Monica Niculescu vs Anna Karolina Schmiedlova — Seoul Round of 16

Seoul · WTA · Round of 16
ROU5
Monica Niculescu
38 yrs · 168 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLWWWWW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 19 September 2016
hard
SVK
Anna Karolina Schmiedlova
31 yrs · 176 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLLWLWLL
Niculescu M.
6-2 6-2
Schmiedlova A.
Niculescu M.
662
Schmiedlova A.
220

Monica Niculescu defeated Anna Karolina Schmiedlova 6-2 6-2 in the Seoul round of 16 on hard. The result followed the form book — Monica Niculescu came in leading the head-to-head 2–0. Monica Niculescu extended the head-to-head to 3–0.

Key context

Head to head

2–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2014-02-24FlorianopolisR32hardMonica Niculescu6-0 4-6 6-2
2013-12-30ShenzhenR32hardMonica Niculescu4-6 6-2 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Niculescu M.serving62% hold

wins 55% of points on serve vs Schmiedlova A.

Schmiedlova A.serving57% hold

wins 53% 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.Schmiedlova A.
1st serve in·Clear edge
76%
59%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
56%
62%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
45%
Service points won·Even
54%
55%
Return points won·Even
48%
45%
Break points saved·Even
51%
53%
Aces / match·Slight edge
0.8
1.9
Double faults / match·Dominant
1.6
3.4

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Niculescu M.Schmiedlova A.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
12
48
Break points saved·Slight edge
14
20
Break points won·Even
84
85
Deciding sets·Dominant
28
88
Tiebreaks·Dominant
40
66

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

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Arruabarrena L.
Niculescu M.[5]
6-02-66-0
Semi-finals
Arruabarrena L.
Tig P.
6-16-2
Niculescu M.[5]
Zhang S.[3]
6-06-4
Quarter-finals
Zhang S.[3]
Giorgi C.
6-26-4
Niculescu M.[5]
Cepelova J.
6-46-2
Arruabarrena L.
Larsson J.[2]
6-46-0
Tig P.
Sorribes Tormo S.
7-622-66-3
R16
Larsson J.[2]
Baindl K.
6-31-66-2
Arruabarrena L.
Chirico L.[8]
4-67-647-62
Giorgi C.
Barthel M.
2-66-16-4
Zhang S.[3]
Mattek Sands B.
6-37-5
Sorribes Tormo S.
Mladenovic K.[4]
1-66-26-4
Niculescu M.[5]
Schmiedlova A.
6-26-2
Cepelova J.
Begu I.[1]
6-34-66-3
Tig P.
Flipkens K.[6]
6-46-4
R32
Begu I.[1]
Jang S.
6-26-1
Baindl K.
Martincova T.
6-26-3
Arruabarrena L.
Rus A.
6-26-2
Chirico L.[8]
Duan Y.
7-56-3
Mladenovic K.[4]
Kumkhum L.
6-27-5
Sorribes Tormo S.
Paszek T.
6-16-3
Tig P.
Erakovic M.
2-67-56-4
Flipkens K.[6]
Pliskova K.
5-76-26-2
Barthel M.
Gibbs N.[7]
5-76-46-2
Giorgi C.
Han N.
6-36-2
Mattek Sands B.
Voegele S.
6-23-66-3
Zhang S.[3]
Sakkari M.
6-33-66-4
Niculescu M.[5]
Hozumi E.
6-36-0
Schmiedlova A.
Piter K.
6-36-2
Cepelova J.
Lee S.
6-36-4
Larsson J.[2]
Min G.
0-66-26-2