Monica Niculescu vs Sabine Lisicki — Doha Round of 64
Doha · WTA · Round of 64
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 22 February 2016
hard
Niculescu M.6-2 6-2
Lisicki S.
Niculescu M.
662
Lisicki S.
220
Monica Niculescu defeated Sabine Lisicki 6-2 6-2 in the Doha round of 64 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Sabine Lisicki came in leading the head-to-head 3–2, defending last year's round of 32. Monica Niculescu narrowed the head-to-head to 3–3.
Key context
- Match story: Monica Niculescu dropped just 4 games past Sabine Lisicki.
Head to head
2–3| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-01-29 | Taipei | QF | hard | Sabine Lisicki | 4-6 6-4 6-4 |
| 2015-02-16 | Dubai | R64 | hard | Sabine Lisicki | 6-3 6-4 |
| 2014-09-08 | Hong Kong | R32 | hard | Sabine Lisicki | 3-6 7-6(3) 6-1 |
| 2014-01-13 | Australian Open | R64 | hard | Monica Niculescu | 2-6 6-2 6-2 |
| 2010-08-09 | Cincinnati | R64 | hard | Monica Niculescu | 6-3 6-0 |
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%
55%
1st serve points won·Clear edge
56%
68%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
44%
Service points won·Even
54%
57%
Return points won·Slight edge
48%
42%
Break points saved·Slight edge
51%
56%
Aces / match·Dominant
0.8
5.9
Double faults / match·Dominant
1.6
6.1
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (192 vs 122). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Slight edge
12
18
Break points saved·Dominant
14
68
Break points won·Dominant
84
36
Deciding sets·Clear edge
28
14
Tiebreaks·Dominant
40
65
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Conditions
Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast
Weather
26°CClear
Wind 29 km/hHumidity 38%
Draw
Quarter-finals
Suarez Navarro C.[8]
Vesnina E.
6-37-63
Radwanska A.[3]
Vinci R.[9]
3-66-26-3
Petkovic A.
Muguruza G.[4]
6-15-76-2
Ostapenko J.
Zheng S.
6-46-3
R16
Vesnina E.
Wozniacki C.[13]
7-55-76-3
Vinci R.[9]
Buyukakcay C.
7-56-1
Petkovic A.
Vandeweghe C.
6-36-4
Muguruza G.[4]
Babos T.
6-27-5
Radwanska A.[3]
Niculescu M.
7-56-1
Suarez Navarro C.[8]
Bacsinszky T.[11]
6-26-2
Ostapenko J.
Kvitova P.[5]
5-76-26-1
Zheng S.
Bouchard E.
7-616-1
R32
Vinci R.[9]
Kasatkina D.
2-66-47-63
Babos T.
Errani S.[16]
6-46-1
Vandeweghe C.
Bencic B.[6]
6-46-2
Suarez Navarro C.[8]
Vekic D.
7-656-4
Radwanska A.[3]
Bondarenko K.
6-46-4
Buyukakcay C.
Safarova L.[7]
7-667-5
Petkovic A.
Gasparyan M.
6-36-3
Bouchard E.
Allertova D.
7-607-5
Vesnina E.
Halep S.[2]
6-716-46-1
Wozniacki C.[13]
Saville D.
6-36-3
Bacsinszky T.[11]
Putintseva Y.
6-27-60
Niculescu M.
Jankovic J.[14]
3-66-47-5
Muguruza G.[4]
Hibino N.
6-26-0
Kvitova P.[5]
Strycova B.
7-626-4
Ostapenko J.
Kuznetsova S.[12]
7-656-0
Zheng S.
Kerber A.[1]
7-56-1
R64
Vesnina E.
Garcia C.
6-37-5
Saville D.
Doi M.
6-16-1
Wozniacki C.[13]
Konjuh A.
4-66-37-5
Bacsinszky T.[11]
Mattek Sands B.
6-776-16-3
Putintseva Y.
Schmiedlova A.
6-26-4
Bondarenko K.
Beck A.
6-46-4
Niculescu M.
Lisicki S.
6-26-2
Vinci R.[9]
Tsurenko L.
6-26-1
Kasatkina D.
Wang Q.
6-12-66-3
Buyukakcay C.
Hradecka L.
6-46-756-2
Vandeweghe C.
Flipkens K.
7-56-2
Petkovic A.
Makarova K.
6-36-2
Gasparyan M.
Pliskova K.[10]
6-16-1
Errani S.[16]
Pironkova T.
1-67-56-3
Babos T.
Brengle M.
3-67-56-0
Hibino N.
Shvedova Y.
6-36-756-3
Strycova B.
Mladenovic K.
6-36-4
Ostapenko J.
Diyas Z.
6-16-3
Kuznetsova S.[12]
Goerges J.
6-36-3
Allertova D.
Svitolina E.[15]
7-56-4
Bouchard E.
Sevastova A.
5-76-37-64
Zheng S.
Lepchenko V.
6-27-66
Jankovic J.[14]
Cepelova J.
6-46-756-0
Vekic D.
Al Nabhani F.
6-06-0