Monica Niculescu vs Varvara Lepchenko — Nottingham Round of 32

Nottingham · WTA · Round of 32
ROU
Monica Niculescu
38 yrs · 168 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLWWWWW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 8 June 2015
grass
Varvara Lepchenko
USA3
Varvara Lepchenko
#172WTA
1578ELO
1465Grass ELO
40 yrs · 180 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLWWLLWL
Niculescu M.
4-6 6-3 6-1
Lepchenko V.
Niculescu M.
4662
Lepchenko V.
6311

Monica Niculescu defeated Varvara Lepchenko 4-6 6-3 6-1 in the Nottingham round of 32 on grass. The result followed the form book — Monica Niculescu came in leading the head-to-head 2–0. Monica Niculescu extended the head-to-head to 3–0.

Key context

Head to head

2–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2018-01-08HobartR16hardMonica Niculescu6-4 6-2
2008-07-28MontrealR64hardMonica Niculescu6-1 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Niculescu M.serving75% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Lepchenko V.

Lepchenko V.serving71% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Niculescu M.

Serve advantage — Niculescu M.

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.Lepchenko V.
1st serve in·Slight edge
76%
66%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
56%
62%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
48%
Service points won·Even
54%
57%
Return points won·Slight edge
48%
43%
Break points saved·Slight edge
51%
56%
Aces / match·Clear edge
0.8
2.8
Double faults / match·Clear edge
1.6
2.4

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Niculescu M.Lepchenko V.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
12
47
Break points saved·Dominant
14
64
Break points won·Clear edge
84
65
Deciding sets·Dominant
28
72
Tiebreaks·Even
40
39

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

Freshness

Recent load
Niculescu M.Lepchenko V.
Freshness·
—
44

Lepchenko V.: 1 day rest · 6 matches, 149 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Konjuh A.
Niculescu M.
1-66-46-2
Semi-finals
Niculescu M.
Radwanska A.[1]
5-76-46-0
Konjuh A.
Riske Amritraj A.[5]
6-46-3
Quarter-finals
Riske Amritraj A.[5]
Wickmayer Y.
6-22-0
Radwanska A.[1]
Davis L.
6-26-2
Niculescu M.
Konta J.
6-22-66-2
Konjuh A.
Vickery S.
6-26-2
R16
Davis L.
Linette M.
5-77-6136-2
Niculescu M.
Govortsova O.
2-67-57-5
Konta J.
Puig M.
4-66-47-65
Konjuh A.
Dellacqua C.[6]
6-46-2
Vickery S.
Diyas Z.[2]
4-67-656-1
Radwanska A.[1]
Mchale C.
6-36-1
Wickmayer Y.
Jovanovski B.
6-06-4
Riske Amritraj A.[5]
Lucic M.
6-36-4
R32
Linette M.
Hantuchova D.
6-24-67-64
Puig M.
Hradecka L.
7-657-65
Govortsova O.
Dunne K.
6-16-2
Diyas Z.[2]
Schiavone F.
7-657-66
Konjuh A.
Rogers S.
6-06-3
Konta J.
Rybarikova M.[7]
6-36-3
Riske Amritraj A.[5]
Zheng S.
6-36-4
Jovanovski B.
Gibbs N.
6-13-66-4
Wickmayer Y.
Knapp K.[4]
6-46-2
Dellacqua C.[6]
Karatantcheva S.
7-56-3
Mchale C.
Gajdosova J.
6-46-3
Davis L.
Tomljanovic A.[8]
4-67-617-5
Niculescu M.
Lepchenko V.[3]
4-66-36-1
Lucic M.
Voegele S.
6-04-66-3
Vickery S.
Wang Q.
7-627-5
Radwanska A.[1]
Kudryavtseva A.
6-06-3