Zarina Diyas vs Monica Niculescu — Beijing Qualifying Round 1

Beijing · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Round 1
KAZ
Zarina Diyas
#585WTA
1533ELO
1521Hard ELO
32 yrs · 172 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWLWLLLL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 1 October 2018
hard
ROU
Monica Niculescu
38 yrs · 168 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLWWWWW
Diyas Z.
7-6 3-6 6-4
Niculescu M.
Diyas Z.
77362
Niculescu M.
64641

Zarina Diyas defeated Monica Niculescu 7-6 3-6 6-4 in the Beijing qualifying round 1 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Monica Niculescu came in leading the head-to-head 2–0. Zarina Diyas claimed a first win over Monica Niculescu in three meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Zarina Diyas closed it out in three sets, 7–6 3–6 6–4.

Head to head

0–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2018-01-29TaipeiR16hardMonica Niculescu6-0 1-6 6-4
2010-09-20TashkentR32hardMonica Niculescu6-3 6-7(2) 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Diyas Z.serving44% hold

wins 48% of points on serve vs Niculescu M.

Niculescu M.serving46% hold

wins 49% of points on serve vs Diyas Z.

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
Diyas Z.Niculescu M.
1st serve in·Slight edge
69%
77%
1st serve points won·Even
60%
57%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
46%
Service points won·Even
56%
54%
Return points won·Even
45%
48%
Break points saved·Even
55%
52%
Aces / match·Slight edge
1.6
0.6
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.6
1.5

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Diyas Z.Niculescu M.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
52
12
Break points saved·Dominant
49
14
Break points won·Slight edge
78
84
Deciding sets·Dominant
67
28
Tiebreaks·Dominant
81
40

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

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast

Draw — qualifying

Q2
Putintseva Y.
Mchale C.
7-666-4
Hercog P.
Cirstea S.
3-66-16-3
Jabeur O.
Maria T.
6-46-1
Siniakova K.
Pera B.
6-26-4
Petkovic A.
Sorribes Tormo S.
4-66-16-4
Diyas Z.
Watson H.
6-06-3
Boulter K.
Arruabarrena L.
6-36-2
Yastremska D.
Tomljanovic A.
6-23-66-2
Q1
Diyas Z.
Niculescu M.
7-643-66-4
Watson H.
Kenin S.
6-34-66-3
Hercog P.
Cabrera L.
6-46-2
Boulter K.
Riske Amritraj A.
4-66-36-2
Maria T.
Anisimova A.
2-66-26-0
Jabeur O.
Puig M.
6-36-2
Pera B.
Liu F.
6-16-4
Siniakova K.
Xun F.
6-46-3
Mchale C.
Linette M.
7-637-5
Putintseva Y.
Xu Y.
6-46-0
Cirstea S.
Lepchenko V.
4-66-47-62
Arruabarrena L.
Dolehide C.
4-66-46-4
Petkovic A.
Zhu L.
6-16-4
Sorribes Tormo S.
Brady J.
7-652-66-1
Yastremska D.
Bogdan A.
6-26-4
Tomljanovic A.
Minella M.
6-26-2