Bojana Jovanovski defeated Monica Niculescu 6-4 5-7 6-4 in the Rome qualifying round of 16 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Monica Niculescu came in leading the head-to-head 2–1. That levelled the head-to-head at 2–2.
Jovanovski B. came through in three sets.
Jovanovski B. and Niculescu M. faced 3 of the same opponents in the last 12 months. Jovanovski B. went 1–2 (33%) against them, Niculescu M. 1–2 (33%). Only 2 of the comparisons are context-comparable — too few for a conclusion.
Only 3 common opponents — small sample, treat as indicative.
Clay: Jovanovski B. leads 1–0 · Hard: Niculescu M. leads 2–1
Bojana Jovanovski beat Monica Niculescu 6-4 5-7 6-4. Umpiry, "Bojana Jovanovski vs Monica Niculescu — Rome Qualifying Round of 16", https://umpiry.com/match/2015-05-10/jovanovski-vs-niculescu-rome-q16?utm_source=cite (as of 10 May 2015).