Monica Niculescu vs Heather Watson — Indian Wells Round of 64
Indian Wells · WTA · Round of 64
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 7 March 2016 ·
hard
#445WTA
1572ELO
1548Hard ELO
34 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLLWLWWW
Niculescu M.6-4 2-6 6-2
Watson H.
Niculescu M.
6262
Watson H.
4621
Monica Niculescu defeated Heather Watson 6-4 2-6 6-2 in the Indian Wells round of 64 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Heather Watson came in leading the head-to-head 2–0, defending last year's round of 16. Monica Niculescu claimed a first win over Heather Watson in three meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 2–1.
Key context
- Match story: Monica Niculescu closed it out in three sets, 6–4 2–6 6–2.
Head to head
0–2| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-09-10 | Quebec City | R32 | hard | Heather Watson | 7-5 6-3 |
| 2016-01-11 | Hobart | R16 | hard | Heather Watson | 6-7 6-2 7-6 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Clear edge
78%
58%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
57%
67%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
45%
Service points won·Even
54%
58%
Return points won·Slight edge
48%
43%
Break points saved·Even
53%
55%
Aces / match·Clear edge
0.6
3.5
Double faults / match·Dominant
1.4
3.5
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (196 vs 199). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Slight edge
18
7
Break points saved·Slight edge
7
15
Break points won·Dominant
93
49
Deciding sets·Even
22
22
Tiebreaks·Even
14
14
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Freshness
Recent loadFreshness·
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57
Watson H.: 1 day rest · 3 matches, 88 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About
Conditions
Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
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