Monica Niculescu vs Roberta Vinci — Indian Wells Qualifying Round 2
Indian Wells · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Round 2
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 5 March 2018
hard
Niculescu M.6-0 6-4
Vinci R.
Niculescu M.
662
Vinci R.
04–
Monica Niculescu defeated Roberta Vinci 6-0 6-4 in the Indian Wells qualifying round 2 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Roberta Vinci came in leading the head-to-head 1–0. Monica Niculescu claimed a first win over Roberta Vinci in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.
Key context
- Match story: Monica Niculescu handed Roberta Vinci a first-set bagel in a 6–0 6–4 win.
Head to head
0–1| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-06-18 | 's Hertogenbosch | R16 | grass | Roberta Vinci | 6-3 6-7(4) 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
77%
60%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
57%
63%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
46%
Service points won·Even
54%
56%
Return points won·Even
47%
44%
Break points saved·Slight edge
52%
58%
Aces / match·Clear edge
0.6
2.6
Double faults / match·Slight edge
1.6
2.1
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (104 vs 14). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Dominant
12
56
Break points saved·Dominant
14
64
Break points won·Clear edge
84
72
Deciding sets·Dominant
28
75
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
40
63
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Conditions
Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast
Draw — qualifying
Q2
Duan Y.
Cepelova J.
6-16-3
Vickery S.
Kratzer A.
7-56-1
Hsieh S.
Krejcikova B.
7-56-1
Niculescu M.
Vinci R.
6-06-4
Nara K.
Larsson J.
6-47-63
Brengle M.
Hogenkamp R.
6-36-1
Arruabarrena L.
Ahn K.
7-56-3
Kenin S.
Lapko V.
6-43-66-1
Wickmayer Y.
Teichmann J.
6-46-1
Zvonareva V.
Pera B.
5-76-36-4
Townsend T.
Petkovic A.
6-36-2
Sorribes Tormo S.
Tomljanovic A.
6-46-2
Q1
Ahn K.
Zhao C.
4-67-626-2
Kenin S.
Lisicki S.
7-56-2
Wickmayer Y.
Golubic V.
6-37-5
Teichmann J.
Schiavone F.
5-77-56-1
Zvonareva V.
Duval V.
6-26-1
Petkovic A.
Gibbs N.
1-66-26-0
Nara K.
Wang Y.
6-46-2
Kratzer A.
Baindl K.
6-46-1
Lapko V.
Bondarenko K.
6-06-3
Arruabarrena L.
Jabeur O.
6-22-66-4
Tomljanovic A.
Duque Marino M.
6-36-0
Hogenkamp R.
Abanda F.
6-36-3
Brengle M.
Rus A.
6-36-3
Niculescu M.
Li A.
6-36-0
Vickery S.
Peterson R.
6-34-0
Sorribes Tormo S.
Kiick A.
6-24-66-4
Hsieh S.
Ozaki R.
6-46-3
Krejcikova B.
Riske Amritraj A.
7-56-4
Pera B.
Fett J.
6-36-4
Larsson J.
Rodionova A.
6-36-3
Duan Y.
Kucova K.
6-46-3
Vinci R.
Rodina E.
7-56-3
Cepelova J.
Chirico L.
6-06-3
Townsend T.
Broady N.
6-27-64