Monica Niculescu vs Natalia Vikhlyantseva — St. Petersburg Round of 32

St. Petersburg · WTA · Round of 32
ROU9
Monica Niculescu
38 yrs · 168 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLWWWWW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 8 February 2016
hard
RUS
Natalia Vikhlyantseva
29 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLLLLWLW
Niculescu M.
6-0 6-3
Vikhlyantseva N.
Niculescu M.
662
Vikhlyantseva N.
030

Monica Niculescu defeated Natalia Vikhlyantseva 6-0 6-3 in the St. Petersburg round of 32 on hard.

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 Vikhlyantseva N.

Vikhlyantseva N.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.Vikhlyantseva N.
1st serve in·Clear edge
76%
61%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
56%
64%
2nd serve points won·Even
45%
45%
Service points won·Even
54%
57%
Return points won·Even
48%
44%
Break points saved·Even
51%
55%
Aces / match·Clear edge
0.8
2.6
Double faults / match·Dominant
1.6
4.9

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Niculescu M.Vikhlyantseva N.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
12
0
Break points saved·Clear edge
14
28
Break points won·Dominant
84
38
Deciding sets·Clear edge
28
10
Tiebreaks·Even
40
36

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
Vinci R.[2]
Bencic B.[1]
6-46-3
Semi-finals
Vinci R.[2]
Ivanovic A.[4]
7-56-4
Bencic B.[1]
Kasatkina D.
6-46-3
Quarter-finals
Vinci R.[2]
Babos T.
7-634-67-64
Ivanovic A.[4]
Baindl K.
6-17-5
Kasatkina D.
Cibulkova D.
4-67-56-3
Bencic B.[1]
Pavlyuchenkova A.[5]
6-746-46-2
R16
Vinci R.[2]
Wickmayer Y.
6-27-62
Babos T.
Niculescu M.[9]
4-66-16-3
Ivanovic A.[4]
Gasparyan M.
7-56-2
Kasatkina D.
Siegemund L.
6-36-4
Cibulkova D.
Wozniacki C.[3]
6-47-5
Pavlyuchenkova A.[5]
Witthoeft C.
6-17-5
Bencic B.[1]
Beck A.
7-636-3
Baindl K.
Vesnina E.
2-66-36-2
R32
Babos T.
Siniakova K.
7-607-5
Niculescu M.[9]
Vikhlyantseva N.
6-06-3
Gasparyan M.
Jovanovski B.
6-16-2
Vesnina E.
Tig P.
3-66-36-1
Siegemund L.
Mladenovic K.[7]
1-67-56-1
Kasatkina D.
Flipkens K.
6-45-76-4
Cibulkova D.
Rodina E.
6-36-0
Pavlyuchenkova A.[5]
Koukalova K.
6-44-66-4
Witthoeft C.
Paszek T.
6-36-3
Beck A.
Hradecka L.
4-66-47-5
Wickmayer Y.
Ostapenko J.
6-46-3
Baindl K.
Strycova B.
6-36-4