Monica Niculescu vs Kristina MladenovicUS Open Round of 128

US Open · WTA · Round of 128
38 yrs · 168 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLWWWWW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 28 August 2017
hard
#841WTA
1422ELO
1408Hard ELO
33 yrs · 184 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Niculescu M.
6-3 6-2
Mladenovic K.
Niculescu M.
662
Mladenovic K.
320

Monica Niculescu defeated Kristina Mladenovic 6-3 6-2 in the US Open round of 128 on hard. The result followed the form book — Monica Niculescu came in leading the head-to-head 2–0, defending last year's round of 32. Monica Niculescu extended the head-to-head to 3–0.

Key context

Head to head

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DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2015-04-06KatowiceR32hardMonica Niculescu6-4 6-4
2013-02-25FlorianopolisSFhardMonica Niculescu6-0 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Niculescu M.serving64% hold

wins 56% of points on serve vs Mladenovic K.

Mladenovic K.serving55% hold

wins 52% 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
1st serve in·Clear edge
78%
61%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
56%
62%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
46%
39%
Service points won·Even
54%
53%
Return points won·Even
47%
44%
Break points saved·Even
52%
49%
Aces / match·Slight edge
0.6
2.0
Double faults / match·Dominant
1.4
6.6

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
12
27
Break points saved·Clear edge
14
26
Break points won·Clear edge
84
69
Deciding sets·Clear edge
28
48
Tiebreaks·Dominant
40
65

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

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