Daria Saville vs Monica Niculescu — Hong Kong Round of 16

Hong Kong · WTA · Round of 16
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Daria Saville
32 yrs · 166 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 8 October 2018
hard
ROU
Monica Niculescu
38 yrs · 168 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLWWWWW
Saville D.
6-3 4-6 7-6
Niculescu M.
Saville D.
64772
Niculescu M.
36631

Daria Saville defeated Monica Niculescu 6-3 4-6 7-6 in the Hong Kong round of 16 on hard. The result followed the form book — Daria Saville came in defending last year's final.

Key context

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

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Saville D.serving60% hold

wins 54% of points on serve vs Niculescu M.

Niculescu M.serving64% hold

wins 56% of points on serve vs Saville D.

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
Saville D.Niculescu M.
1st serve in·Clear edge
65%
77%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
62%
57%
2nd serve points won·Even
42%
46%
Service points won·Even
55%
55%
Return points won·Even
45%
47%
Break points saved·Even
56%
52%
Aces / match·Slight edge
1.9
0.6
Double faults / match·Dominant
5.6
1.6

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 104). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Saville D.Niculescu M.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
64
12
Break points saved·Dominant
79
14
Break points won·Even
87
84
Deciding sets·Dominant
69
28
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
51
40

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

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Yastremska D.
Wang Q.[6]
6-26-1
Semi-finals
Wang Q.[6]
Muguruza G.[4]
6-756-47-5
Yastremska D.
Zhang S.
7-56-4
Quarter-finals
Yastremska D.
Kucova K.
7-666-2
Muguruza G.[4]
Kumkhum L.
6-27-5
Wang Q.[6]
Svitolina E.[1]
6-26-4
Zhang S.
Saville D.[7]
6-16-3
R16
Zhang S.
Pattinama Kerkhove L.
6-16-746-1
Svitolina E.[1]
Hibino N.
6-06-3
Saville D.[7]
Niculescu M.
6-34-67-63
Muguruza G.[4]
Bogdan A.
6-26-1
Wang Q.[6]
Mchale C.
7-56-1
Yastremska D.
Zheng S.
6-36-3
Kucova K.
Tomova V.
6-16-0
Kumkhum L.
Cornet A.[8]
6-44-67-65
R32
Niculescu M.
Jabeur O.
4-67-606-4
Zheng S.
Krunic A.
6-16-3
Kucova K.
Ostapenko J.[3]
5-76-36-2
Pattinama Kerkhove L.
Schoofs B.
6-46-0
Muguruza G.[4]
Sorribes Tormo S.
6-36-1
Mchale C.
Chong E.
6-726-26-1
Wang Q.[6]
Zhang L.
6-06-2
Zhang S.
Sharipova S.
6-37-63
Kumkhum L.
Brady J.
6-17-65
Svitolina E.[1]
Hon P.
6-26-3
Cornet A.[8]
Glushko J.
6-16-2
Yastremska D.
Stollar F.
6-46-4
Tomova V.
Jakupovic D.
6-32-67-63
Saville D.[7]
Diyas Z.
3-67-56-1
Hibino N.
Stosur S.
6-36-3
Bogdan A.
Dolehide C.
6-726-37-5