Monica Niculescu vs Alison Bai — Hobart Qualifying Round 1

Hobart · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Round 1
ROU
Monica Niculescu
38 yrs · 168 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLWWWWW
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 8 January 2018
hard
AUS
Alison Bai
36 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLWWWLL
Niculescu M.
6-2 6-0
Bai A.
Niculescu M.
662
Bai A.
20–

Monica Niculescu defeated Alison Bai 6-2 6-0 in the Hobart qualifying round 1 on hard.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Niculescu M.serving61% hold

wins 55% of points on serve vs Bai A.

Bai A.serving45% hold

wins 48% 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
Niculescu M.Bai A.
1st serve in·Clear edge
77%
57%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
57%
67%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
46%
37%
Service points won·Even
54%
54%
Return points won·Slight edge
47%
39%
Break points saved·Even
52%
56%
Aces / match·Dominant
0.6
5.2
Double faults / match·Clear edge
1.5
2.7

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (104 vs 9). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast

Draw — qualifying

Q2
Stojanovic N.
Glushko J.
6-16-4
Watson H.
Hibino N.
4-67-56-3
Flipkens K.
Bains N.
6-46-2
Van Uytvanck A.
Cepelova J.
6-34-67-5
Niculescu M.
Kudryavtseva A.
6-06-4
Nara K.
Brengle M.
6-36-4
Q1
Niculescu M.
Bai A.
6-26-0
Glushko J.
Parmentier P.
6-26-1
Nara K.
Sharma A.
6-06-1
Brengle M.
Kudermetova V.
6-36-4
Hibino N.
Elie J.
6-46-746-3
Watson H.
Birrell K.
6-36-2
Flipkens K.
Jovanovic M.
6-746-16-0
Bains N.
Bogdan A.
7-647-66
Stojanovic N.
Duque Marino M.
6-46-1
Van Uytvanck A.
Moore J.
6-37-5
Cepelova J.
Fett J.
4-66-06-4
Kudryavtseva A.
Hogenkamp R.
7-626-3