Mariana Duque Marino vs Monica Niculescu — Cincinnati Qualifying Round 1

Cincinnati · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Round 1
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Mariana Duque Marino
36 yrs · 169 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 14 August 2017
hard
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Monica Niculescu
38 yrs · 168 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLWWWWW
Duque Marino M.
4-6 6-2 6-1
Niculescu M.
Duque Marino M.
4662
Niculescu M.
6211

Mariana Duque Marino defeated Monica Niculescu 4-6 6-2 6-1 in the Cincinnati qualifying round 1 on hard. The result followed the form book — Mariana Duque Marino came in leading the head-to-head 2–0. Mariana Duque Marino extended the head-to-head to 3–0.

Key context

Head to head

2–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2016-05-09RomeR64clayMariana Duque Marino6-4 6-1
2008-04-14EstorilR32clayMariana Duque Marino6-4 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Duque Marino M.serving35% hold

wins 44% of points on serve vs Niculescu M.

Niculescu M.serving44% hold

wins 48% of points on serve vs Duque Marino 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
Duque Marino M.Niculescu M.
1st serve in·Clear edge
61%
78%
1st serve points won·Even
58%
56%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
41%
46%
Service points won·Even
51%
54%
Return points won·Even
46%
47%
Break points saved·Even
51%
52%
Aces / match·Even
0.4
0.6
Double faults / match·Dominant
5.3
1.4

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (50 vs 143). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Duque Marino M.Niculescu M.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
24
12
Break points saved·Clear edge
28
14
Break points won·Clear edge
63
84
Deciding sets·Dominant
63
28
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
30
40

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast

Draw — qualifying

Q2
Townsend T.
Witthoeft C.
6-727-56-1
Sasnovich A.
Kenin S.
4-67-646-3
Barty A.
Flipkens K.
6-16-0
Puig M.
Duque Marino M.
6-46-747-5
Krunic A.
Schiavone F.
7-654-66-2
Haddad Maia B.
Alexandrova E.
6-37-63
Linette M.
Diyas Z.
6-46-3
Vekic D.
Sabalenka A.
2-66-46-1
Giorgi C.
Rybarikova M.
6-36-4
Lepchenko V.
Brady J.
7-676-3
Abanda F.
Vikhlyantseva N.
7-656-4
Cepede Royg V.
Martic P.
6-33-67-5
Q1
Diyas Z.
Barthel M.
7-56-2
Krunic A.
Cirstea S.
6-716-36-4
Alexandrova E.
Larsson J.
6-47-65
Kenin S.
Rodina E.
6-36-2
Haddad Maia B.
Bogdan A.
6-36-1
Linette M.
Dolehide C.
6-747-667-63
Vekic D.
Nara K.
6-44-66-3
Sabalenka A.
Watson H.
7-646-4
Giorgi C.
Eguchi M.
7-636-3
Lepchenko V.
Day K.
6-46-4
Brady J.
Arruabarrena L.
2-66-17-69
Cepede Royg V.
Falconi I.
2-66-06-3
Rybarikova M.
Petkovic A.
6-46-1
Duque Marino M.
Niculescu M.
4-66-26-1
Martic P.
Mchale C.
1-66-36-2
Abanda F.
Doi M.
6-20-66-3
Vikhlyantseva N.
Bondarenko K.
7-56-3
Sasnovich A.
Mertens E.
2-67-56-2
Witthoeft C.
Van Uytvanck A.
6-26-1
Townsend T.
Begu I.
6-746-16-3
Flipkens K.
Hsieh S.
6-36-2
Barty A.
Ozaki R.
7-56-2
Schiavone F.
Gibbs N.
6-716-26-1
Puig M.
Sorribes Tormo S.
6-26-2