Jennifer Brady vs Monica Niculescu — US Open Round of 32

US Open · WTA · Round of 32
USA
Jennifer Brady
#625WTA
31 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLLLLWLW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 28 August 2017
hard
ROU
Monica Niculescu
38 yrs · 168 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLWWWWW
Brady J.
6-3 4-6 7-6
Niculescu M.
Brady J.
64772
Niculescu M.
36631

Jennifer Brady defeated Monica Niculescu 6-3 4-6 7-6 in the US Open round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Monica Niculescu came in defending last year's round of 32.

Key context

  • Match story: Jennifer Brady closed it out in three sets, 6–3 4–6 7–6.

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Brady J.serving71% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Niculescu M.

Niculescu M.serving69% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Brady J.

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
Brady J.Niculescu M.
1st serve in·Clear edge
56%
78%
1st serve points won·Clear edge
69%
56%
2nd serve points won·Even
49%
46%
Service points won·Slight edge
60%
54%
Return points won·Slight edge
42%
47%
Break points saved·Slight edge
60%
52%
Aces / match·Dominant
4.2
0.6
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.7
1.4

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (199 vs 143). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Brady J.Niculescu M.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
52
12
Break points saved·Dominant
88
14
Break points won·Slight edge
73
84
Deciding sets·Slight edge
33
28
Tiebreaks·Dominant
80
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
Weather
22°COvercast
Wind 18 km/hHumidity 52%

