Monica Niculescu vs Caroline Garcia — Stuttgart Round of 32

Stuttgart · WTA · Round of 32
ROU
Monica Niculescu
38 yrs · 168 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 18 April 2016
clay
FRA
Caroline Garcia
#772WTA
32 yrs · 177 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Niculescu M.
6-2 6-2
Garcia C.
Niculescu M.
662
Garcia C.
220

Monica Niculescu defeated Caroline Garcia 6-2 6-2 in the Stuttgart round of 32 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Caroline Garcia came in defending last year's quarter-final.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Niculescu M.serving71% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Garcia C.

Garcia C.serving69% hold

wins 58% 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.Garcia C.
1st serve in·Clear edge
76%
61%
1st serve points won·Clear edge
56%
70%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
49%
Service points won·Slight edge
54%
62%
Return points won·Slight edge
48%
39%
Break points saved·Slight edge
50%
61%
Aces / match·Dominant
0.8
6.5
Double faults / match·Dominant
1.6
3.1

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (192 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Niculescu M.Garcia C.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
12
72
Break points saved·Dominant
14
91
Break points won·Dominant
84
50
Deciding sets·Dominant
28
94
Tiebreaks·Dominant
40
82

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast
Weather
10°COvercast
Wind 8 km/hHumidity 66%

Draw

Final
Kerber A.[2]
Siegemund L.
6-46-0
Semi-finals
Kerber A.[2]
Kvitova P.[5]
6-44-66-2
Siegemund L.
Radwanska A.[1]
6-46-2
Quarter-finals
Kerber A.[2]
Suarez Navarro C.[7]
6-26-4
Kvitova P.[5]
Muguruza G.[3]
6-13-66-0
Siegemund L.
Vinci R.[6]
6-16-4
Radwanska A.[1]
Pliskova K.
6-27-68
R16
Kerber A.[2]
Beck A.
4-66-36-1
Suarez Navarro C.[7]
Friedsam A.
6-26-2
Vinci R.[6]
Goerges J.
6-36-4
Siegemund L.
Halep S.[4]
6-16-2
Radwanska A.[1]
Petkovic A.
1-66-16-2
Muguruza G.[3]
Babos T.
6-26-2
Kvitova P.[5]
Niculescu M.
2-67-656-2
Pliskova K.
Ivanovic A.
6-46-2
R32
Siegemund L.
Pavlyuchenkova A.
6-07-5
Pliskova K.
Safarova L.[8]
7-644-67-5
Ivanovic A.
Witthoeft C.
7-636-0
Vinci R.[6]
Makarova K.
7-634-66-4
Petkovic A.
Mladenovic K.
6-26-4
Suarez Navarro C.[7]
Dodin O.
6-36-0
Kvitova P.[5]
Chirico L.
6-06-0
Beck A.
Giorgi C.
6-46-2
Friedsam A.
Konta J.
6-36-3
Babos T.
Lisicki S.
7-646-3
Niculescu M.
Garcia C.
6-26-2
Goerges J.
Cornet A.
6-46-0