Monica Niculescu vs Rebecca Peterson — Guangzhou Round of 16

Guangzhou · WTA · Round of 16
ROU6
Monica Niculescu
38 yrs · 168 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 21 September 2015
hard
SWE
Rebecca Peterson
30 yrs · 173 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLLWWWLL
Niculescu M.
6-3 6-2
Peterson R.
Niculescu M.
662
Peterson R.
320

Monica Niculescu defeated Rebecca Peterson 6-3 6-2 in the Guangzhou round of 16 on hard. The result followed the form book — Monica Niculescu came in defending the title.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Niculescu M.serving64% hold

wins 56% of points on serve vs Peterson R.

Peterson R.serving62% hold

wins 55% 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.Peterson R.
1st serve in·Slight edge
76%
65%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
56%
62%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
47%
Service points won·Even
54%
57%
Return points won·Even
48%
44%
Break points saved·Even
51%
54%
Aces / match·Clear edge
0.8
2.4
Double faults / match·Dominant
1.6
3.5

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Niculescu M.Peterson R.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
12
40
Break points saved·Clear edge
14
36
Break points won·Slight edge
84
76
Deciding sets·Dominant
28
60
Tiebreaks·Dominant
40
67

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
Jankovic J.[4]
Allertova D.
6-26-0
Semi-finals
Allertova D.
Errani S.[3]
7-56-2
Jankovic J.[4]
Wickmayer Y.
6-32-67-5
Quarter-finals
Allertova D.
Halep S.[1]
6-46-3
Errani S.[3]
Zheng S.[8]
6-16-0
Jankovic J.[4]
Kuznetsova S.[5]
6-27-5
Wickmayer Y.
Niculescu M.[6]
6-26-2
R16
Allertova D.
Jovanovski B.
6-37-65
Zheng S.[8]
Kontaveit A.
6-17-611
Kuznetsova S.[5]
Radwanska U.
6-06-1
Jankovic J.[4]
Schiavone F.
7-54-66-4
Niculescu M.[6]
Peterson R.
6-36-2
Wickmayer Y.
Puig M.
6-36-4
Errani S.[3]
Zhang K.
6-766-46-2
Halep S.[1]
Babos T.
6-46-0
R32
Schiavone F.
Zhang S.
6-46-4
Jovanovski B.
Kovinic D.[7]
6-46-2
Halep S.[1]
Martic P.
6-46-2
Babos T.
Yang Z.
6-36-0
Allertova D.
Friedsam A.
6-37-63
Errani S.[3]
Duan Y.
6-33-66-2
Zhang K.
Jabeur O.
6-36-3
Kontaveit A.
Hsieh S.
6-16-3
Kuznetsova S.[5]
Hantuchova D.
6-47-5
Jankovic J.[4]
Vesnina E.
7-636-3
Niculescu M.[6]
Putintseva Y.
7-651-66-3
Wickmayer Y.
Linette M.
6-46-4
Puig M.
Petkovic A.[2]
6-16-4
Peterson R.
Wang Y.
6-33-66-4
Zheng S.[8]
Krunic A.
6-26-1
Radwanska U.
Wang Q.
6-36-2