Ana Bogdan vs Monica Niculescu — Cincinnati Qualifying Round 1

Cincinnati · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Round 1
ROU
Ana Bogdan
33 yrs · 171 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 13 August 2018
hard
ROU
Monica Niculescu
38 yrs · 168 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Bogdan A.
6-2 7-6
Niculescu M.
Bogdan A.
67102
Niculescu M.
268–

Ana Bogdan defeated Monica Niculescu 6-2 7-6 in the Cincinnati qualifying round 1 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Monica Niculescu came in leading the head-to-head 3–0. Ana Bogdan claimed a first win over Monica Niculescu in four meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 3–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Ana Bogdan closed it out in two sets, 6–2 7–6.

Head to head

0–3
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2017-08-28US OpenR64hardMonica Niculescu6-2 3-6 6-3
2016-08-29US OpenR64hardMonica Niculescu6-0 6-1
2015-07-13BucharestR32clayMonica Niculescu6-2 5-7 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Bogdan A.serving46% hold

wins 49% of points on serve vs Niculescu M.

Niculescu M.serving46% hold

wins 49% of points on serve vs Bogdan A.

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
Bogdan A.Niculescu M.
1st serve in·Clear edge
62%
77%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
62%
57%
2nd serve points won·Even
48%
46%
Service points won·Even
57%
54%
Return points won·Even
45%
48%
Break points saved·Even
54%
52%
Aces / match·Clear edge
2.7
0.6
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.1
1.6

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (199 vs 104). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Bogdan A.Niculescu M.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
31
12
Break points saved·Dominant
56
14
Break points won·Even
86
84
Deciding sets·Slight edge
22
28
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
47
40

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast

Draw — qualifying

Q2
Cornet A.
Kenin S.
6-16-3
Martic P.
Pera B.
6-26-1
Voegele S.
Loeb J.
6-46-1
Tomljanovic A.
Cirstea S.
6-36-2
Hruncakova V.
Giorgi C.
3-66-37-5
Kanepi K.
Diyas Z.
6-36-3
Peterson R.
Putintseva Y.
6-46-1
Lepchenko V.
Mchale C.
6-32-66-2
Kiick A.
Vikhlyantseva N.
7-56-1
Maria T.
Brady J.
6-36-2
Sasnovich A.
Lapko V.
7-656-2
Bogdan A.
Vekic D.
6-36-2
Q1
Kiick A.
Stosur S.
7-646-1
Voegele S.
Puig M.
6-26-0
Mchale C.
Bencic B.
5-77-636-3
Brady J.
Jakupovic D.
2-64-0
Cornet A.
Gibbs N.
6-26-1
Hruncakova V.
Dolehide C.
6-46-4
Putintseva Y.
Larsson J.
7-53-66-0
Peterson R.
Schmiedlova A.
6-46-2
Martic P.
Davis L.
7-56-2
Diyas Z.
Rodina E.
7-56-3
Pera B.
Linette M.
6-43-66-3
Giorgi C.
Arruabarrena L.
6-36-4
Maria T.
Hsieh S.
7-56-3
Cirstea S.
King V.
2-66-26-3
Bogdan A.
Niculescu M.
6-27-68
Vikhlyantseva N.
Flipkens K.
6-36-3
Vekic D.
Petkovic A.
6-36-3
Tomljanovic A.
Nara K.
6-46-3
Loeb J.
Van Uytvanck A.
1-66-23-0
Lepchenko V.
Vickery S.
4-66-36-4
Kenin S.
Di Lorenzo F.
6-36-3
Sasnovich A.
Riske Amritraj A.
2-67-56-2
Lapko V.
Blinkova A.
6-37-5
Kanepi K.
Lisicki S.
4-66-46-3