Monica Niculescu vs Magdalena Rybarikova — Doha Round of 32

Doha · WTA · Round of 32
ROU
Monica Niculescu
38 yrs · 168 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLWWWWW
0 — 0
Sets
Retired
Monday, 12 February 2018
hard
SVK14
Magdalena Rybarikova
37 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLLLLLWW
Niculescu M.
6-7 6-2 3-0
Rybarikova M.
Niculescu M.
6663–
Rybarikova M.
7820–

Monica Niculescu advanced when Magdalena Rybarikova retired 6-7 6-2 3-0 in the Doha round of 32. Monica Niculescu extended the head-to-head to 4–1.

Head to head

3–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2018-03-19MiamiR64hardMonica Niculescu6-3 6-3
2017-07-03WimbledonR128grassMagdalena Rybarikova6-4 6-1
2014-01-06HobartR32hardMonica Niculescu6-2 6-0
2008-06-23WimbledonR128grassMonica Niculescu1-6 6-3 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Niculescu M.serving71% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Rybarikova M.

Rybarikova M.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.Rybarikova M.
1st serve in·Clear edge
77%
57%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
57%
66%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
46%
Service points won·Even
54%
57%
Return points won·Slight edge
47%
41%
Break points saved·Even
52%
55%
Aces / match·Clear edge
0.6
3.4
Double faults / match·Clear edge
1.6
2.5

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (104 vs 54). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Niculescu M.Rybarikova M.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
12
46
Break points saved·Dominant
14
61
Break points won·Slight edge
84
73
Deciding sets·Dominant
28
70
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
40
35

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast
Weather
26°COvercast
Wind 16 km/hHumidity 27%

Draw

Final
Kvitova P.[16]
Muguruza G.[4]
3-66-36-4
Semi-finals
Kvitova P.[16]
Wozniacki C.[1]
3-67-637-5
Muguruza G.[4]
Halep S.[2]
W/O
Quarter-finals
Halep S.[2]
Bellis C.
6-06-4
Muguruza G.[4]
Garcia C.[7]
3-66-16-4
Kvitova P.[16]
Goerges J.[9]
6-42-1
Wozniacki C.[1]
Kerber A.[8]
7-641-66-3
R16
Muguruza G.[4]
Cirstea S.
6-06-4
Garcia C.[7]
Blinkova A.
7-637-5
Goerges J.[9]
Buzarnescu M.
6-26-2
Kvitova P.[16]
Svitolina E.[3]
6-47-5
Wozniacki C.[1]
Niculescu M.
7-56-1
Bellis C.
Pliskova K.[5]
7-646-3
Halep S.[2]
Sevastova A.[13]
6-46-3
Kerber A.[8]
Konta J.[10]
1-66-16-3
R32
Bellis C.
Keys M.[12]
2-66-36-0
Pliskova K.[5]
Cornet A.
6-26-3
Cirstea S.
Mertens E.[15]
7-56-4
Blinkova A.
Mladenovic K.[11]
6-36-3
Buzarnescu M.
Ostapenko J.[6]
6-16-3
Goerges J.[9]
Strycova B.
6-23-66-1
Kvitova P.[16]
Radwanska A.
6-736-36-4
Svitolina E.[3]
Vondrousova M.
6-26-4
Kerber A.[8]
Stosur S.
6-46-1
Niculescu M.
Rybarikova M.[14]
6-766-23-0
Halep S.[2]
Makarova K.
6-36-0
Garcia C.[7]
Cibulkova D.
6-36-736-0
Konta J.[10]
Suarez Navarro C.
6-26-2
Muguruza G.[4]
Duan Y.
6-36-4
Wozniacki C.[1]
Witthoeft C.
6-26-0
Sevastova A.[13]
Osaka N.
6-46-1
R64
Bellis C.
Kasatkina D.
7-54-1
Duan Y.
Jabeur O.
6-26-3
Cirstea S.
Sakkari M.
6-26-3
Mladenovic K.[11]
Peng S.
6-26-4
Blinkova A.
Vesnina E.
6-16-3
Cibulkova D.
Pavlyuchenkova A.
7-686-4
Buzarnescu M.
Tsurenko L.
7-56-4
Strycova B.
Krunic A.
6-46-4
Goerges J.[9]
Safarova L.
6-17-5
Radwanska A.
Barthel M.
3-66-37-5
Niculescu M.
Sharapova M.
4-66-46-3
Witthoeft C.
Maria T.
6-36-0
Cornet A.
Kontaveit A.
6-26-1
Vondrousova M.
Putintseva Y.
6-36-1
Osaka N.
Siniakova K.
6-46-0
Sevastova A.[13]
Vekic D.
6-36-4
Keys M.[12]
Wang Q.
6-16-4
Kvitova P.[16]
Buyukakcay C.
6-06-3
Suarez Navarro C.
Bondarenko K.
3-66-36-3
Rybarikova M.[14]
Al Nabhani F.
6-36-1
Makarova K.
Zhang S.
7-56-0
Mertens E.[15]
Babos T.
2-66-16-1
Stosur S.
Begu I.
6-46-2
Konta J.[10]
Pera B.
7-656-1