Monica Niculescu vs Nao Hibino — Washington Round of 32

Washington · WTA · Round of 32
ROU6
Monica Niculescu
38 yrs · 168 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLWWWWW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 31 July 2017
hard
Nao Hibino
JPN
Nao Hibino
#235WTA
1560ELO
1523Hard ELO
31 yrs · 163 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WLWLLWWLWW
Niculescu M.
6-3 2-6 7-6
Hibino N.
Niculescu M.
62792
Hibino N.
36671

Monica Niculescu defeated Nao Hibino 6-3 2-6 7-6 in the Washington round of 32 on hard. The result followed the form book — Monica Niculescu came in defending last year's round of 64.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Niculescu M.serving64% hold

wins 56% of points on serve vs Hibino N.

Hibino N.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.Hibino N.
1st serve in·Slight edge
78%
67%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
56%
61%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
47%
Service points won·Even
54%
56%
Return points won·Even
47%
44%
Break points saved·Even
52%
54%
Aces / match·Slight edge
0.6
1.9
Double faults / match·Clear edge
1.4
2.6

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Niculescu M.Hibino N.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
12
53
Break points saved·Dominant
14
39
Break points won·Slight edge
84
91
Deciding sets·Dominant
28
66
Tiebreaks·Dominant
40
81

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

Freshness

Recent load
Niculescu M.Hibino N.
Freshness·
—
91

Hibino N.: 2 days rest · 1 match, 16 games (7d). Higher means fresher. 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