Sofia Kenin vs Monica Niculescu — Wuhan Qualifying Round of 16
Sofia Kenin defeated Monica Niculescu 7-6 4-6 6-2 in the Wuhan qualifying round of 16 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.
How the match was decided
Auto-generatedKenin S. came through in three sets.
Common opponents
5 shared · last 12 monthsKenin S. and Niculescu M. faced 5 of the same opponents in the last 12 months. Kenin S. went 2–3 (40%) against them, Niculescu M. 2–3 (40%). Results against comparable opponents are close (1 : 1 better-results split).
2–340%Kenin S. · better vs 1Record vs common opponents2–340%Niculescu M. · better vs 1
Vs common opponents · derived from scorelines
5–6Sets4–6
49–58Games44–47
1–0Tiebreaks0–0
0–1Deciding sets0–0
vs Osaka N.#17L2-6 5-7Roland Garros · clayL4-6 1-6Wimbledon · grass
vs Barthel M.#186W6-3 6-4Quebec City · hardL4-6 5-7Australian Open · hard
vs Lepchenko V.#189W6-4 7-6(6)Auckland · hardW6-4 6-2Hobart · hard
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vs Konta J.L1-6 4-6San Jose · hardW6-1 6-2Beijing · hard
vs Wozniacki C.L6-4 2-6 4-6Auckland · hardL5-7 1-6Doha · hard
Draw
Closing odds
Player context
Before the matchKenin S.Niculescu M.1 786ELO1 7761 662Hard ELO1 6523–7Last 106–419Age30170 cmHeight168 cmRightPlaysRight
Cite this
Sofia Kenin beat Monica Niculescu 7-6(5) 4-6 6-2. Umpiry, "Sofia Kenin vs Monica Niculescu — Wuhan Qualifying Round of 16", https://umpiry.com/match/2018-09-22/kenin-vs-niculescu-wuhan-q16?utm_source=cite (as of 22 September 2018).