Timea Babos vs Monica Niculescu — St. Petersburg Round of 16
St. Petersburg · CHALLENGER · Round of 16
2 — 1
Sets
Thursday, 11 February 2016 ·
hard
Babos T.4-6 6-1 6-3
Niculescu M.
Babos T.
4662
Niculescu M.
6131
Timea Babos defeated Monica Niculescu 4-6 6-1 6-3 in the St. Petersburg round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Monica Niculescu came in leading the head-to-head 3–2. Timea Babos narrowed the head-to-head to 3–3.
Key context
- Match story: Timea Babos dropped the opening set before beating Monica Niculescu 4–6 6–1 6–3.
Head to head
2–3| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-06-23 | W100 Ilkley 1 | F | grass | Monica Niculescu | 6-2 4-6 6-3 |
| 2016-02-08 | St. Petersburg | R16 | hard | Timea Babos | 4-6 6-1 6-3 |
| 2016-01-04 | Shenzhen | R16 | hard | Timea Babos | 6-1 6-4 |
| 2013-04-01 | Monterrey | QF | hard | Monica Niculescu | 7-5 6-2 |
| 2013-02-25 | Florianopolis | QF | hard | Monica Niculescu | 6-3 6-2 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Clear edge
61%
76%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
66%
56%
2nd serve points won·Even
43%
46%
Service points won·Even
57%
54%
Return points won·Slight edge
41%
48%
Break points saved·Slight edge
56%
51%
Aces / match·Dominant
4.2
0.8
Double faults / match·Dominant
4.0
1.6
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 193). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Clear edge
1
15
Break points saved·Clear edge
18
3
Break points won·Dominant
49
92
Deciding sets·Clear edge
5
21
Tiebreaks·Even
18
14
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