Monica Niculescu vs Risa Ozaki — Hobart Quarter-final

Hobart · WTA · Quarter-final
ROU3
Monica Niculescu
38 yrs · 168 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLWWWWW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 9 January 2017
hard
JPN
Risa Ozaki
32 yrs · 163 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLWLLLLL
Niculescu M.
6-4 6-4
Ozaki R.
Niculescu M.
662
Ozaki R.
440

Monica Niculescu defeated Risa Ozaki 6-4 6-4 in the Hobart quarter-final on hard. The result followed the form book — Monica Niculescu came in defending last year's round of 16.

Key context

  • Match story: Monica Niculescu edged a tight contest from start to finish — 6–4 6–4.

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Niculescu M.serving69% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Ozaki R.

Ozaki R.serving55% hold

wins 52% 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.Ozaki R.
1st serve in·Slight edge
78%
70%
1st serve points won·Even
56%
56%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
46%
Service points won·Even
54%
53%
Return points won·Slight edge
47%
42%
Break points saved·Even
52%
50%
Aces / match·Even
0.6
1.0
Double faults / match·Slight edge
1.4
2.0

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (143 vs 66). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Niculescu M.Ozaki R.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
12
5
Break points saved·Even
14
10
Break points won·Dominant
84
53
Deciding sets·Clear edge
28
43
Tiebreaks·
40
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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