Monica Niculescu vs Francesca Schiavone — Luxembourg Round of 16
Luxembourg · CHALLENGER · Round of 16
2 — 1
Sets
Wednesday, 19 October 2016 ·
hard
Niculescu M.3-6 7-5 6-4
Schiavone F.
Niculescu M.
3762
Schiavone F.
6541
Monica Niculescu defeated Francesca Schiavone 3-6 7-5 6-4 in the Luxembourg round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Francesca Schiavone came in leading the head-to-head 4–1. Monica Niculescu narrowed the head-to-head to 4–2.
Key context
- Match story: Monica Niculescu dropped the opening set before beating Francesca Schiavone 3–6 7–5 6–4.
Head to head
1–4| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-10-17 | Luxembourg | R16 | hard | Monica Niculescu | 3-6 7-5 6-4 |
| 2012-04-23 | Stuttgart | R32 | clay | Francesca Schiavone | 6-3 7-5 |
| 2011-08-22 | New Haven | R16 | hard | Francesca Schiavone | 6-2 6-1 |
| 2011-01-17 | Australian Open | R32 | hard | Francesca Schiavone | 6-0 7-6 |
| 2009-10-19 | Moscow | R16 | hard | Francesca Schiavone | 6-2 7-5 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Clear edge
76%
55%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
56%
64%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
45%
Service points won·Even
54%
55%
Return points won·Even
48%
44%
Break points saved·Even
51%
52%
Aces / match·Slight edge
0.8
2.0
Double faults / match·Dominant
1.6
4.9
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (193 vs 75). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Clear edge
15
29
Break points saved·Clear edge
3
22
Break points won·Clear edge
92
78
Deciding sets·Clear edge
21
41
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
14
35
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Conditions
Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast