Monica Niculescu vs Yulia Putintseva — Miami Round of 128

Miami · WTA · Round of 128
ROU
Monica Niculescu
38 yrs · 168 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLWWWWW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 19 March 2018
hard
Yulia Putintseva
KAZ
Yulia Putintseva
#82WTA
1805ELO
1758Hard ELO
31 yrs · 163 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLLLWLL
Niculescu M.
6-2 6-4
Putintseva Y.
Niculescu M.
662
Putintseva Y.
240

Monica Niculescu defeated Yulia Putintseva 6-2 6-4 in the Miami round of 128 on hard. The result followed the form book — Monica Niculescu came in leading the head-to-head 1–0, defending last year's round of 128. Monica Niculescu extended the head-to-head to 2–0.

Key context

Head to head

1–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2015-09-21GuangzhouR32hardMonica Niculescu7-6(5) 1-6 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Niculescu M.serving62% hold

wins 55% of points on serve vs Putintseva Y.

Putintseva Y.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

Serve & return on hard

Niculescu M.Putintseva Y.
—
Serve
18
—
Return
29

Per-surface Serve / Return Rating (0–100, percentile within the hard field, opponent-adjusted over 52 weeks). About

Statistics

This season
Niculescu M.Putintseva Y.
1st serve in·Slight edge
77%
72%
1st serve points won·Even
57%
61%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
47%
Service points won·Even
54%
57%
Return points won·Even
47%
45%
Break points saved·Slight edge
52%
57%
Aces / match·Even
0.6
1.2
Double faults / match·Even
1.6
1.8

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Niculescu M.Putintseva Y.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
12
83
Break points saved·Dominant
14
87
Break points won·Clear edge
84
98
Deciding sets·Dominant
28
86
Tiebreaks·Dominant
40
72

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

Freshness

Recent load
Niculescu M.Putintseva Y.
Freshness·
—
75

Putintseva Y.: 3 days rest · 4 matches, 74 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast
Weather
28°CDrizzle
Wind 12 km/hHumidity 63%

