Monica Niculescu vs Heather Watson — Indian Wells Round of 64

Indian Wells · WTA · Round of 64
ROU32
Monica Niculescu
38 yrs · 168 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLWWWWW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 7 March 2016
hard
Heather Watson
GBR
Heather Watson
#470WTA
1572ELO
1548Hard ELO
34 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWLLLLW
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

Head to head

0–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2018-09-10Quebec CityR32hardHeather Watson7-5 6-3
2016-01-11HobartR16hardHeather Watson6-7(3) 6-2 7-6(3)

Serve vs return

This season
Niculescu M.serving69% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Watson H.

Watson H.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.Watson H.
1st serve in·Clear edge
76%
58%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
56%
67%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
44%
Service points won·Even
54%
57%
Return points won·Slight edge
48%
42%
Break points saved·Even
51%
54%
Aces / match·Clear edge
0.8
3.3
Double faults / match·Dominant
1.6
3.4

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (192 vs 199). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Niculescu M.Watson H.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
12
20
Break points saved·Dominant
14
43
Break points won·Clear edge
84
62
Deciding sets·Clear edge
28
50
Tiebreaks·Dominant
40
13

Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About

Freshness

Recent load
Niculescu M.Watson H.
Freshness·
—
100

Watson H.: 18 days rest. Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast
Weather
10°CDrizzle
Wind 9 km/hHumidity 73%

Draw

Final
Azarenka V.[13]
Williams S.[1]
6-46-4
Semi-finals
Azarenka V.[13]
Pliskova K.[18]
7-611-66-2
Williams S.[1]
Radwanska A.[3]
6-47-61
Quarter-finals
Pliskova K.[18]
Kasatkina D.
6-36-2
Azarenka V.[13]
Rybarikova M.
6-06-0
Radwanska A.[3]
Kvitova P.[8]
6-27-63
Williams S.[1]
Halep S.[5]
6-46-3
R16
Halep S.[5]
Strycova B.
6-31-0
Pliskova K.[18]
Konta J.[25]
7-623-66-3
Kasatkina D.
Bacsinszky T.[12]
6-46-2
Azarenka V.[13]
Stosur S.[26]
6-14-66-1
Radwanska A.[3]
Jankovic J.[19]
6-36-3
Williams S.[1]
Bondarenko K.
6-26-2
Kvitova P.[8]
Gibbs N.
4-66-36-4
Rybarikova M.
Vinci R.[9]
6-22-0
R32
Konta J.[25]
Allertova D.
6-46-1
Bacsinszky T.[12]
Bouchard E.
6-25-76-2
Kasatkina D.
Puig M.
6-43-67-62
Stosur S.[26]
Mchale C.
6-42-66-4
Azarenka V.[13]
Zhang S.
6-46-3
Vinci R.[9]
Svitolina E.[17]
6-16-3
Kvitova P.[8]
Larsson J.
6-34-67-5
Gibbs N.
Shvedova Y.
6-06-4
Jankovic J.[19]
Vandeweghe C.
6-06-1
Radwanska A.[3]
Niculescu M.[32]
6-26-1
Strycova B.
Nara K.
3-66-16-2
Bondarenko K.
Tsurenko L.
3-66-47-67
Williams S.[1]
Putintseva Y.
7-626-0
Pliskova K.[18]
Ivanovic A.[14]
6-26-0
Rybarikova M.
Bencic B.[7]
6-43-66-3
Halep S.[5]
Makarova K.[30]
6-26-4
R64
Allertova D.
Kerber A.[2]
7-57-5
Konta J.[25]
Brengle M.
6-46-0
Pliskova K.[18]
Rogers S.
6-26-4
Ivanovic A.[14]
Giorgi C.
2-66-27-65
Bouchard E.
Stephens S.[21]
7-57-5
Puig M.
Schmiedlova A.[28]
6-16-2
Kasatkina D.
Friedsam A.
7-56-3
Mchale C.
Muguruza G.[4]
7-56-1
Stosur S.[26]
Wickmayer Y.
2-66-47-66
Zhang S.
Wozniacki C.[20]
4-67-687-5
Azarenka V.[13]
Diyas Z.
6-36-2
Vinci R.[9]
Gasparyan M.
6-36-777-65
Svitolina E.[17]
Beck A.
4-67-606-1
Bencic B.[7]
Davis L.
6-33-66-3
Kvitova P.[8]
Kovinic D.
6-34-67-65
Larsson J.
Lisicki S.[29]
5-76-46-2
Gibbs N.
Keys M.[23]
6-36-3
Shvedova Y.
Safarova L.[11]
6-36-4
Vandeweghe C.
Kuznetsova S.[16]
6-46-3
Jankovic J.[19]
Witthoeft C.
6-16-3
Niculescu M.[32]
Watson H.
6-42-66-2
Radwanska A.[3]
Cibulkova D.
6-33-67-5
Halep S.[5]
King V.
6-16-1
Makarova K.[30]
Hradecka L.
6-46-4
Strycova B.
Petkovic A.[22]
5-76-47-5
Nara K.
Williams V.[10]
6-46-3
Bondarenko K.
Pavlyuchenkova A.[24]
6-26-716-4
Putintseva Y.
Mladenovic K.[27]
6-46-4
Williams S.[1]
Siegemund L.
6-26-1
Tsurenko L.
Errani S.[15]
6-46-3
Rybarikova M.
Saville D.[31]
2-67-56-4
Bacsinszky T.[12]
Pironkova T.
6-26-1
R128
Puig M.
Lucic M.
6-16-2
Allertova D.
Cetkovska P.
6-06-1
Brengle M.
Doi M.
6-17-5
Rogers S.
Duque Marino M.
6-14-66-3
Giorgi C.
Goerges J.
6-36-2
Pironkova T.
Vekic D.
6-27-5
Bouchard E.
Ozaki R.
2-66-46-2
Kasatkina D.
Hantuchova D.
6-26-4
Mchale C.
Garcia C.
6-46-4
Wickmayer Y.
Hercog P.
0-66-46-4
Diyas Z.
Loeb J.
6-16-4
Gasparyan M.
Govortsova O.
6-16-3
Beck A.
Mattek Sands B.
6-26-2
Larsson J.
Maria T.
6-47-63
Gibbs N.
Dulgheru A.
6-16-0
Shvedova Y.
Pliskova K.
6-36-737-5
Vandeweghe C.
Bertens K.
6-46-4
Witthoeft C.
Falconi I.
0-66-46-4
Watson H.
Voskoboeva G.
7-644-66-1
Cibulkova D.
Siniakova K.
6-26-0
King V.
Townsend T.
6-26-3
Hradecka L.
Riske Amritraj A.
7-646-2
Strycova B.
Sasnovich A.
6-16-3
Nara K.
Pereira T.
6-16-2
Tsurenko L.
Babos T.
7-56-4
Bondarenko K.
Van Uytvanck A.
6-26-726-2
Putintseva Y.
Peng S.
6-06-1
Siegemund L.
Begu I.
3-66-46-4
Zhang S.
Parmentier P.
7-650-0
Davis L.
Hibino N.
6-26-4
Kovinic D.
Crawford S.
6-36-4
Rybarikova M.
Robson L.
7-636-2