Alexandra Dulgheru vs Marina Erakovic — Auckland Round of 16

Auckland · WTA · Round of 16
ROU
Alexandra Dulgheru
37 yrs · 172 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WWLLLLLLWL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 4 January 2016
hard
NZL
Marina Erakovic
38 yrs · 174 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLLLLLW
Dulgheru A.
7-6 6-3
Erakovic M.
Dulgheru A.
7762
Erakovic M.
6430

Alexandra Dulgheru defeated Marina Erakovic 7-6 6-3 in the Auckland round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Marina Erakovic came in defending last year's round of 16.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Dulgheru A.serving62% hold

wins 55% of points on serve vs Erakovic M.

Erakovic M.serving69% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Dulgheru A.

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
Dulgheru A.Erakovic M.
1st serve in·Slight edge
71%
61%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
55%
65%
2nd serve points won·Even
44%
45%
Service points won·Slight edge
52%
58%
Return points won·Even
46%
43%
Break points saved·Even
51%
55%
Aces / match·Clear edge
0.8
2.5
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.2
4.4

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (53 vs 60). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Dulgheru A.Erakovic M.
Clutch Rating·Even
20
18
Break points saved·Dominant
21
49
Break points won·Clear edge
60
42
Deciding sets·Clear edge
52
35
Tiebreaks·Even
53
53

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
Weather
20°CPartly cloudy
Wind 19 km/hHumidity 70%

Draw

Final
Stephens S.[5]
Goerges J.
7-56-2
Semi-finals
Stephens S.[5]
Wozniacki C.[3]
6-27-63
Goerges J.
Paszek T.
6-46-2
Quarter-finals
Stephens S.[5]
Broady N.
7-666-3
Paszek T.
Flipkens K.
6-46-736-3
Goerges J.
Hibino N.
6-736-26-4
Wozniacki C.[3]
Dulgheru A.
6-16-0
R16
Stephens S.[5]
Witthoeft C.
3-66-16-3
Wozniacki C.[3]
Mchale C.
6-06-2
Flipkens K.
Falconi I.
6-14-66-2
Paszek T.
Kuznetsova S.[4]
6-26-3
Goerges J.
Strycova B.[7]
6-47-67
Hibino N.
Kasatkina D.
7-52-67-5
Dulgheru A.
Erakovic M.
7-646-3
Broady N.
Ostapenko J.
4-67-647-5
R32
Witthoeft C.
Maria T.
6-27-63
Stephens S.[5]
Hercog P.
6-36-3
Wozniacki C.[3]
Kovinic D.
6-46-4
Mchale C.
Doi M.
6-26-4
Dulgheru A.
Van Uytvanck A.[8]
1-66-26-4
Falconi I.
Vandeweghe C.[6]
5-76-46-3
Flipkens K.
Mattek Sands B.
3-66-46-3
Paszek T.
Schiavone F.
7-634-66-3
Strycova B.[7]
Bertens K.
6-26-4
Goerges J.
Hradecka L.
6-06-3
Hibino N.
Duque Marino M.
6-22-67-5
Kasatkina D.
Williams V.[1]
6-746-36-3
Erakovic M.
Putintseva Y.
7-627-63
Kuznetsova S.[4]
Barthel M.
6-21-1
Broady N.
Ivanovic A.[2]
7-56-4
Ostapenko J.
Larsson J.
6-17-5