Monica Niculescu vs Kirsten Flipkens — Hobart Round of 16

Hobart · WTA · Round of 16
ROU3
Monica Niculescu
38 yrs · 168 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLWWWWW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 9 January 2017
hard
BEL
Kirsten Flipkens
40 yrs · 165 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLWWLWW
Niculescu M.
6-3 6-2
Flipkens K.
Niculescu M.
662
Flipkens K.
320

Monica Niculescu defeated Kirsten Flipkens 6-3 6-2 in the Hobart round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Kirsten Flipkens came in leading the head-to-head 5–2. Monica Niculescu narrowed the head-to-head to 5–3.

Key context

Head to head

2–5
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2018-02-19BudapestR32clayKirsten Flipkens6-3 7-5
2017-02-11Fed Cup WG2 R1: ROU vs BELRRhardKirsten Flipkens6-3 6-4
2016-10-17LuxembourgR32hardMonica Niculescu6-4 6-2
2015-04-06KatowiceR16hardKirsten Flipkens6-7(6) 6-1 6-4
2015-02-09AntwerpR32hardMonica Niculescu6-3 6-2
2013-03-04Indian WellsR64hardKirsten Flipkens4-6 6-4 6-3
2013-01-07HobartQFhardKirsten Flipkens2-6 6-4 6-0

Serve vs return

This season
Niculescu M.serving67% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Flipkens K.

Flipkens K.serving62% hold

wins 55% 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.Flipkens K.
1st serve in·Clear edge
78%
62%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
56%
63%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
47%
Service points won·Even
54%
56%
Return points won·Even
47%
43%
Break points saved·Even
52%
55%
Aces / match·Clear edge
0.6
2.3
Double faults / match·Clear edge
1.4
2.2

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (143 vs 199). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Niculescu M.Flipkens K.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
12
52
Break points saved·Dominant
14
44
Break points won·Clear edge
84
65
Deciding sets·Dominant
28
84
Tiebreaks·Dominant
40
78

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

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast
Weather
22°CClear
Wind 3 km/hHumidity 47%

Draw

Final
Mertens E.
Niculescu M.[3]
6-36-1
Semi-finals
Niculescu M.[3]
Tsurenko L.
W/O
Mertens E.
Fett J.
6-46-0
Quarter-finals
Tsurenko L.
Rogers S.
4-66-46-3
Niculescu M.[3]
Ozaki R.
6-46-4
Fett J.
Cepede Royg V.
6-16-4
Mertens E.
Bertens K.[1]
6-27-5
R16
Niculescu M.[3]
Flipkens K.
6-36-2
Ozaki R.
Safarova L.
2-66-37-5
Cepede Royg V.
Petkovic A.
6-30-66-4
Fett J.
Cabrera L.
6-16-3
Bertens K.[1]
Voskoboeva G.
6-16-4
Mertens E.
Vickery S.
0-1
Rogers S.
Arruabarrena L.
6-26-2
Tsurenko L.
Larsson J.[11]
6-46-4
R32
Cepede Royg V.
Burger C.
6-03-66-3
Rogers S.
Sevastova A.[2]
6-21-66-4
Tsurenko L.
Soler Espinosa S.
6-26-3
Niculescu M.[3]
Jankovic J.
6-26-3
Flipkens K.
Fourlis J.
7-6106-4
Safarova L.
Golubic V.
6-36-4
Ozaki R.
Nara K.
0-67-56-3
Petkovic A.
Gibbs N.
6-46-0
Vickery S.
Pereira T.
6-37-65
Bertens K.[1]
Beck A.
6-16-2
Arruabarrena L.
Minella M.
4-66-26-3
Larsson J.[11]
Pliskova K.
6-756-36-1
Fett J.
Schiavone F.
6-36-2
Cabrera L.
Doi M.[5]
6-45-77-5
Mertens E.
Mladenovic K.[7]
6-16-2
Voskoboeva G.
Parmentier P.
6-46-3