Draw

Final
Stephens S.
Keys M.[15]
6-36-0
Semi-finals
Keys M.[15]
Vandeweghe C.[20]
6-16-2
Stephens S.
Williams V.[9]
6-10-67-5
Quarter-finals
Vandeweghe C.[20]
Pliskova K.[1]
7-646-3
Stephens S.
Sevastova A.[16]
6-33-67-64
Keys M.[15]
Kanepi K.
6-36-3
Williams V.[9]
Kvitova P.[13]
6-33-67-62
R16
Pliskova K.[1]
Brady J.
6-16-0
Keys M.[15]
Svitolina E.[4]
7-621-66-4
Kanepi K.
Kasatkina D.
6-46-4
Williams V.[9]
Suarez Navarro C.
6-33-66-1
Stephens S.
Goerges J.[30]
6-33-66-1
Sevastova A.[16]
Sharapova M.
5-76-46-2
Vandeweghe C.[20]
Safarova L.
6-47-62
Kvitova P.[13]
Muguruza G.[3]
7-636-3
R32
Pliskova K.[1]
Zhang S.[27]
3-67-56-4
Brady J.
Niculescu M.
6-34-67-63
Vandeweghe C.[20]
Radwanska A.[10]
7-54-66-4
Safarova L.
Nara K.
6-36-2
Svitolina E.[4]
Rogers S.
6-47-5
Keys M.[15]
Vesnina E.[17]
2-66-46-1
Kasatkina D.
Ostapenko J.[12]
6-36-2
Kanepi K.
Osaka N.
6-32-67-5
Suarez Navarro C.
Makarova K.
6-13-66-3
Kvitova P.[13]
Garcia C.[18]
6-06-4
Muguruza G.[3]
Rybarikova M.[31]
6-16-1
Goerges J.[30]
Krunic A.
6-36-3
Sevastova A.[16]
Vekic D.
6-26-3
Sharapova M.
Kenin S.
7-56-2
Stephens S.
Barty A.
6-26-4
Williams V.[9]
Sakkari M.
6-36-4
R64
Pliskova K.[1]
Gibbs N.
2-66-36-4
Brady J.
Strycova B.[23]
6-16-1
Radwanska A.[10]
Putintseva Y.
7-56-2
Vandeweghe C.[20]
Jabeur O.
7-666-2
Safarova L.
Hibino N.
6-13-66-2
Nara K.
Kuznetsova S.[8]
6-33-66-3
Rogers S.
Saville D.[25]
7-664-67-65
Vesnina E.[17]
Flipkens K.
6-46-4
Keys M.[15]
Maria T.
6-36-4
Ostapenko J.[12]
Cirstea S.
6-46-4
Kanepi K.
Wickmayer Y.
6-46-2
Osaka N.
Allertova D.
6-34-67-5
Makarova K.
Wozniacki C.[5]
6-26-756-1
Suarez Navarro C.
Lucic M.[29]
4-67-646-2
Williams V.[9]
Dodin O.
7-56-4
Kvitova P.[13]
Cornet A.
6-16-2
Garcia C.[18]
Alexandrova E.
4-66-36-0
Muguruza G.[3]
Duan Y.
6-46-0
Krunic A.
Tomljanovic A.
6-36-2
Goerges J.[30]
Zheng S.
6-26-1
Barty A.
Sasnovich A.
6-17-67
Vekic D.
Peng S.[22]
6-06-2
Sharapova M.
Babos T.
6-746-46-1
Kasatkina D.
Mchale C.
7-56-3
Rybarikova M.[31]
Pliskova K.
7-647-63
Sakkari M.
Rodionova A.
7-56-3
Kenin S.
Vickery S.
6-34-67-60
Sevastova A.[16]
Baindl K.
6-46-4
Stephens S.
Cibulkova D.[11]
6-25-76-3
Svitolina E.[4]
Rodina E.
6-46-4
Zhang S.[27]
Ozaki R.
6-06-3
Niculescu M.
Bogdan A.
6-23-66-3
R128
Gibbs N.
Cepede Royg V.
6-01-66-1
Strycova B.[23]
Doi M.
6-16-3
Brady J.
Petkovic A.
6-43-66-1
Bogdan A.
Townsend T.
6-44-66-3
Radwanska A.[10]
Martic P.
6-47-63
Vandeweghe C.[20]
Riske Amritraj A.
2-66-36-4
Safarova L.
Kontaveit A.[26]
6-756-16-4
Nara K.
Sorribes Tormo S.
6-16-2
Svitolina E.[4]
Siniakova K.
6-06-756-3
Rodina E.
Bouchard E.
7-626-1
Rogers S.
Day K.
6-24-66-4
Saville D.[25]
Kiick A.
6-26-1
Vesnina E.[17]
Blinkova A.
6-16-3
Flipkens K.
Brengle M.
6-26-3
Maria T.
Kratzer A.
6-16-1
Keys M.[15]
Mertens E.
6-37-66
Ostapenko J.[12]
Arruabarrena L.
6-21-66-1
Kasatkina D.
Wang Q.
6-776-26-3
Mchale C.
Pavlyuchenkova A.[19]
3-66-36-2
Wickmayer Y.
Tsurenko L.[28]
6-36-1
Kanepi K.
Schiavone F.
0-66-46-2
Allertova D.
Peterson R.
6-27-65
Osaka N.
Kerber A.[6]
6-36-1
Wozniacki C.[5]
Buzarnescu M.
6-17-5
Makarova K.
Barthel M.
6-26-1
Suarez Navarro C.
Soylu I.
6-46-2
Sakkari M.
Bertens K.[24]
6-36-4
Kvitova P.[13]
Jankovic J.
7-57-5
Cornet A.
Watson H.
6-46-4
Alexandrova E.
Zaja A.
6-26-3
Garcia C.[18]
Martincova T.
6-06-1
Rybarikova M.[31]
Giorgi C.
6-36-4
Pliskova K.
Eguchi M.
6-26-2
Muguruza G.[3]
Lepchenko V.
6-06-3
Tomljanovic A.
Larsson J.
7-56-4
Barty A.
Konjuh A.[21]
4-66-06-1
Sasnovich A.
Boserup J.
6-26-2
Cibulkova D.[11]
Cepelova J.
6-756-36-2
Sevastova A.[16]
Witthoeft C.
7-56-1
Baindl K.
Begu I.
6-27-67
Vekic D.
Haddad Maia B.
6-26-1
Kenin S.
Davis L.[32]
7-57-5
Sharapova M.
Halep S.[2]
6-44-66-3
Babos T.
Golubic V.
7-55-77-5
Jabeur O.
Minor B.
6-17-5
Goerges J.[30]
Beck A.
6-16-0
Duan Y.
Liu C.
7-687-63
Peng S.[22]
Hesse A.
6-46-1
Ozaki R.
Lao D.
6-36-757-65
Stephens S.
Vinci R.
7-56-1
Niculescu M.
Mladenovic K.[14]
6-36-2
Cirstea S.
Pattinama Kerkhove L.
6-16-3
Zhang S.[27]
Lisicki S.
6-746-36-0
Putintseva Y.
Zhuk S.
7-636-3
Williams V.[9]
Hruncakova V.
6-33-66-2
Rodionova A.
Hogenkamp R.
7-57-5
Hibino N.
Bellis C.
6-34-67-5
Kuznetsova S.[8]
Vondrousova M.
4-66-47-62
Vickery S.
Vikhlyantseva N.
4-66-46-1
Pliskova K.[1]
Linette M.
6-26-1
Lucic M.[29]
Puig M.
6-46-747-64
Dodin O.
Parmentier P.
3-66-07-66
Krunic A.
Konta J.[7]
4-66-36-4
Zheng S.
Van Uytvanck A.
6-43-66-1