Yanina Wickmayer vs Monica Niculescu — Guangzhou Quarter-final

Guangzhou · WTA · Quarter-final
BEL
Yanina Wickmayer
#1216WTA
36 yrs · 182 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLLLLLLL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 21 September 2015
hard
ROU6
Monica Niculescu
38 yrs · 168 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLWWWWW
Wickmayer Y.
6-2 6-2
Niculescu M.
Wickmayer Y.
662
Niculescu M.
220

Yanina Wickmayer defeated Monica Niculescu 6-2 6-2 in the Guangzhou quarter-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Monica Niculescu came in leading the head-to-head 2–1, defending the title. Yanina Wickmayer narrowed the head-to-head to 2–2.

Key context

Head to head

1–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2013-08-12CincinnatiR64hardMonica Niculescu6-1 6-2
2013-04-01MonterreyR16hardMonica Niculescu6-4 3-6 6-1
2011-05-23Roland GarrosR128clayYanina Wickmayer6-0 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Wickmayer Y.serving64% hold

wins 56% of points on serve vs Niculescu M.

Niculescu M.serving69% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Wickmayer Y.

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
Wickmayer Y.Niculescu M.
1st serve in·Clear edge
64%
76%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
65%
56%
2nd serve points won·Even
45%
46%
Service points won·Even
58%
54%
Return points won·Slight edge
42%
48%
Break points saved·Even
55%
51%
Aces / match·Clear edge
2.9
0.8
Double faults / match·Dominant
3.2
1.6

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Wickmayer Y.Niculescu M.
Clutch Rating·Even
14
12
Break points saved·Dominant
57
14
Break points won·Clear edge
61
84
Deciding sets·Slight edge
21
28
Tiebreaks·Dominant
13
40

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