Johanna Konta vs Monica Niculescu — Miami Round of 16

Miami · WTA · Round of 16
GBR24
Johanna Konta
35 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWWWWWWL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 21 March 2016
hard
ROU32
Monica Niculescu
38 yrs · 168 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLWWWWW
Konta J.
6-2 6-2
Niculescu M.
Konta J.
662
Niculescu M.
220

Johanna Konta defeated Monica Niculescu 6-2 6-2 in the Miami round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Monica Niculescu came in leading the head-to-head 2–0, defending last year's round of 64. Johanna Konta claimed a first win over Monica Niculescu in three meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2017-10-02BeijingR64hardMonica Niculescu6-1 6-2
2015-06-08NottinghamQFgrassMonica Niculescu6-2 2-6 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Konta J.serving73% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Niculescu M.

Niculescu M.serving67% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Konta J.

Serve advantage — Konta J.

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
Konta J.Niculescu M.
1st serve in·Clear edge
64%
76%
1st serve points won·Clear edge
68%
56%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
46%
Service points won·Slight edge
62%
54%
Return points won·Slight edge
43%
48%
Break points saved·Slight edge
62%
51%
Aces / match·Dominant
4.3
0.8
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.4
1.6

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (198 vs 192). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Konta J.Niculescu M.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
66
12
Break points saved·Dominant
90
14
Break points won·Clear edge
67
84
Deciding sets·Dominant
84
28
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
48
40

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

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast
Weather
19°COvercast
Wind 26 km/hHumidity 40%

Draw

Final
Azarenka V.[13]
Kuznetsova S.[15]
6-36-2
Semi-finals
Azarenka V.[13]
Kerber A.[2]
6-27-5
Kuznetsova S.[15]
Bacsinszky T.[19]
7-56-3
Quarter-finals
Kerber A.[2]
Keys M.[22]
6-36-2
Kuznetsova S.[15]
Makarova K.[30]
6-736-46-3
Azarenka V.[13]
Konta J.[24]
6-46-2
Bacsinszky T.[19]
Halep S.[5]
4-66-36-2
R16
Kerber A.[2]
Babos T.
6-23-66-4
Keys M.[22]
Begu I.
6-36-1
Konta J.[24]
Niculescu M.[32]
6-26-2
Halep S.[5]
Watson H.
6-36-4
Bacsinszky T.[19]
Radwanska A.[3]
2-66-46-2
Makarova K.[30]
Svitolina E.[12]
6-16-4
Kuznetsova S.[15]
Williams S.[1]
6-736-16-2
Azarenka V.[13]
Muguruza G.[4]
7-667-64
R32
Keys M.[22]
Vinci R.[9]
6-46-4
Begu I.
Pliskova K.
7-54-66-4
Muguruza G.[4]
Gibbs N.
6-16-0
Azarenka V.[13]
Linette M.
6-36-0
Konta J.[24]
Vesnina E.
4-66-17-63
Halep S.[5]
Goerges J.
6-46-1
Watson H.
Wickmayer Y.
3-67-56-3
Bacsinszky T.[19]
Ivanovic A.[16]
7-56-4
Radwanska A.[3]
Brengle M.
6-36-2
Makarova K.[30]
Kvitova P.[8]
6-46-4
Svitolina E.[12]
Wozniacki C.[23]
5-76-47-61
Kuznetsova S.[15]
Garcia C.
4-66-27-66
Kerber A.[2]
Bertens K.
1-66-23-0
Babos T.
Osaka N.
7-56-0
Niculescu M.[32]
Vandeweghe C.
6-46-1
Williams S.[1]
Diyas Z.
7-56-3
R64
Linette M.
Jankovic J.[18]
1-0
Pliskova K.
Bencic B.[7]
4-1
Kerber A.[2]
Strycova B.
6-16-1
Babos T.
Pliskova K.[17]
5-76-27-60
Vinci R.[9]
Hradecka L.
1-66-47-65
Begu I.
Lisicki S.[29]
6-41-67-62
Muguruza G.[4]
Cibulkova D.
6-736-37-5
Gibbs N.
Mladenovic K.[27]
6-26-4
Niculescu M.[32]
Peng S.
6-13-66-0
Goerges J.
Stosur S.[26]
3-66-16-4
Watson H.
Stephens S.[20]
6-36-0
Brengle M.
Schmiedlova A.[28]
7-56-4
Kvitova P.[8]
Falconi I.
6-16-4
Wozniacki C.[23]
King V.
7-56-2
Kuznetsova S.[15]
Witthoeft C.
6-34-66-4
Garcia C.
Petkovic A.[21]
7-653-67-62
Diyas Z.
Saville D.[31]
7-56-3
Azarenka V.[13]
Puig M.
6-26-4
Radwanska A.[3]
Cornet A.
6-06-1
Halep S.[5]
Kasatkina D.
6-37-5
Bacsinszky T.[19]
Gasparyan M.
6-36-1
Bertens K.
Pavlyuchenkova A.[25]
6-14-66-1
Konta J.[24]
Kovinic D.
6-46-2
Vandeweghe C.
Suarez Navarro C.[6]
6-46-2
Ivanovic A.[16]
Pereira T.
6-36-0
Makarova K.[30]
Tsurenko L.
3-66-46-3
Williams S.[1]
Mchale C.
6-35-76-2
Osaka N.
Errani S.[14]
6-16-3
Keys M.[22]
Flipkens K.
6-46-2
Vesnina E.
Williams V.[10]
6-06-756-2
Wickmayer Y.
Safarova L.[11]
6-26-3
Svitolina E.[12]
Zhang S.
6-36-0
R128
Bertens K.
Zheng S.
6-36-2
Babos T.
Tatishvili A.
7-626-2
Hradecka L.
Bouchard E.
6-43-66-2
Flipkens K.
Robson L.
7-646-2
Pliskova K.
Badosa P.
6-36-3
Linette M.
Mattek Sands B.
6-46-776-3
Puig M.
Bellis C.
4-66-36-2
Vesnina E.
Cepelova J.
7-56-3
Kovinic D.
Allertova D.
7-656-4
Peng S.
Van Uytvanck A.
6-37-5
Vandeweghe C.
Crawford S.
6-47-5
Goerges J.
Hibino N.
7-666-4
Watson H.
Cetkovska P.
6-16-0
Wickmayer Y.
Knapp K.
6-26-1
Pereira T.
Haddad Maia B.
7-626-1
Gasparyan M.
Beck A.
6-37-5
Zhang S.
Zhuk S.
6-16-2
Witthoeft C.
Sasnovich A.
6-24-66-1
Diyas Z.
Govortsova O.
6-06-1
Mchale C.
Doi M.
6-24-67-5
Kasatkina D.
Bondarenko K.
6-21-66-2
Brengle M.
Giorgi C.
6-46-3
Begu I.
Sakkari M.
6-16-3
King V.
Dominguez Lino L.
6-46-4
Garcia C.
Lucic M.
2-66-16-3
Strycova B.
Friedsam A.
6-26-0
Osaka N.
Parmentier P.
6-22-66-2
Cibulkova D.
Larsson J.
4-66-16-2
Cornet A.
Voskoboeva G.
6-47-5
Falconi I.
Schiavone F.
7-56-1
Gibbs N.
Putintseva Y.
6-46-2
Tsurenko L.
Dulgheru A.
6-756-36-3