Monica Niculescu vs Varvara Lepchenko — Hobart Round of 16

Hobart · WTA · Round of 16
ROU
Monica Niculescu
38 yrs · 168 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLWWWWW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 8 January 2018
hard
Varvara Lepchenko
USA
Varvara Lepchenko
#172WTA
1578ELO
1559Hard ELO
40 yrs · 180 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLWWLLWL
Niculescu M.
6-4 6-2
Lepchenko V.
Niculescu M.
662
Lepchenko V.
420

Monica Niculescu defeated Varvara Lepchenko 6-4 6-2 in the Hobart round of 16 on hard. The result followed the form book — Monica Niculescu came in leading the head-to-head 2–0, defending last year's final. Monica Niculescu extended the head-to-head to 3–0.

Key context

Head to head

2–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2015-06-08NottinghamR32grassMonica Niculescu4-6 6-3 6-1
2008-07-28MontrealR64hardMonica Niculescu6-1 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Niculescu M.serving67% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Lepchenko V.

Lepchenko V.serving62% hold

wins 55% 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.Lepchenko V.
1st serve in·Slight edge
77%
66%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
57%
62%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
48%
Service points won·Even
54%
57%
Return points won·Slight edge
48%
43%
Break points saved·Even
52%
56%
Aces / match·Clear edge
0.6
2.8
Double faults / match·Clear edge
1.6
2.4

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Niculescu M.Lepchenko V.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
12
48
Break points saved·Dominant
14
64
Break points won·Clear edge
84
65
Deciding sets·Dominant
28
74
Tiebreaks·Even
40
39

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

Freshness

Recent load
Niculescu M.Lepchenko V.
Freshness·
—
59

Lepchenko V.: 1 day rest · 4 matches, 101 games (7d). 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