Monica Niculescu vs Madison Brengle — Linz Round of 32

Linz · WTA · Round of 32
ROU
Monica Niculescu
38 yrs · 168 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLWWWWW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 10 October 2016
hard
Madison Brengle
USA
Madison Brengle
#210WTA
1575ELO
1539Hard ELO
36 yrs · 168 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWWWWWW
Niculescu M.
4-6 6-3 7-5
Brengle M.
Niculescu M.
4672
Brengle M.
6351

Monica Niculescu defeated Madison Brengle 4-6 6-3 7-5 in the Linz round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Madison Brengle came in defending last year's quarter-final.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Niculescu M.serving55% hold

wins 52% of points on serve vs Brengle M.

Brengle M.serving52% hold

wins 51% 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.Brengle M.
1st serve in·Even
76%
76%
1st serve points won·Even
56%
56%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
44%
Service points won·Even
54%
53%
Return points won·Even
48%
48%
Break points saved·Even
51%
50%
Aces / match·Slight edge
0.8
0.2
Double faults / match·Clear edge
1.6
2.7

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Niculescu M.Brengle M.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
12
7
Break points saved·Slight edge
14
7
Break points won·Clear edge
84
98
Deciding sets·Clear edge
28
8
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
40
46

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

Freshness

Recent load
Niculescu M.Brengle M.
Freshness·
—
82

Brengle M.: 4 days rest · 3 matches, 55 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast
Weather
9°COvercast
Wind 8 km/hHumidity 80%

Draw

Final
Cibulkova D.[2]
Golubic V.
6-37-5
Semi-finals
Golubic V.
Keys M.[3]
W/O
Cibulkova D.[2]
Suarez Navarro C.[4]
6-46-3
Quarter-finals
Golubic V.
Muguruza G.[1]
5-76-34-4
Cibulkova D.[2]
Pavlyuchenkova A.[5]
7-636-4
Suarez Navarro C.[4]
Allertova D.
6-44-66-2
Keys M.[3]
Dodin O.
6-36-3
R16
Pavlyuchenkova A.[5]
Flipkens K.
6-47-62
Allertova D.
Kontaveit A.
6-36-4
Golubic V.
Goerges J.
7-56-4
Muguruza G.[1]
Niculescu M.
6-16-1
Cibulkova D.[2]
Beck A.
6-16-3
Suarez Navarro C.[4]
Sorribes Tormo S.
6-46-1
Dodin O.
Cirstea S.
6-26-4
Keys M.[3]
Doi M.
6-26-0
R32
Flipkens K.
Minella M.
6-40-0
Pavlyuchenkova A.[5]
Sevastova A.
6-46-1
Allertova D.
Kasatkina D.[7]
6-26-3
Muguruza G.[1]
Buyukakcay C.
6-46-4
Cibulkova D.[2]
Bencic B.
6-16-2
Beck A.
Pironkova T.
6-06-4
Kontaveit A.
Bouchard E.
7-656-4
Cirstea S.
Bertens K.[6]
6-46-2
Dodin O.
Pliskova K.
6-727-56-3
Doi M.
Larsson J.
7-53-66-1
Golubic V.
Siegemund L.[8]
6-46-2
Niculescu M.
Brengle M.
4-66-37-5
Suarez Navarro C.[4]
Barthel M.
6-46-2
Sorribes Tormo S.
Ostapenko J.
7-636-4
Keys M.[3]
Giorgi C.
6-36-4
Goerges J.
Haas B.
6-46-4