Monica Niculescu vs Elena Gabriela Ruse — Limoges Round of 16
Limoges · CHALLENGER · Round of 16
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 6 November 2017
hard
#72WTA
1850ELO
1754Hard ELO
28 yrs · 172 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWWWWWLW
Niculescu M.6-4 6-3
Ruse E.
Niculescu M.
662
Ruse E.
43–
Monica Niculescu defeated Elena Gabriela Ruse 6-4 6-3 in the Limoges round of 16 on hard.
Key context
- Match story: Monica Niculescu closed it out in two sets, 6–4 6–3.
Head to head
No previous meetings on record.
Serve vs return
This seasonBaseline 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
Serve & return on hard
Niculescu M.Ruse E.
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Serve
0
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Return
32
Per-surface Serve / Return Rating (0–100, percentile within the hard field, opponent-adjusted over 52 weeks). About
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Clear edge
78%
58%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
56%
66%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
46%
Service points won·Even
54%
57%
Return points won·Even
47%
46%
Break points saved·Even
52%
54%
Aces / match·Clear edge
0.6
3.1
Double faults / match·Dominant
1.4
4.6
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (143 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Dominant
12
66
Break points saved·Dominant
14
72
Break points won·Clear edge
84
98
Deciding sets·Dominant
28
97
Tiebreaks·Dominant
40
5
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
Quarter-finals
Parmentier P.
Kanepi K.
6-26-4
Niculescu M.
Blinkova A.
6-26-1
Lisicki S.
Perrin C.
6-746-36-1
Lottner A.
Alexandrova E.
7-636-1
R16
Lottner A.
Cepelova J.
7-640-0
Alexandrova E.
Kalinina A.
6-47-5
Blinkova A.
Cornet A.
6-26-3
Niculescu M.
Ruse E.
6-46-3
Parmentier P.
Eraydin B.
6-26-4
Kanepi K.
Ponchet J.
6-16-2
Lisicki S.
Danilovic O.
7-57-61
Perrin C.
Monova P.
6-26-1
R32
Parmentier P.
Saez Larra O.
3-66-26-4
Alexandrova E.
Pera B.
6-06-4
Kalinina A.
Arcangioli M.
7-617-5
Lottner A.
Tomova V.
6-36-2
Cepelova J.
Korpatsch T.
6-26-3
Perrin C.
Fett J.
6-46-4
Monova P.
Cadantu Ignatik A.
6-26-2
Danilovic O.
Seguel D.
6-26-3
Lisicki S.
Hogenkamp R.
7-52-67-66
Kanepi K.
Zanevska M.
6-16-3
Ponchet J.
Paquet C.
7-56-3
Eraydin B.
Gamiz A.
7-55-76-3
Niculescu M.
Dulgheru A.
6-37-5
Ruse E.
Hruncakova V.
6-26-2
Blinkova A.
Zhuk S.
6-46-1
Cornet A.
Kovinic D.
6-17-64