Monica Niculescu vs Magdalena Rybarikova — Miami Round of 64

Miami · WTA · Round of 64
ROU
Monica Niculescu
38 yrs · 168 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLWWWWW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 19 March 2018
hard
SVK17
Magdalena Rybarikova
37 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLLLLLWW
Niculescu M.
6-3 6-3
Rybarikova M.
Niculescu M.
662
Rybarikova M.
330

Monica Niculescu defeated Magdalena Rybarikova 6-3 6-3 in the Miami round of 64 on hard. The result followed the form book — Monica Niculescu came in leading the head-to-head 3–1, defending last year's round of 128. Monica Niculescu extended the head-to-head to 4–1.

Key context

Head to head

3–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2018-02-12DohaR32hardMonica Niculescu6-7(6) 6-2 3-0 RET
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.serving62% hold

wins 55% 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%
65%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
46%
Service points won·Even
54%
57%
Return points won·Slight edge
48%
41%
Break points saved·Even
52%
54%
Aces / match·Clear edge
0.6
3.5
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
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