Kurumi Nara vs Monica Niculescu — Cincinnati Qualifying Round 1

Cincinnati · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Round 1
JPN
Kurumi Nara
34 yrs · 155 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLLLWLL
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 15 August 2016
hard
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Monica Niculescu
38 yrs · 168 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLWWWWW
Nara K.
7-6 6-3
Niculescu M.
Nara K.
7862
Niculescu M.
663–

Kurumi Nara defeated Monica Niculescu 7-6 6-3 in the Cincinnati qualifying round 1 on hard. The result followed the form book — Kurumi Nara came in leading the head-to-head 1–0. Kurumi Nara extended the head-to-head to 2–0.

Key context

  • Match story: Kurumi Nara closed it out in two sets, 7–6 6–3.

Head to head

1–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2014-05-19NurembergR32clayKurumi Nara6-3 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Nara K.serving39% hold

wins 46% of points on serve vs Niculescu M.

Niculescu M.serving44% hold

wins 48% of points on serve vs Nara K.

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
Nara K.Niculescu M.
1st serve in·Slight edge
68%
76%
1st serve points won·Even
58%
56%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
46%
Service points won·Even
54%
54%
Return points won·Even
46%
48%
Break points saved·Even
53%
51%
Aces / match·Even
0.6
0.8
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.3
1.6

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (185 vs 192). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Nara K.Niculescu M.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
5
12
Break points saved·Even
14
14
Break points won·Slight edge
73
84
Deciding sets·Clear edge
9
28
Tiebreaks·Dominant
65
40

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast

Draw — qualifying

Q2
Bondarenko K.
Loeb J.
3-66-36-2
Zheng S.
Lisicki S.
6-36-2
Bouchard E.
Golubic V.
6-46-2
Babos T.
Brady J.
7-645-76-3
Nara K.
Knapp K.
6-17-5
Vekic D.
Duque Marino M.
6-17-62
Beck A.
Pironkova T.
6-46-2
Saville D.
Osaka N.
6-46-2
Riske Amritraj A.
Konjuh A.
6-766-26-2
Zhang S.
Larsson J.
6-36-3
Cornet A.
Cirstea S.
7-53-66-1
Flink V.
Doi M.
0-67-656-4
Q1
Riske Amritraj A.
Linette M.
1-66-46-4
Cirstea S.
Hibino N.
2-66-36-2
Zhang S.
Crawford S.
6-36-1
Larsson J.
Sasnovich A.
6-777-676-1
Lisicki S.
Sevastova A.
6-37-64
Zheng S.
Sakkari M.
6-46-3
Loeb J.
Kovinic D.
6-21-66-4
Bondarenko K.
Kenin S.
6-16-2
Vekic D.
Lepchenko V.
7-667-64
Duque Marino M.
Flipkens K.
7-56-4
Nara K.
Niculescu M.
7-666-3
Knapp K.
Giorgi C.
7-603-66-4
Doi M.
Pegula J.
6-46-796-3
Flink V.
Buyukakcay C.
6-46-1
Bouchard E.
Witthoeft C.
6-46-1
Golubic V.
Davis L.
6-26-4
Babos T.
Rodina E.
6-36-4
Brady J.
Wang Q.
6-33-67-64
Beck A.
Arruabarrena L.
6-14-66-4
Pironkova T.
Baindl K.
6-766-46-2
Saville D.
Barthel M.
6-06-4
Osaka N.
Goerges J.
6-46-4
Konjuh A.
Shvedova Y.
5-76-27-67
Cornet A.
Kontaveit A.
6-42-66-3