Julia Goerges vs Monica Niculescu — Washington Quarter-final

Washington · WTA · Quarter-final
GER4
Julia Goerges
37 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLLWLWWL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 31 July 2017
hard
ROU6
Monica Niculescu
38 yrs · 168 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLWWWWW
Goerges J.
6-3 6-4
Niculescu M.
Goerges J.
662
Niculescu M.
340

Julia Goerges defeated Monica Niculescu 6-3 6-4 in the Washington quarter-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Monica Niculescu came in defending last year's round of 64. Julia Goerges extended the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Julia Goerges closed it out in two sets, 6–3 6–4.

Head to head

1–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2012-10-15LuxembourgR16hardMonica Niculescu6-4 6-2
2012-09-24TokyoR64hardJulia Goerges6-3 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Goerges J.serving75% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Niculescu M.

Niculescu M.serving71% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Goerges J.

Serve advantage — Goerges J.

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
Goerges J.Niculescu M.
1st serve in·Clear edge
56%
78%
1st serve points won·Clear edge
73%
56%
2nd serve points won·Even
48%
46%
Service points won·Slight edge
62%
54%
Return points won·Slight edge
41%
47%
Break points saved·Slight edge
61%
52%
Aces / match·Dominant
6.6
0.6
Double faults / match·Dominant
3.7
1.4

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 143). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Goerges J.Niculescu M.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
58
12
Break points saved·Dominant
86
14
Break points won·Clear edge
60
84
Deciding sets·Dominant
77
28
Tiebreaks·Even
42
40

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

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Weather
28°CMainly clear
Wind 5 km/hHumidity 49%

Draw

Final
Makarova K.[7]
Goerges J.[4]
3-67-626-0
Semi-finals
Makarova K.[7]
Dodin O.[5]
3-66-36-4
Goerges J.[4]
Petkovic A.
5-76-47-5
Quarter-finals
Petkovic A.
Andreescu B.
6-736-16-2
Goerges J.[4]
Niculescu M.[6]
6-36-4
Dodin O.[5]
Lisicki S.
5-76-47-64
Makarova K.[7]
Halep S.[1]
2-66-31-0
R16
Andreescu B.
Mladenovic K.[2]
6-26-3
Petkovic A.
Bouchard E.
6-24-66-0
Goerges J.[4]
Van Uytvanck A.
3-66-37-69
Niculescu M.[6]
Tig P.
6-47-62
Lisicki S.
Sabalenka A.
4-66-36-3
Makarova K.[7]
Puig M.
6-26-4
Halep S.[1]
Duque Marino M.
3-66-46-2
Dodin O.[5]
Errani S.
3-67-56-1
R32
Dodin O.[5]
Jankovic J.
4-66-32-0
Lisicki S.
Grammatikopoulou V.
7-677-65
Tig P.
Watson H.
7-647-63
Makarova K.[7]
Loeb J.
7-646-3
Halep S.[1]
Stephens S.
7-636-0
Andreescu B.
Giorgi C.
5-76-36-4
Bouchard E.
Mchale C.[8]
7-666-0
Goerges J.[4]
Abanda F.
6-46-4
Puig M.
Chirico L.
6-46-4
Duque Marino M.
Rogers S.
6-46-1
Mladenovic K.[2]
Maria T.
7-53-66-3
Petkovic A.
Nara K.
6-47-65
Van Uytvanck A.
Cepelova J.
7-50-66-1
Niculescu M.[6]
Hibino N.
6-32-67-67
Errani S.
Ozaki R.
7-606-2
Sabalenka A.
Davis L.[3]
7-56-3