Monica Puig vs Monica Niculescu | Monica Puig Wins 7-6 6-3

New HavenQ1QualifyingHardMon 20 AugFinal

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

Key context

Match story: Monica Puig closed it out in two sets, 7–6 6–3.

How the match was decided

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Puig M. took it in straight sets.

Match statistics

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Common opponents

5 shared · last 12 months

Puig M. and Niculescu M. faced 5 of the same opponents in the last 12 months. Puig M. went 4–1 (80%) against them, Niculescu M. 1–4 (20%). Puig M. came out clearly better against 3 of 5 comparable opponents, Niculescu M. against 0.

4–180%Puig M. · better vs 3Record vs common opponents1–420%Niculescu M. · better vs 0

Vs common opponents · derived from scorelines

8–6Sets3–9

68–62Games48–65

0–1Tiebreaks0–1

4–0Deciding sets1–1

vs Barthel M.#186W6-0 6-7 6-4Wuhan · hardL4-6 5-7Australian Open · hard
vs Brady J.#611L4-6 4-6Beijing · hardL3-6 6-4 6-7US Open · hard
vs Diyas Z.#828W6-4 2-6 6-2Madrid · clayW6-0 1-6 6-4Taipei · hard

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vs Peng S.W4-6 6-3 6-4Wuhan · hardL3-6 2-6Beijing · hard
vs Wozniacki C.W0-6 6-4 6-4Miami · hardL5-7 1-6Doha · hard

Head-to-head

3 meetings · Niculescu M. leads 2–1

Hard: level 1–1 · Grass: Niculescu M. leads 1–0

Puig M.August 2018New HavenThis matchHard7-6 6-3
Niculescu M.June 2015WimbledonGrass5-7 6-3 6-1
Niculescu M.September 2014GuangzhouHard6-2 6-2

Draw

Closing odds

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Player context

Before the match

Puig M.Niculescu M.1 745ELO1 7761 650Hard ELO1 6522–8Last 106–424Age30170 cmHeight168 cmRightPlaysRight

Cite this

Monica Puig beat Monica Niculescu 7-6 6-3. Umpiry, "Monica Puig vs Monica Niculescu — New Haven Qualifying Round 1", https://umpiry.com/match/2018-08-20/niculescu-vs-puig-new-haven-q1?utm_source=cite (as of 20 August 2018).