Sabine Lisicki vs Monica Niculescu — Taipei Quarter-final
Taipei · WTA · Quarter-final
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 29 January 2018
hard
Lisicki S.4-6 6-4 6-4
Niculescu M.
Lisicki S.
4662
Niculescu M.
6441
Sabine Lisicki defeated Monica Niculescu 4-6 6-4 6-4 in the Taipei quarter-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Monica Niculescu came in leading the head-to-head 3–2. Sabine Lisicki narrowed the head-to-head to 3–3.
Key context
- Match story: Sabine Lisicki dropped the opening set before beating Monica Niculescu 4–6 6–4 6–4.
Head to head
2–3| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-02-22 | Doha | R64 | hard | Monica Niculescu | 6-2 6-2 |
| 2015-02-16 | Dubai | R64 | hard | Sabine Lisicki | 6-3 6-4 |
| 2014-09-08 | Hong Kong | R32 | hard | Sabine Lisicki | 3-6 7-6(3) 6-1 |
| 2014-01-13 | Australian Open | R64 | hard | Monica Niculescu | 2-6 6-2 6-2 |
| 2010-08-09 | Cincinnati | R64 | hard | Monica Niculescu | 6-3 6-0 |
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
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Clear edge
53%
77%
1st serve points won·Clear edge
69%
57%
2nd serve points won·Even
44%
46%
Service points won·Even
57%
55%
Return points won·Slight edge
42%
47%
Break points saved·Slight edge
57%
52%
Aces / match·Dominant
6.5
0.6
Double faults / match·Dominant
6.5
1.5
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (66 vs 104). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Slight edge
18
12
Break points saved·Dominant
68
14
Break points won·Dominant
36
84
Deciding sets·Clear edge
14
28
Tiebreaks·Dominant
65
40
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Conditions
Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast
Draw
Quarter-finals
Babos T.[4]
Linette M.[7]
6-16-3
Lisicki S.
Niculescu M.
4-66-46-4
Baindl K.
Putintseva Y.[5]
7-56-3
Wang Y.
Bouchard E.
6-46-0
R16
Lisicki S.
Hibino N.
6-46-1
Niculescu M.
Diyas Z.[6]
6-01-66-4
Wang Y.
Parmentier P.[8]
6-36-3
Putintseva Y.[5]
Chang K.
6-37-63
Linette M.[7]
Larsson J.
6-16-747-63
Babos T.[4]
Jakupovic D.
6-34-66-2
Baindl K.
Duan Y.
3-66-27-64
Bouchard E.
Bogdan A.
7-57-5
R32
Bogdan A.
Peng S.[1]
6-46-1
Bouchard E.
Zhu L.
1-67-52-0
Niculescu M.
Jabeur O.
6-14-0
Wang Y.
Ozaki R.
6-26-4
Hibino N.
Stosur S.[3]
7-666-2
Larsson J.
Lu J.
6-36-1
Parmentier P.[8]
Nara K.
1-66-46-1
Diyas Z.[6]
Blinkova A.
6-27-5
Putintseva Y.[5]
Namigata J.
6-26-4
Linette M.[7]
Han X.
6-26-0
Babos T.[4]
Rodionova A.
6-36-2
Lisicki S.
Zhang Y.
6-31-67-63
Duan Y.
Kato M.
6-24-67-5
Baindl K.
Zhang S.[2]
6-26-4
Chang K.
Lee Y.
7-56-2
Jakupovic D.
Cabrera L.
6-06-1