Draw

Final
Stephens S.[13]
Ostapenko J.[6]
7-656-1
Semi-finals
Ostapenko J.[6]
Collins D.
7-616-3
Stephens S.[13]
Azarenka V.
3-66-26-1
Quarter-finals
Collins D.
Williams V.[8]
6-26-3
Stephens S.[13]
Kerber A.[10]
6-16-2
Ostapenko J.[6]
Svitolina E.[4]
7-637-65
Azarenka V.
Pliskova K.[5]
7-56-3
R16
Pliskova K.[5]
Diyas Z.
6-22-1
Collins D.
Puig M.
3-66-46-2
Williams V.[8]
Konta J.[11]
5-76-16-2
Svitolina E.[4]
Barty A.[21]
7-56-4
Kerber A.[10]
Wang Y.
6-717-656-3
Stephens S.[13]
Muguruza G.[3]
6-36-4
Azarenka V.
Radwanska A.[30]
6-26-2
Ostapenko J.[6]
Kvitova P.[9]
7-646-3
R32
Puig M.
Sakkari M.
6-37-5
Konta J.[11]
Mertens E.[22]
6-26-1
Williams V.[8]
Bertens K.[29]
5-76-37-5
Svitolina E.[4]
Saville D.[26]
4-66-06-1
Wang Y.
Riske Amritraj A.
4-66-37-64
Kerber A.[10]
Pavlyuchenkova A.[23]
6-46-4
Muguruza G.[3]
Mchale C.
6-26-1
Pliskova K.[5]
Hsieh S.
6-41-67-64
Azarenka V.
Sevastova A.[20]
3-66-46-1
Radwanska A.[30]
Halep S.[1]
3-66-26-3
Stephens S.[13]
Niculescu M.
6-716-34-0
Ostapenko J.[6]
Haddad Maia B.
6-27-62
Barty A.[21]
Martic P.
6-46-3
Collins D.
Vekic D.
4-66-26-1
Diyas Z.
Witthoeft C.
4-67-56-0
Kvitova P.[9]
Kenin S.
3-66-26-4
R64
Azarenka V.
Keys M.[14]
7-652-0
Kerber A.[10]
Larsson J.
6-26-2
Puig M.
Wozniacki C.[2]
0-66-46-4
Sakkari M.
Kontaveit A.[28]
6-46-1
Vekic D.
Vesnina E.[24]
6-36-746-1
Collins D.
Vandeweghe C.[16]
6-31-66-1
Bertens K.[29]
Lepchenko V.
5-77-656-1
Svitolina E.[4]
Osaka N.
6-46-2
Saville D.[26]
Petkovic A.
7-636-4
Barty A.[21]
Liu C.
6-07-60
Kenin S.
Kasatkina D.[19]
3-66-26-2
Haddad Maia B.
Zhang S.[31]
6-36-2
Riske Amritraj A.
Garcia C.[7]
6-36-1
Pavlyuchenkova A.[23]
Sasnovich A.
6-23-66-2
Pliskova K.[5]
Makarova K.
7-57-5
Hsieh S.
Cirstea S.[32]
7-56-2
Diyas Z.
Kuznetsova S.[18]
6-16-3
Witthoeft C.
Goerges J.[12]
7-624-66-4
Sevastova A.[20]
Cornet A.
7-56-4
Radwanska A.[30]
Van Uytvanck A.
6-37-64
Halep S.[1]
Dodin O.
3-66-37-5
Kvitova P.[9]
Sabalenka A.
7-53-66-3
Konta J.[11]
Flipkens K.
6-46-3
Mchale C.
Strycova B.[25]
6-16-4
Wang Y.
Suarez Navarro C.[27]
7-56-3
Martic P.
Mladenovic K.[15]
3-66-46-2
Muguruza G.[3]
Anisimova A.
W/O
Mertens E.[22]
Pera B.
7-656-3
Ostapenko J.[6]
Babos T.
6-46-4
Williams V.[8]
Vikhlyantseva N.
7-56-4
Niculescu M.
Rybarikova M.[17]
6-36-3
Stephens S.[13]
Tomljanovic A.
6-16-3
R128
Puig M.
Stosur S.
6-36-4
Collins D.
Begu I.
6-16-1
Pera B.
Arruabarrena L.
7-56-4
Lepchenko V.
Golubic V.
6-45-77-5
Osaka N.
Williams S.
6-36-2
Petkovic A.
Hercog P.
6-26-0
Martic P.
Davis L.
6-17-5
Kenin S.
Voegele S.
6-46-4
Wang Y.
Vondrousova M.
6-24-67-60
Sasnovich A.
Pliskova K.
1-67-657-5
Larsson J.
Siniakova K.
4-67-657-5
Tomljanovic A.
Tsurenko L.
3-66-47-5
Anisimova A.
Wang Q.
6-31-66-2
Makarova K.
Bacsinszky T.
6-22-66-4
Hsieh S.
Boulter K.
6-47-5
Diyas Z.
Brady J.
7-57-68
Witthoeft C.
Maria T.
6-36-4
Cornet A.
Mattek Sands B.
6-27-5
Van Uytvanck A.
Bondarenko K.
6-737-56-1
Dodin O.
Cepede Royg V.
6-46-736-3
Niculescu M.
Putintseva Y.
6-26-4
Liu C.
Osuigwe W.
6-36-1
Babos T.
Barthel M.
7-656-3
Vekic D.
Giorgi C.
6-07-5
Mchale C.
Kanepi K.
1-3
Sabalenka A.
Brengle M.
6-16-4
Haddad Maia B.
Watson H.
7-636-2
Riske Amritraj A.
Linette M.
1-66-06-2
Azarenka V.
Bellis C.
6-36-0
Sakkari M.
Krunic A.
7-56-1
Flipkens K.
Buzarnescu M.
6-26-3
Vikhlyantseva N.
Peterson R.
7-56-1