Monica Niculescu vs Petra Kvitova — Fed Cup WG R1: CZE vs ROU Round Robin
Fed Cup WG R1: CZE vs ROU · WTA · Round Robin
2 — 0
Sets
Saturday, 6 February 2016
hard
Niculescu M.6-3 6-4
Kvitova P.
Niculescu M.
662
Kvitova P.
340
Monica Niculescu defeated Petra Kvitova 6-3 6-4 in the Fed Cup WG R1: CZE vs ROU round robin on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Petra Kvitova came in leading the head-to-head 2–1, but Monica Niculescu had been the form player, winning 2 of their last 4 on hard. Monica Niculescu narrowed the head-to-head to 2–2.
Key context
- Match story: Monica Niculescu closed it out in two sets, 6–3 6–4.
Head to head
1–2| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-10-17 | Luxembourg | F | hard | Monica Niculescu | 6-4 6-0 |
| 2016-04-18 | Stuttgart | R16 | clay | Petra Kvitova | 2-6 7-6(5) 6-2 |
| 2013-06-17 | Eastbourne | R32 | grass | Petra Kvitova | 6-4 6-1 |
Serve vs return
This seasonBaseline 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 season1st serve in·Clear edge
76%
63%
1st serve points won·Clear edge
56%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
45%
49%
Service points won·Slight edge
54%
61%
Return points won·Slight edge
48%
43%
Break points saved·Slight edge
50%
59%
Aces / match·Dominant
0.7
4.8
Double faults / match·Dominant
1.6
4.7
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (192 vs 199). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Dominant
12
88
Break points saved·Dominant
14
93
Break points won·Even
84
88
Deciding sets·Dominant
28
90
Tiebreaks·Dominant
40
92
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About