Monica Niculescu vs Yanina Wickmayer — Miami Qualifying Round 2

Miami · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Round 2
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Monica Niculescu
38 yrs · 168 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLWWWWW
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 19 March 2018
hard
BEL
Yanina Wickmayer
#1216WTA
36 yrs · 182 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Niculescu M.
6-1 6-3
Wickmayer Y.
Niculescu M.
662
Wickmayer Y.
13–

Monica Niculescu defeated Yanina Wickmayer 6-1 6-3 in the Miami qualifying round 2 on hard. Monica Niculescu extended the head-to-head to 3–2.

Key context

Head to head

2–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2015-09-21GuangzhouQFhardYanina Wickmayer6-2 6-2
2013-08-12CincinnatiR64hardMonica Niculescu6-1 6-2
2013-04-01MonterreyR16hardMonica Niculescu6-4 3-6 6-1
2011-05-23Roland GarrosR128clayYanina Wickmayer6-0 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Niculescu M.serving54% hold

wins 52% of points on serve vs Wickmayer Y.

Wickmayer Y.serving51% hold

wins 51% 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.Wickmayer Y.
1st serve in·Clear edge
77%
64%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
57%
64%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
45%
Service points won·Even
54%
58%
Return points won·Slight edge
47%
42%
Break points saved·Even
52%
55%
Aces / match·Clear edge
0.6
2.6
Double faults / match·Dominant
1.6
3.2

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (104 vs 132). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Niculescu M.Wickmayer Y.
Clutch Rating·Even
12
14
Break points saved·Dominant
14
57
Break points won·Clear edge
84
61
Deciding sets·Slight edge
28
21
Tiebreaks·Dominant
40
13

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

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast

Draw — qualifying

Q2
Petkovic A.
Lapko V.
7-616-2
Riske Amritraj A.
Dodin O.
6-10-0
Wang Y.
Abanda F.
6-46-3
Kenin S.
Bonaventure Y.
3-66-46-3
Boulter K.
Zhao C.
3-67-616-2
Golubic V.
Vinci R.
6-46-3
Collins D.
Cepelova J.
7-636-4
Peterson R.
Bouchard E.
6-46-3
Voegele S.
Martincova T.
7-56-2
Vikhlyantseva N.
Gibbs N.
7-636-4
Hercog P.
Krejcikova B.
6-46-2
Niculescu M.
Wickmayer Y.
6-16-3
Q1
Gibbs N.
Zhuk S.
6-26-0
Peterson R.
Parmentier P.
6-06-3
Bonaventure Y.
Duque Marino M.
6-36-2
Petkovic A.
Lisicki S.
4-66-33-1
Vinci R.
Vickery S.
5-76-16-2
Vikhlyantseva N.
Arango E.
6-36-2
Dodin O.
Broady N.
4-67-56-3
Kenin S.
Li A.
6-27-5
Zhao C.
Sorribes Tormo S.
6-26-2
Krejcikova B.
Fett J.
4-67-53-1
Boulter K.
Townsend T.
7-616-2
Hercog P.
Wang X.
6-46-2
Abanda F.
Rodina E.
6-46-3
Wickmayer Y.
Rogowska O.
6-46-736-4
Voegele S.
Ahn K.
7-56-2
Niculescu M.
Lottner A.
6-46-0
Collins D.
Smitkova T.
6-26-4
Wang Y.
Duan Y.
7-645-2
Golubic V.
Rodionova A.
6-36-3
Bouchard E.
Kiick A.
6-26-2
Cepelova J.
Tomova V.
6-47-5
Martincova T.
Errani S.
6-45-77-62
Lapko V.
Nara K.
6-736-46-3
Riske Amritraj A.
Jabeur O.
7-56-1