Julia Glushko vs Monica Niculescu — US Open Round of 128

US Open · WTA · Round of 128
ISR
Julia Glushko
36 yrs · 171 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWWLWLLL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 27 August 2018
hard
ROU
Monica Niculescu
38 yrs · 168 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLWWWWW
Glushko J.
3-6 7-5 6-4
Niculescu M.
Glushko J.
3762
Niculescu M.
6541

Julia Glushko defeated Monica Niculescu 3-6 7-5 6-4 in the US Open round of 128 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Monica Niculescu came in leading the head-to-head 1–0, defending last year's round of 32. Julia Glushko claimed a first win over Monica Niculescu in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2011-02-05Fed Cup G1 PO: ISR vs ROURRhardMonica Niculescu6-4 6-1

Serve vs return

This season
Glushko J.serving53% hold

wins 51% of points on serve vs Niculescu M.

Niculescu M.serving55% hold

wins 52% of points on serve vs Glushko J.

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
Glushko J.Niculescu M.
1st serve in·Slight edge
66%
77%
1st serve points won·Even
58%
57%
2nd serve points won·Even
44%
46%
Service points won·Even
53%
54%
Return points won·Even
48%
48%
Break points saved·Slight edge
47%
52%
Aces / match·Slight edge
1.4
0.6
Double faults / match·Dominant
3.1
1.6

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (24 vs 104). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Glushko J.Niculescu M.
Clutch Rating·Even
9
12
Break points saved·Even
10
14
Break points won·Clear edge
64
84
Deciding sets·Clear edge
42
28
Tiebreaks·
—
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
Weather
30°COvercast
Wind 4 km/hHumidity 61%

