Monica Niculescu vs Shuai Peng — Miami Round of 64

Miami · WTA · Round of 64
ROU32
Monica Niculescu
38 yrs · 168 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLWWWWW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 21 March 2016
hard
CHN
Shuai Peng
40 yrs · 173 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLLWLWLL
Niculescu M.
6-1 3-6 6-0
Peng S.
Niculescu M.
6362
Peng S.
1601

Monica Niculescu defeated Shuai Peng 6-1 3-6 6-0 in the Miami round of 64 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Shuai Peng came in leading the head-to-head 3–2, but Monica Niculescu had been the form player, winning 4 of their last 7 on hard. Monica Niculescu narrowed the head-to-head to 3–3.

Key context

Head to head

2–3
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2017-10-02BeijingR32hardShuai Peng6-3 6-2
2013-05-13RomeR64clayShuai Peng4-6 6-3 6-2
2013-01-07HobartR16hardMonica Niculescu3-6 6-4 6-4
2009-02-16DubaiR64hardMonica Niculescu3-6 7-5 6-2
2008-09-29TashkentQFhardShuai Peng6-7(6) 6-2 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Niculescu M.serving64% hold

wins 56% of points on serve vs Peng S.

Peng S.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.Peng S.
1st serve in·Slight edge
76%
65%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
56%
62%
2nd serve points won·Even
45%
47%
Service points won·Even
54%
57%
Return points won·Even
48%
44%
Break points saved·Slight edge
51%
57%
Aces / match·Slight edge
0.8
1.9
Double faults / match·Slight edge
1.6
2.1

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (192 vs 132). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Niculescu M.Peng S.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
12
37
Break points saved·Dominant
14
52
Break points won·Slight edge
84
74
Deciding sets·Clear edge
28
41
Tiebreaks·Dominant
40
67

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