Caroline Wozniacki vs Monica Niculescu — Doha Round of 16

Doha · WTA · Round of 16
DEN1
Caroline Wozniacki
36 yrs · 177 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLWLWLW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 12 February 2018
hard
ROU
Monica Niculescu
38 yrs · 168 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLWWWWW
Wozniacki C.
7-5 6-1
Niculescu M.
Wozniacki C.
762
Niculescu M.
510

Caroline Wozniacki defeated Monica Niculescu 7-5 6-1 in the Doha round of 16 on hard. The result followed the form book — Caroline Wozniacki came in leading the head-to-head 8–0, defending last year's final. Caroline Wozniacki extended the head-to-head to 9–0.

Key context

  • Match story: Caroline Wozniacki came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 7–5 6–1.

Head to head

8–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2019-03-18MiamiR32hardCaroline Wozniacki6-4 7-6(4)
2017-05-08MadridR64clayCaroline Wozniacki7-5 6-7(3) 6-4
2016-08-29US OpenR32hardCaroline Wozniacki6-3 6-1
2013-10-14LuxembourgR16hardCaroline Wozniacki6-3 6-2
2013-09-30BeijingR32hardCaroline Wozniacki6-3 6-1
2013-08-12CincinnatiR32hardCaroline Wozniacki6-4 6-3
2012-01-16Australian OpenR32hardCaroline Wozniacki6-2 6-2
2008-08-18New HavenR16hardCaroline Wozniacki6-3 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Wozniacki C.serving67% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Niculescu M.

Niculescu M.serving62% hold

wins 55% of points on serve vs Wozniacki C.

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
Wozniacki C.Niculescu M.
1st serve in·Clear edge
65%
77%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
66%
57%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
46%
Service points won·Even
59%
55%
Return points won·Even
46%
48%
Break points saved·Slight edge
59%
52%
Aces / match·Clear edge
2.6
0.6
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.3
1.6

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (135 vs 104). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Wozniacki C.Niculescu M.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
89
12
Break points saved·Dominant
92
14
Break points won·Clear edge
97
84
Deciding sets·Dominant
90
28
Tiebreaks·Dominant
84
40

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