Monica Niculescu vs Jelena Jankovic — Hobart Round of 32

Hobart · WTA · Round of 32
ROU3
Monica Niculescu
38 yrs · 168 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLWWWWW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 9 January 2017
hard
SRB
Jelena Jankovic
41 yrs · 177 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWLLLLLW
Niculescu M.
6-2 6-3
Jankovic J.
Niculescu M.
662
Jankovic J.
230

Monica Niculescu defeated Jelena Jankovic 6-2 6-3 in the Hobart round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Jelena Jankovic came in leading the head-to-head 5–2, but Monica Niculescu had been the form player, winning 2 of their last 4 on hard. Monica Niculescu narrowed the head-to-head to 5–3.

Key context

Head to head

2–5
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2016-02-22DohaR32hardMonica Niculescu3-6 6-4 7-5
2013-02-11DohaR64hardMonica Niculescu6-4 6-1
2012-10-01BeijingR32hardJelena Jankovic6-2 6-1
2011-03-21MiamiR64hardJelena Jankovic6-3 6-1
2010-01-18Australian OpenR128hardJelena Jankovic6-4 6-0
2009-02-16DubaiR32hardJelena Jankovic6-3 6-2
2008-05-26Roland GarrosR128clayJelena Jankovic7-6(3) 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Niculescu M.serving70% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Jankovic J.

Jankovic J.serving60% hold

wins 54% 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.Jankovic J.
1st serve in·Clear edge
78%
61%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
56%
64%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
42%
Service points won·Even
54%
55%
Return points won·Slight edge
47%
41%
Break points saved·Slight edge
52%
58%
Aces / match·Clear edge
0.6
3.5
Double faults / match·Dominant
1.4
5.0

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (143 vs 27). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Niculescu M.Jankovic J.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
12
59
Break points saved·Dominant
14
80
Break points won·Slight edge
84
91
Deciding sets·Dominant
28
55
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
40
50

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