Kiki Bertens vs Monica Niculescu — Wuhan Round of 64

Wuhan · WTA · Round of 64
NED
Kiki Bertens
34 yrs · 182 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 25 September 2017
hard
ROU
Monica Niculescu
38 yrs · 168 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLWWWWW
Bertens K.
6-2 6-1
Niculescu M.
Bertens K.
662
Niculescu M.
210

Kiki Bertens defeated Monica Niculescu 6-2 6-1 in the Wuhan round of 64 on hard. Kiki Bertens extended the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

Head to head

1–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2017-05-15RomeR64clayKiki Bertens2-6 6-2 6-1
2016-10-17LuxembourgSFhardMonica Niculescu6-3 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Bertens K.serving71% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Niculescu M.

Niculescu M.serving62% hold

wins 55% of points on serve vs Bertens K.

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
Bertens K.Niculescu M.
1st serve in·Clear edge
58%
78%
1st serve points won·Clear edge
70%
56%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
46%
Service points won·Slight edge
60%
54%
Return points won·Even
45%
47%
Break points saved·Even
56%
52%
Aces / match·Dominant
4.9
0.6
Double faults / match·Dominant
4.2
1.4

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (198 vs 143). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Bertens K.Niculescu M.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
63
12
Break points saved·Dominant
71
14
Break points won·Slight edge
89
84
Deciding sets·Dominant
75
28
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
53
40

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

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast
Weather
31°COvercast
Wind 16 km/hHumidity 73%

Draw

Final
Garcia C.
Barty A.
6-737-646-2
Semi-finals
Barty A.
Ostapenko J.[8]
6-36-0
Garcia C.
Sakkari M.
6-36-2
Quarter-finals
Garcia C.
Makarova K.
7-636-4
Sakkari M.
Cornet A.
7-627-5
Barty A.
Pliskova K.[3]
4-67-637-62
Ostapenko J.[8]
Muguruza G.[1]
1-66-36-2
R16
Makarova K.
Kasatkina D.
6-46-4
Garcia C.
Cibulkova D.[7]
6-37-5
Sakkari M.
Vesnina E.[16]
7-667-5
Cornet A.
Lepchenko V.
3-66-46-2
Pliskova K.[3]
Wang Q.
6-26-1
Muguruza G.[1]
Linette M.
6-21-66-4
Ostapenko J.[8]
Puig M.
6-23-66-3
Barty A.
Radwanska A.[9]
4-66-06-4
R32
Makarova K.
Davis L.
6-26-4
Cibulkova D.[7]
Teichmann J.
6-26-2
Sakkari M.
Wozniacki C.[4]
7-56-3
Vesnina E.[16]
Mertens E.
6-26-4
Lepchenko V.
Bertens K.
6-46-4
Cornet A.
Kuznetsova S.[6]
6-36-3
Barty A.
Konta J.[5]
6-04-67-63
Radwanska A.[9]
Goerges J.
7-57-5
Wang Q.
Cirstea S.
6-36-3
Pliskova K.[3]
Zhang S.
6-43-66-4
Garcia C.
Mchale C.
6-16-1
Kasatkina D.
Halep S.[2]
6-26-1
Ostapenko J.[8]
Strycova B.
2-67-56-3
Puig M.
Peng S.
4-66-36-4
Linette M.
Siniakova K.
6-16-2
Muguruza G.[1]
Tsurenko L.
6-46-4
R64
Barty A.
Bellis C.
7-56-0
Strycova B.
Jabeur O.
6-16-3
Puig M.
Barthel M.
6-06-706-4
Siniakova K.
Mladenovic K.[13]
6-36-2
Tsurenko L.
Suarez Navarro C.
6-37-612
Davis L.
Petkovic A.
6-36-2
Mchale C.
Vinci R.
6-46-4
Teichmann J.
Stosur S.
6-43-66-3
Sakkari M.
Putintseva Y.
1-66-46-2
Mertens E.
Osaka N.
6-41-66-4
Lepchenko V.
Keys M.[10]
6-27-64
Cornet A.
Pavlyuchenkova A.
6-36-2
Goerges J.
Saville D.
6-41-66-4
Radwanska A.[9]
Rybarikova M.
6-47-5
Wang Q.
Stephens S.[14]
6-26-2
Cirstea S.
Wang Y.
6-36-3
Zhang S.
Vekic D.
7-55-76-1
Peng S.
Kvitova P.[11]
7-676-757-63
Garcia C.
Kerber A.[12]
3-66-36-1
Bertens K.
Niculescu M.
6-26-1
Vesnina E.[16]
Duan Y.
6-36-4
Linette M.
Kontaveit A.
7-56-4
Kasatkina D.
Riske Amritraj A.
6-12-66-3
Makarova K.
Sevastova A.[15]
6-46-2