Monica Niculescu vs Shuai Zhang — Seoul Semi-final

Seoul · WTA · Semi-final
ROU5
Monica Niculescu
38 yrs · 168 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLWWWWW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 19 September 2016
hard
Shuai Zhang
CHN3
Shuai Zhang
#54WTA
1718ELO
1695Hard ELO
37 yrs · 177 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLWWLWWL
Niculescu M.
6-0 6-4
Zhang S.
Niculescu M.
662
Zhang S.
040

Monica Niculescu defeated Shuai Zhang 6-0 6-4 in the Seoul semi-final on hard.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Niculescu M.serving69% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Zhang S.

Zhang S.serving64% hold

wins 56% 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.Zhang S.
—
Serve
17
—
Return
58

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

Statistics

This season
Niculescu M.Zhang S.
1st serve in·Slight edge
76%
66%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
56%
64%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
47%
Service points won·Even
54%
58%
Return points won·Slight edge
48%
42%
Break points saved·Even
51%
52%
Aces / match·Clear edge
0.8
2.3
Double faults / match·Slight edge
1.6
2.2

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Niculescu M.Zhang S.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
12
62
Break points saved·Dominant
14
55
Break points won·Even
84
83
Deciding sets·Dominant
28
78
Tiebreaks·Dominant
40
82

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

Freshness

Recent load
Niculescu M.Zhang S.
Freshness·
—
99

Zhang S.: 13 days rest · 1 match (14d). Higher means fresher. 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