Heather Watson vs Monica Niculescu — Quebec City Round of 32

Quebec City · WTA · Round of 32
Heather Watson
GBR
Heather Watson
#470WTA
1572ELO
1548Hard ELO
34 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWLLLLW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 10 September 2018
hard
ROU4
Monica Niculescu
38 yrs · 168 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLWWWWW
Watson H.
7-5 6-3
Niculescu M.
Watson H.
762
Niculescu M.
530

Heather Watson defeated Monica Niculescu 7-5 6-3 in the Quebec City round of 32 on hard. Heather Watson extended the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

Head to head

1–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2016-03-07Indian WellsR64hardMonica Niculescu6-4 2-6 6-2
2016-01-11HobartR16hardHeather Watson6-7(3) 6-2 7-6(3)

Serve vs return

This season
Watson H.serving62% hold

wins 55% of points on serve vs Niculescu M.

Niculescu M.serving69% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Watson H.

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
Watson H.Niculescu M.
1st serve in·Clear edge
58%
77%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
67%
57%
2nd serve points won·Even
44%
47%
Service points won·Even
57%
54%
Return points won·Slight edge
42%
48%
Break points saved·Even
54%
52%
Aces / match·Clear edge
3.4
0.6
Double faults / match·Dominant
3.4
1.5

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Watson H.Niculescu M.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
20
12
Break points saved·Dominant
43
14
Break points won·Clear edge
62
84
Deciding sets·Clear edge
50
28
Tiebreaks·Dominant
13
40

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

Freshness

Recent load
Watson H.Niculescu M.
Freshness·
100
—

Watson H.: 18 days rest. Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Parmentier P.[8]
Pegula J.
7-56-2
Semi-finals
Pegula J.
Kenin S.[5]
4-66-26-4
Parmentier P.[8]
Watson H.
5-76-37-65
Quarter-finals
Pegula J.
Martic P.[2]
6-37-5
Kenin S.[5]
Puig M.[3]
6-36-1
Watson H.
Marino R.
6-36-4
Parmentier P.[8]
Lepchenko V.
7-676-1
R16
Puig M.[3]
Brengle M.
7-53-0
Parmentier P.[8]
Mchale C.
6-24-67-5
Watson H.
Fernandez L.
6-47-5
Martic P.[2]
Govortsova O.
6-06-2
Kenin S.[5]
Abanda F.
6-46-4
Marino R.
Garcia Perez G.
6-736-26-4
Pegula J.
Jabeur O.
7-636-4
Lepchenko V.
Bouzkova M.
6-11-66-3
R32
Kenin S.[5]
Barthel M.
6-36-4
Mchale C.
Yastremska D.
2-66-27-61
Brengle M.
Duval V.
6-46-726-4
Garcia Perez G.
Rodina E.
4-66-36-1
Abanda F.
Martincova T.
4-66-26-2
Bouzkova M.
Karatantcheva S.
6-26-1
Pegula J.
Pliskova K.
6-37-66
Govortsova O.
Ahn K.
6-16-4
Jabeur O.
Safarova L.[6]
7-643-67-5
Watson H.
Niculescu M.[4]
7-56-3
Lepchenko V.
Sabalenka A.[1]
6-47-65
Parmentier P.[8]
Kudermetova V.
7-56-3
Fernandez L.
Dabrowski G.
6-37-5
Martic P.[2]
Broady N.
6-16-1
Puig M.[3]
Haddad Maia B.
6-26-3
Marino R.
Maria T.[7]
6-26-2