Monica Niculescu vs Patricia Maria Tig — Washington Round of 16

Washington · WTA · Round of 16
ROU6
Monica Niculescu
38 yrs · 168 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 31 July 2017
hard
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Patricia Maria Tig
#810WTA
31 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Niculescu M.
6-4 7-6
Tig P.
Niculescu M.
6772
Tig P.
4620

Monica Niculescu defeated Patricia Maria Tig 6-4 7-6 in the Washington round of 16 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.serving62% hold

wins 55% of points on serve vs Tig P.

Tig P.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.Tig P.
1st serve in·Clear edge
78%
60%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
56%
62%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
44%
Service points won·Even
54%
55%
Return points won·Even
47%
45%
Break points saved·Even
52%
56%
Aces / match·Slight edge
0.6
1.7
Double faults / match·Dominant
1.4
5.1

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (143 vs 138). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Niculescu M.Tig P.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
12
27
Break points saved·Dominant
14
56
Break points won·Slight edge
84
74
Deciding sets·Clear edge
28
11
Tiebreaks·Dominant
40
73

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