Draw

Final
Osaka N.[20]
Williams S.[17]
6-26-4
Semi-finals
Williams S.[17]
Sevastova A.[19]
6-36-0
Osaka N.[20]
Keys M.[14]
6-26-4
Quarter-finals
Williams S.[17]
Pliskova K.[8]
6-46-3
Sevastova A.[19]
Stephens S.[3]
6-26-3
Keys M.[14]
Suarez Navarro C.[30]
6-46-3
Osaka N.[20]
Tsurenko L.
6-16-1
R16
Stephens S.[3]
Mertens E.[15]
6-36-3
Sevastova A.[19]
Svitolina E.[7]
6-31-66-0
Osaka N.[20]
Sabalenka A.[26]
6-32-66-4
Tsurenko L.
Vondrousova M.
6-737-56-2
Pliskova K.[8]
Barty A.[18]
6-46-4
Suarez Navarro C.[30]
Sharapova M.[22]
6-46-3
Williams S.[17]
Kanepi K.
6-04-66-3
Keys M.[14]
Cibulkova D.[29]
6-16-3
R32
Kanepi K.
Peterson R.
6-37-63
Williams S.[17]
Williams V.[16]
6-16-2
Barty A.[18]
Muchova K.
6-36-4
Stephens S.[3]
Azarenka V.
6-36-4
Mertens E.[15]
Strycova B.[23]
6-37-64
Suarez Navarro C.[30]
Garcia C.[6]
5-76-47-64
Sharapova M.[22]
Ostapenko J.[10]
6-36-2
Keys M.[14]
Krunic A.
4-66-16-2
Cibulkova D.[29]
Kerber A.[4]
3-66-36-3
Sabalenka A.[26]
Kvitova P.[5]
7-56-1
Osaka N.[20]
Sasnovich A.
6-06-0
Vondrousova M.
Bertens K.[13]
7-642-67-61
Tsurenko L.
Siniakova K.
6-46-0
Pliskova K.[8]
Kenin S.
6-47-62
Svitolina E.[7]
Wang Q.
6-46-4
Sevastova A.[19]
Makarova K.
4-66-16-2
R64
Kanepi K.
Teichmann J.
6-46-3
Peterson R.
King V.
7-56-1
Pliskova K.[8]
Bogdan A.
6-26-3
Stephens S.[3]
Kalinina A.
4-67-56-2
Azarenka V.
Saville D.[25]
6-16-2
Mertens E.[15]
Lapko V.
6-26-0
Makarova K.
Goerges J.[9]
7-6106-3
Sevastova A.[19]
Liu C.
6-36-1
Sharapova M.[22]
Cirstea S.
6-27-5
Ostapenko J.[10]
Townsend T.
4-66-36-4
Keys M.[14]
Pera B.
6-46-1
Cibulkova D.[29]
Hsieh S.
7-634-66-4
Kvitova P.[5]
Wang Y.
7-56-3
Osaka N.[20]
Glushko J.
6-26-0
Sasnovich A.
Kasatkina D.[11]
6-27-63
Bertens K.[13]
Di Lorenzo F.
6-26-1
Vondrousova M.
Bouchard E.
6-46-3
Siniakova K.
Tomljanovic A.
6-36-737-64
Tsurenko L.
Wozniacki C.[2]
6-46-2
Barty A.[18]
Safarova L.
7-56-3
Kenin S.
Sakkari M.[32]
4-66-16-4
Sabalenka A.[26]
Zvonareva V.
6-37-67
Garcia C.[6]
Puig M.
6-21-66-4
Strycova B.[23]
Arruabarrena L.
6-06-1
Wang Q.
Begu I.
6-36-1
Svitolina E.[7]
Maria T.
6-26-3
Muchova K.
Muguruza G.[12]
3-66-46-4
Williams S.[17]
Witthoeft C.
6-26-2
Kerber A.[4]
Larsson J.
6-25-76-4
Suarez Navarro C.[30]
Mladenovic K.
6-14-66-4
Williams V.[16]
Giorgi C.
6-47-5
Krunic A.
Flipkens K.
6-16-3
R128
Bouchard E.
Tan H.
6-36-1
Kalinina A.
Von Deichmann K.
1-67-605-2
Goerges J.[9]
Kalinskaya A.
6-26-756-2
Sakkari M.[32]
Muhammad A.
6-36-3
Kanepi K.
Halep S.[1]
6-26-4
Teichmann J.
Jakupovic D.
6-36-0
King V.
Vikhlyantseva N.
7-646-3
Peterson R.
Pavlyuchenkova A.[27]
1-66-46-3
Williams S.[17]
Linette M.
6-46-0
Witthoeft C.
Dolehide C.
6-37-66
Williams V.[16]
Kuznetsova S.
6-35-76-3
Muguruza G.[12]
Zhang S.
6-36-0
Muchova K.
Yastremska D.
6-46-2
Safarova L.
Martic P.
6-46-4
Barty A.[18]
Jabeur O.
6-16-3
Kenin S.
Brengle M.
6-04-67-64
Pliskova K.[8]
Diyas Z.
6-47-64
Stephens S.[3]
Rodina E.
6-17-5
Saville D.[25]
Sorribes Tormo S.
6-06-0
Strycova B.[23]
Lao D.
6-36-4
Makarova K.
Watson H.
6-13-66-3
Liu C.
Hercog P.
7-641-66-4
Sevastova A.[19]
Vekic D.
6-22-66-3
Wang Q.
Rybarikova M.[31]
6-26-2
Maria T.
Radwanska A.
6-36-3
Svitolina E.[7]
Vickery S.
6-31-66-1
Garcia C.[6]
Konta J.
6-26-2
Ostapenko J.[10]
Petkovic A.
6-44-67-5
Keys M.[14]
Parmentier P.
6-46-4
Pera B.
Putintseva Y.
7-666-4
Krunic A.
Bacsinszky T.
6-23-66-0
Flipkens K.
Vandeweghe C.[24]
6-37-63
Cibulkova D.[29]
Rus A.
4-66-26-3
Larsson J.
Cornet A.
4-66-36-2
Kerber A.[4]
Gasparyan M.
7-656-3
Kvitova P.[5]
Wickmayer Y.
6-16-4
Wang Y.
Schmiedlova A.
6-13-66-4
Sabalenka A.[26]
Collins D.
6-04-66-4
Osaka N.[20]
Siegemund L.
6-36-2
Glushko J.
Niculescu M.
3-67-56-4
Sasnovich A.
Bencic B.
2-66-16-2
Kasatkina D.[11]
Babos T.
6-45-76-4
Bertens K.[13]
Pliskova K.
6-07-5
Vondrousova M.
Barthel M.
6-16-4
Tsurenko L.
Van Uytvanck A.
6-36-2
Wozniacki C.[2]
Stosur S.
6-36-2
Puig M.
Voegele S.
6-06-0
Siniakova K.
Kontaveit A.[28]
6-736-37-5
Di Lorenzo F.
Mchale C.
6-17-61
Mertens E.[15]
Nara K.
6-26-757-5
Begu I.
Brady J.
6-36-3
Arruabarrena L.
Baindl K.
6-06-3
Mladenovic K.
Zidansek T.
6-06-3
Sharapova M.[22]
Schnyder P.
6-27-66
Cirstea S.
Riske Amritraj A.
6-33-67-5
Townsend T.
Anisimova A.
3-66-46-3
Tomljanovic A.
Cabrera L.
6-46-1
Suarez Navarro C.[30]
Gibbs N.
5-76-36-4
Azarenka V.
Hruncakova V.
6-37-5
Bogdan A.
Bouzkova M.
6-46-2
Zvonareva V.
Blinkova A.
6-26-767-5
Giorgi C.
Osuigwe W.
6-46-1
Lapko V.
Bondarenko K.
6-36-3
Hsieh S.
Alexandrova E.
6-34-66-3