Monica Niculescu vs Francesca Schiavone — Luxembourg Round of 16
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.
How the match was decided
Auto-generatedNiculescu M. came through in three sets.
Common opponents
2 shared · last 12 monthsNiculescu M. and Schiavone F. faced 2 of the same opponents in the last 12 months. Niculescu M. went 1–1 (50%) against them, Schiavone F. 1–1 (50%).
1–150%Niculescu M. · better vs 0Record vs common opponents1–150%Schiavone F. · better vs 0
Vs common opponents · derived from scorelines
2–3Sets2–2
15–25Games19–23
0–0Tiebreaks1–1
1–0Deciding sets0–0
Only 2 common opponents — too few for any conclusion. Shown without assessment.
vs Sevastova A.#609W1-6 6-4 6-3Shenzhen · hardW7-6 6-4Wimbledon · grass
vs Muguruza G.L1-6 1-6Linz · hardL6-7 0-6ITA vs ESP · clay
Head-to-head
6 meetings · Schiavone F. leads 4–224
Hard: Schiavone F. leads 3–2 · Clay: Schiavone F. leads 1–0
- Niculescu M.October 2016LuxembourgThis matchHard3-6 7-5 6-4
- Niculescu M.October 2016LuxembourgHard3-6 7-5 6-4
- Schiavone F.April 2012StuttgartClay6-3 7-5
- Schiavone F.August 2011New HavenHard6-2 6-1
- Schiavone F.January 2011Australian OpenHard6-0 7-6
Closing odds
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Player context
Before the matchNiculescu M.Schiavone F.1 788ELO1 7411 656Hard ELO1 5736–4Last 103–729Age36168 cmHeight166 cmRightPlaysRight