Monica Niculescu vs Anastasija Sevastova — Shenzhen Round of 32

Shenzhen · WTA · Round of 32
ROU4
Monica Niculescu
38 yrs · 168 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLWWWWW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 4 January 2016
hard
Anastasija Sevastova
LAT
Anastasija Sevastova
#293WTA
1719ELO
1664Hard ELO
36 yrs · 169 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWLWWLLW
Niculescu M.
1-6 6-4 6-3
Sevastova A.
Niculescu M.
1662
Sevastova A.
6431

Monica Niculescu defeated Anastasija Sevastova 1-6 6-4 6-3 in the Shenzhen round of 32 on hard. The result followed the form book — Monica Niculescu came in defending last year's round of 32.

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 Sevastova A.

Sevastova A.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.Sevastova A.
1st serve in·Clear edge
76%
61%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
56%
63%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
48%
Service points won·Even
54%
57%
Return points won·Even
48%
44%
Break points saved·Even
51%
55%
Aces / match·Clear edge
0.8
2.4
Double faults / match·Clear edge
1.6
2.4

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (192 vs 197). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Niculescu M.Sevastova A.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
12
67
Break points saved·Dominant
14
73
Break points won·Slight edge
84
89
Deciding sets·Dominant
28
74
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
40
64

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Radwanska A.[1]
Riske Amritraj A.
6-36-2
Semi-finals
Riske Amritraj A.
Babos T.
6-26-4
Radwanska A.[1]
Friedsam A.
6-26-4
Quarter-finals
Riske Amritraj A.
Kontaveit A.
6-13-66-3
Babos T.
Bouchard E.[6]
6-46-4
Friedsam A.
Siniakova K.
6-42-66-1
Radwanska A.[1]
Wang Q.
6-36-2
R16
Riske Amritraj A.
Hsieh S.
3-67-56-1
Babos T.
Niculescu M.[4]
6-16-4
Bouchard E.[6]
Gibbs N.
6-46-2
Siniakova K.
Diyas Z.[7]
6-06-4
Wang Q.
King V.
7-636-3
Radwanska A.[1]
Zhang S.
6-17-5
Friedsam A.
Begu I.[3]
7-53-2
Kontaveit A.
Zheng S.
6-16-2
R32
Kontaveit A.
Shvedova Y.
6-47-65
Hsieh S.
Duan Y.
6-47-5
Riske Amritraj A.
Beck A.[8]
6-736-36-2
Niculescu M.[4]
Sevastova A.
1-66-46-3
Babos T.
Rodina E.
6-36-2
Gibbs N.
Smitkova T.
6-06-2
Bouchard E.[6]
Vekic D.
6-41-67-5
Diyas Z.[7]
Zhang K.
6-47-63
Siniakova K.
Mitu C.
6-36-3
Friedsam A.
Jovanovski B.
6-06-3
Begu I.[3]
Arruabarrena L.
6-36-2
Wang Q.
Konta J.[5]
6-33-66-3
King V.
Voegele S.
7-56-4
Zheng S.
Kvitova P.[2]
6-20-0
Radwanska A.[1]
Krunic A.
6-46-3
Zhang S.
Khromacheva I.
6-36-3