Monica Niculescu vs Jelena OstapenkoMontreal Round of 64

Montreal · WTA · Round of 64
38 yrs · 168 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLWWWWW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 25 July 2016
hard
#29WTA
1855ELO
1794Hard ELO
$1.2MYTD
$20MCAREER
29 yrs · 177 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWWWLWL
Niculescu M.
3-6 7-5 6-1
Ostapenko J.
Niculescu M.
3762
Ostapenko J.
6511

Monica Niculescu defeated Jelena Ostapenko 3-6 7-5 6-1 in the Montreal round of 64 on hard. The result followed the form book — Monica Niculescu came in leading the head-to-head 1–0. Monica Niculescu extended the head-to-head to 2–0.

Key context

Head to head

10
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2018-12-31ShenzhenR32hardMonica Niculescu6-0 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Niculescu M.serving62% hold

wins 55% of points on serve vs Ostapenko J.

Ostapenko J.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

Serve & return on hard

Niculescu M.Ostapenko J.
Serve
10
Return
45

Per-surface Serve / Return Rating (0–100, percentile within the hard field, opponent-adjusted over 52 weeks). About

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Clear edge
77%
57%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
56%
66%
2nd serve points won·Even
45%
44%
Service points won·Even
54%
57%
Return points won·Even
48%
45%
Break points saved·Even
51%
53%
Aces / match·Dominant
0.8
3.8
Double faults / match·Dominant
1.6
5.3

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Dominant
12
88
Break points saved·Dominant
14
79
Break points won·Clear edge
84
100
Deciding sets·Dominant
28
96
Tiebreaks·Dominant
40
87

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

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·
93

Ostapenko J.: 10 days rest · 3 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast
Weather
24°CDrizzle
Wind 10 km/hHumidity 66%

Draw