Monica Niculescu vs Cristina Andreea Mitu — Bucharest Quarter-final

Bucharest · WTA · Quarter-final
ROU3
Monica Niculescu
38 yrs · 168 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLWWWWW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 13 July 2015
clay
ROU
Cristina Andreea Mitu
34 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLLWLLLW
Niculescu M.
4-6 6-0 6-2
Mitu C.
Niculescu M.
4662
Mitu C.
6021

Monica Niculescu defeated Cristina Andreea Mitu 4-6 6-0 6-2 in the Bucharest quarter-final on clay. The result followed the form book — Monica Niculescu came in leading the head-to-head 1–0, defending last year's semi-final. Monica Niculescu extended the head-to-head to 2–0.

Key context

Head to head

1–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2016-07-11BucharestR32clayMonica Niculescu6-2 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Niculescu M.serving68% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Mitu C.

Mitu C.serving48% hold

wins 49% 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.Mitu C.
1st serve in·Clear edge
76%
64%
1st serve points won·Even
56%
60%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
46%
41%
Service points won·Even
54%
53%
Return points won·Slight edge
48%
40%
Break points saved·Even
51%
52%
Aces / match·Slight edge
0.8
1.5
Double faults / match·Dominant
1.6
5.0

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (195 vs 44). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Schmiedlova A.[7]
Errani S.[1]
7-636-3
Semi-finals
Schmiedlova A.[7]
Hercog P.
6-46-3
Errani S.[1]
Niculescu M.[3]
5-76-16-2
Quarter-finals
Schmiedlova A.[7]
Kovinic D.
6-26-2
Hercog P.
Krunic A.
6-36-3
Niculescu M.[3]
Mitu C.
4-66-06-2
Errani S.[1]
Tatishvili A.
6-26-3
R16
Errani S.[1]
Peer S.
7-656-2
Mitu C.
Cirstea S.
5-76-26-4
Schmiedlova A.[7]
Allertova D.
6-16-2
Kovinic D.
Goerges J.[4]
6-46-786-2
Tatishvili A.
Dulgheru A.[5]
5-2
Niculescu M.[3]
Pereira T.
6-26-3
Hercog P.
Tig P.
6-06-2
Krunic A.
Vinci R.[2]
6-16-1
R32
Tig P.
Soler Espinosa S.
6-43-1
Tatishvili A.
Voegele S.
6-47-5
Dulgheru A.[5]
Zhang S.
3-66-46-4
Niculescu M.[3]
Bogdan A.
6-25-76-2
Pereira T.
Kucova K.
6-36-747-66
Mitu C.
Beck A.[8]
1-66-36-3
Schmiedlova A.[7]
Jani R.
6-16-2
Kovinic D.
Martic P.
6-36-4
Goerges J.[4]
Kasatkina D.
7-646-4
Hercog P.
Smitkova T.[6]
6-27-5
Krunic A.
Kulichkova E.
6-26-4
Vinci R.[2]
Babos T.
6-26-1
Peer S.
Bondarenko K.
2-66-46-4
Cirstea S.
Karatantcheva S.
6-26-2
Errani S.[1]
Buyukakcay C.
6-27-62
Allertova D.
Dinu C.
6-43-66-3