Monica Niculescu vs Irina Camelia Begu — Hobart Round of 32

Hobart · WTA · Round of 32
ROU
Monica Niculescu
38 yrs · 168 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLWWWWW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 8 January 2018
hard
Irina Camelia Begu
ROU6
Irina Camelia Begu
#204WTA
1769ELO
1686Hard ELO
35 yrs · 181 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWWLWLLW
Niculescu M.
6-3 6-2
Begu I.
Niculescu M.
662
Begu I.
320

Monica Niculescu defeated Irina Camelia Begu 6-3 6-2 in the Hobart round of 32 on hard. The result followed the form book — Monica Niculescu came in defending last year's final.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Niculescu M.serving62% hold

wins 55% of points on serve vs Begu I.

Begu I.serving64% hold

wins 56% 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.Begu I.
1st serve in·Clear edge
77%
65%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
57%
63%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
46%
Service points won·Even
54%
57%
Return points won·Even
47%
45%
Break points saved·Even
52%
55%
Aces / match·Clear edge
0.6
2.4
Double faults / match·Dominant
1.6
3.9

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (104 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Niculescu M.Begu I.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
12
68
Break points saved·Dominant
14
58
Break points won·Even
84
88
Deciding sets·Dominant
28
81
Tiebreaks·Dominant
40
88

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

Freshness

Recent load
Niculescu M.Begu I.
Freshness·
—
99

Begu I.: 14 days rest · 1 match (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast
Weather
23°CPartly cloudy
Wind 16 km/hHumidity 38%

Draw

Final
Mertens E.[2]
Buzarnescu M.
6-14-66-3
Semi-finals
Buzarnescu M.
Tsurenko L.[5]
6-26-2
Mertens E.[2]
Watson H.
6-41-66-2
Quarter-finals
Watson H.
Vekic D.
6-06-4
Tsurenko L.[5]
Sabalenka A.
6-16-1
Mertens E.[2]
Niculescu M.
W/O
Buzarnescu M.
Riske Amritraj A.
7-656-1
R16
Mertens E.[2]
Haddad Maia B.
6-46-4
Niculescu M.
Lepchenko V.
6-46-2
Buzarnescu M.
Friedsam A.
7-56-4
Tsurenko L.[5]
Putintseva Y.
6-36-2
Sabalenka A.
Zhang S.[1]
7-636-4
Riske Amritraj A.
Flipkens K.
W/O
Watson H.
Fourlis J.
6-26-2
Vekic D.
Vondrousova M.
6-46-4
R32
Flipkens K.
Pliskova K.
5-77-56-3
Niculescu M.
Begu I.[6]
6-36-2
Watson H.
Cirstea S.[3]
7-56-3
Fourlis J.
Stojanovic N.
7-57-69
Vekic D.
Maria T.[7]
6-46-2
Riske Amritraj A.
Siniakova K.[8]
2-66-37-5
Friedsam A.
Van Uytvanck A.
4-67-646-4
Buzarnescu M.
Cornet A.[4]
6-26-4
Tsurenko L.[5]
Babos T.
7-626-2
Putintseva Y.
Osaka N.
6-36-3
Sabalenka A.
Bouchard E.
6-46-3
Vondrousova M.
Vikhlyantseva N.
6-46-3
Zhang S.[1]
Linette M.
7-56-3
Haddad Maia B.
Cabrera L.
6-36-2
Mertens E.[2]
Nara K.
6-06-4
Lepchenko V.
Barthel M.
6-07-64