51%
49%
Aces / match·Slight edge
0.8
2.0
Double faults / match·Dominant
1.6
6.6

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Niculescu M.Mladenovic K.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
12
27
Break points saved·Clear edge
14
26
Break points won·Clear edge
84
69
Deciding sets·Clear edge
28
48
Tiebreaks·Dominant
40
65

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

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Schmiedlova A.[8]
Giorgi C.[3]
6-46-3
Semi-finals
Schmiedlova A.[8]
Van Uytvanck A.
6-46-1
Giorgi C.[3]
Radwanska A.[1]
6-46-2
Quarter-finals
Radwanska A.[1]
Koukalova K.
6-16-1
Giorgi C.[3]
Kulichkova E.
6-36-4
Van Uytvanck A.
Flipkens K.[7]
6-26-4
Schmiedlova A.[8]
Cornet A.[2]
6-26-0
R16
Radwanska A.[1]
Mestach A.
6-36-1
Flipkens K.[7]
Niculescu M.
6-766-16-4
Van Uytvanck A.
Witthoeft C.
6-36-3
Schmiedlova A.[8]
Siniakova K.
6-13-66-3
Cornet A.[2]
Hercog P.
4-66-16-3
Koukalova K.
Zvonareva V.
6-16-4
Kulichkova E.
Kanepi K.[5]
6-16-2
Giorgi C.[3]
Linette M.
6-736-26-3
R32
Radwanska A.[1]
Wickmayer Y.
6-16-3
Mestach A.
Frech M.
6-26-1
Koukalova K.
Martic P.
6-26-4
Zvonareva V.
Knapp K.[6]
7-56-4
Kulichkova E.
Radwanska U.
6-06-1
Flipkens K.[7]
Beck A.
6-46-1
Witthoeft C.
Smitkova T.
6-26-2
Van Uytvanck A.
Rybarikova M.[4]
6-26-3
Hercog P.
Doi M.
6-03-66-2
Kanepi K.[5]
Peer S.
6-16-2
Niculescu M.
Mladenovic K.
6-46-4
Giorgi C.[3]
Allertova D.
7-54-66-4
Schmiedlova A.[8]
Abduraimova N.
6-14-66-1
Linette M.
Friedsam A.
7-656-4
Cornet A.[2]
Bertens K.
6-16-3
Siniakova K.
Torro Flor M.
4-67-56-2