Monica Niculescu vs Cristina Andreea Mitu — Bucharest Round of 32

Bucharest · WTA · Round of 32
ROU5
Monica Niculescu
38 yrs · 168 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLWWWWW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 11 July 2016
clay
ROU
Cristina Andreea Mitu
34 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLLWLLLW
Niculescu M.
6-2 6-4
Mitu C.
Niculescu M.
662
Mitu C.
240

Monica Niculescu defeated Cristina Andreea Mitu 6-2 6-4 in the Bucharest round of 32 on clay. The result followed the form book — Monica Niculescu came in leading the head-to-head 1–0, defending last year's semi-final. Monica Niculescu extended the head-to-head to 2–0.

Key context

Head to head

1–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2015-07-13BucharestQFclayMonica Niculescu4-6 6-0 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Niculescu M.serving68% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Mitu C.

Mitu C.serving43% hold

wins 47% 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.Mitu C.
1st serve in·Clear edge
76%
62%
1st serve points won·Even
56%
60%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
46%
37%
Service points won·Even
54%
51%
Return points won·Slight edge
48%
40%
Break points saved·Even
51%
49%
Aces / match·Even
0.8
1.4
Double faults / match·Dominant
1.6
5.3

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (192 vs 26). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Halep S.[1]
Sevastova A.[7]
6-06-0
Semi-finals
Sevastova A.[7]
Siegemund L.[4]
6-36-2
Halep S.[1]
King V.
6-736-46-3
Quarter-finals
Sevastova A.[7]
Errani S.[2]
7-646-3
Siegemund L.[4]
Hercog P.
6-26-1
King V.
Parmentier P.
6-36-1
Halep S.[1]
Kovinic D.[6]
6-46-2
R16
Errani S.[2]
Schiavone F.
1-66-20-0
Sevastova A.[7]
Tig P.
6-26-2
Siegemund L.[4]
Eguchi M.
6-46-1
Hercog P.
Niculescu M.[5]
6-46-3
King V.
Buyukakcay C.[8]
7-654-66-1
Parmentier P.
Sasnovich A.
7-636-4
Halep S.[1]
Shinikova I.
6-46-3
Kovinic D.[6]
Leykina P.
6-36-2
R32
Errani S.[2]
Krunic A.
6-36-2
Schiavone F.
Kostova E.
6-27-63
Sevastova A.[7]
Ruse E.
6-36-4
Siegemund L.[4]
Pereira T.
6-26-2
Eguchi M.
Torro Flor M.
6-16-2
Hercog P.
Karatantcheva S.
6-12-66-2
Niculescu M.[5]
Mitu C.
6-26-4
Buyukakcay C.[8]
Kucova K.
6-07-5
King V.
Kania P.
7-646-0
Parmentier P.
Bonaventure Y.
6-46-2
Sasnovich A.
Schmiedlova A.[3]
6-41-67-5
Kovinic D.[6]
Podoroska N.
6-16-0
Leykina P.
Xu S.
1-66-17-67
Shinikova I.
Baindl K.
6-23-66-3
Halep S.[1]
Krejcikova B.
3-66-16-1
Tig P.
Minca I.
7-656-3