Monica Niculescu vs Agnieszka Radwanska — Nottingham Semi-final

Nottingham · WTA · Semi-final
ROU
Monica Niculescu
38 yrs · 168 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 8 June 2015
grass
POL1
Agnieszka Radwanska
37 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Niculescu M.
5-7 6-4 6-0
Radwanska A.
Niculescu M.
5662
Radwanska A.
7401

Monica Niculescu defeated Agnieszka Radwanska 5-7 6-4 6-0 in the Nottingham semi-final on grass. The upset overturned the form book — Agnieszka Radwanska came in leading the head-to-head 4–0. Monica Niculescu claimed a first win over Agnieszka Radwanska in five meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 4–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–4
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2016-07-25MontrealR32hardAgnieszka Radwanska6-1 7-5
2016-03-07Indian WellsR32hardAgnieszka Radwanska6-2 6-1
2016-02-22DohaR16hardAgnieszka Radwanska7-5 6-1
2009-10-12LinzR32hardAgnieszka Radwanska6-4 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Niculescu M.serving66% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Radwanska A.

Radwanska A.serving73% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Niculescu M.

Serve advantage — Radwanska A.

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.Radwanska A.
1st serve in·Clear edge
76%
63%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
56%
65%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
47%
Service points won·Even
54%
58%
Return points won·Even
48%
47%
Break points saved·Slight edge
51%
56%
Aces / match·Clear edge
0.8
2.4
Double faults / match·Even
1.6
1.6

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (195 vs 189). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Niculescu M.Radwanska A.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
12
78
Break points saved·Dominant
14
85
Break points won·Clear edge
84
97
Deciding sets·Dominant
28
72
Tiebreaks·Dominant
40
82

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