Sofia Kenin vs Monica Niculescu — Wuhan Q16
Wuhan · WTA · Q16
2 — 1
Sets
Saturday, 22 September 2018 ·
hard
Kenin S.7-6 4-6 6-2
Niculescu M.
Kenin S.
77462
Niculescu M.
65621
Sofia Kenin defeated Monica Niculescu 7-6 4-6 6-2 in the Wuhan q16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Monica Niculescu came in defending last year's round of 64.
Key context
- Match story: Sofia Kenin closed it out in three sets, 7–6 4–6 6–2.
Head to head
No previous meetings on record.
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Slight edge
68%
77%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
63%
57%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
46%
Service points won·Even
58%
54%
Return points won·Slight edge
41%
48%
Break points saved·Even
56%
52%
Aces / match·Slight edge
1.7
0.6
Double faults / match·Dominant
3.5
1.6
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 105). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Dominant
43
15
Break points saved·Dominant
46
3
Break points won·Slight edge
85
92
Deciding sets·Clear edge
38
21
Tiebreaks·Dominant
49
14
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Freshness
Recent loadFreshness·
88
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Kenin S.: 1 day rest · 1 match, 18 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About
Conditions
Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast