Kiki Bertens vs Monica Niculescu — Rome Round of 64

Rome · WTA · Round of 64
NED15
Kiki Bertens
34 yrs · 182 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 15 May 2017
clay
ROU
Monica Niculescu
38 yrs · 168 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLWWWWW
Bertens K.
2-6 6-2 6-1
Niculescu M.
Bertens K.
2662
Niculescu M.
6211

Kiki Bertens defeated Monica Niculescu 2-6 6-2 6-1 in the Rome round of 64 on clay. Kiki Bertens extended the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

Head to head

1–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2017-09-25WuhanR64hardKiki Bertens6-2 6-1
2016-10-17LuxembourgSFhardMonica Niculescu6-3 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Bertens K.serving67% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Niculescu M.

Niculescu M.serving57% hold

wins 53% of points on serve vs Bertens K.

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
Bertens K.Niculescu M.
1st serve in·Clear edge
58%
78%
1st serve points won·Clear edge
69%
56%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
46%
Service points won·Slight edge
60%
54%
Return points won·Even
45%
47%
Break points saved·Even
56%
52%
Aces / match·Dominant
4.9
0.6
Double faults / match·Dominant
4.2
1.4

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (198 vs 143). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Bertens K.Niculescu M.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
63
12
Break points saved·Dominant
71
14
Break points won·Slight edge
89
84
Deciding sets·Dominant
74
28
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
53
40

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

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast
Weather
26°CClear
Wind 12 km/hHumidity 41%

Draw

Final
Svitolina E.[8]
Halep S.[6]
4-67-56-1
Semi-finals
Halep S.[6]
Bertens K.[15]
7-56-1
Svitolina E.[8]
Muguruza G.[3]
4-1
Quarter-finals
Svitolina E.[8]
Pliskova K.[2]
6-27-69
Muguruza G.[3]
Williams V.[9]
6-23-66-2
Bertens K.[15]
Saville D.
6-36-3
Halep S.[6]
Kontaveit A.
6-26-4
R16
Svitolina E.[8]
Barthel M.
3-66-06-0
Muguruza G.[3]
Goerges J.
7-56-4
Williams V.[9]
Konta J.[5]
6-13-66-1
Saville D.
Kuznetsova S.[7]
2-67-56-4
Bertens K.[15]
Makarova K.
7-636-1
Halep S.[6]
Pavlyuchenkova A.[12]
6-14-66-0
Kontaveit A.
Lucic M.[16]
6-16-1
Pliskova K.[2]
Bacsinszky T.
6-17-5
R32
Pliskova K.[2]
Davis L.
6-16-1
Bacsinszky T.
Strycova B.[14]
6-46-2
Barthel M.
Wang Q.
6-36-4
Svitolina E.[8]
Cornet A.
6-47-611
Muguruza G.[3]
Ostapenko J.
2-66-26-1
Goerges J.
Jankovic J.
2-67-626-1
Williams V.[9]
Tsurenko L.
6-46-3
Konta J.[5]
Putintseva Y.
6-36-0
Kuznetsova S.[7]
Siniakova K.
6-17-63
Saville D.
Garcia C.
7-53-66-3
Bertens K.[15]
Bellis C.
6-46-0
Makarova K.
Cibulkova D.[4]
1-66-16-3
Halep S.[6]
Siegemund L.
6-46-4
Pavlyuchenkova A.[12]
Sevastova A.
7-646-2
Kontaveit A.
Kerber A.[1]
6-46-0
Lucic M.[16]
Sharapova M.
6-43-61-2
R64
Davis L.
Suarez Navarro C.
6-25-76-3
Bacsinszky T.
Babos T.
6-26-2
Wang Q.
Vesnina E.[11]
6-26-4
Barthel M.
Peng S.
6-13-66-3
Cornet A.
Errani S.
6-36-4
Ostapenko J.
Rogers S.
6-36-4
Jankovic J.
Riske Amritraj A.
6-36-3
Goerges J.
Mladenovic K.[13]
7-667-5
Williams V.[9]
Shvedova Y.
6-47-64
Tsurenko L.
Chiesa D.
7-56-2
Putintseva Y.
Puig M.
6-27-5
Siniakova K.
Zhang S.
5-76-37-66
Garcia C.
Vekic D.
7-623-67-66
Saville D.
Keys M.[10]
2-67-57-5
Bertens K.[15]
Niculescu M.
2-66-26-1
Bellis C.
Doi M.
6-47-66
Makarova K.
Vinci R.
6-26-1
Siegemund L.
Osaka N.
6-26-4
Sevastova A.
Begu I.
6-46-4
Pavlyuchenkova A.[12]
Stosur S.
6-46-756-1
Lucic M.[16]
Safarova L.
7-54-66-3
Sharapova M.
Mchale C.
6-46-2
Kontaveit A.
Petkovic A.
6-36-4
Strycova B.[14]
Kasatkina D.
4-64-3