Fiona Ferro vs Monica Niculescu — Luxembourg Round of 32

Luxembourg · WTA · Round of 32
Fiona Ferro
FRA
Fiona Ferro
#188WTA
1662ELO
1624Hard ELO
29 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLLWWWWW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 15 October 2018
hard
ROU
Monica Niculescu
38 yrs · 168 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLWWWWW
Ferro F.
4-6 7-6 6-0
Niculescu M.
Ferro F.
47862
Niculescu M.
66601

Fiona Ferro defeated Monica Niculescu 4-6 7-6 6-0 in the Luxembourg round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Monica Niculescu came in defending last year's round of 32.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Ferro F.serving57% hold

wins 53% of points on serve vs Niculescu M.

Niculescu M.serving64% hold

wins 56% of points on serve vs Ferro F.

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
Ferro F.Niculescu M.
1st serve in·Clear edge
63%
77%
1st serve points won·Even
60%
57%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
46%
Service points won·Even
55%
55%
Return points won·Even
45%
48%
Break points saved·Even
53%
52%
Aces / match·Slight edge
1.4
0.6
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.3
1.6

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Ferro F.Niculescu M.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
39
12
Break points saved·Clear edge
36
14
Break points won·Even
82
84
Deciding sets·Dominant
84
28
Tiebreaks·Dominant
8
40

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

Freshness

Recent load
Ferro F.Niculescu M.
Freshness·
100
—

Ferro F.: 17 days rest. Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Goerges J.[1]
Bencic B.
6-47-5
Semi-finals
Goerges J.[1]
Bouchard E.
6-737-56-1
Bencic B.
Yastremska D.
6-23-67-65
Quarter-finals
Bouchard E.
Petkovic A.
4-64-0
Yastremska D.
Gasparyan M.
6-16-4
Bencic B.
Lapko V.
6-46-1
Goerges J.[1]
Vekic D.[6]
6-33-66-3
R16
Lapko V.
Parmentier P.[8]
7-56-2
Yastremska D.
Muguruza G.[2]
6-26-3
Vekic D.[6]
Ferro F.
2-66-17-5
Bencic B.
Flipkens K.[9]
6-16-3
Gasparyan M.
Jakupovic D.
6-46-0
Goerges J.[1]
Blinkova A.
6-16-4
Bouchard E.
Suarez Navarro C.[3]
6-16-0
Petkovic A.
Siniakova K.[5]
6-26-3
R32
Petkovic A.
Van Uytvanck A.
6-36-4
Jakupovic D.
Baindl K.
7-633-66-4
Blinkova A.
Maria T.
6-27-5
Bencic B.
Rus A.
6-26-1
Parmentier P.[8]
Golubic V.
7-686-2
Bouchard E.
Babos T.
6-46-2
Lapko V.
Witthoeft C.
6-45-76-4
Muguruza G.[2]
Voegele S.
6-46-4
Flipkens K.[9]
Minella M.
6-26-3
Siniakova K.[5]
Larsson J.
6-16-756-0
Suarez Navarro C.[3]
Pliskova K.
6-36-4
Goerges J.[1]
Hruncakova V.
6-46-3
Vekic D.[6]
Schmiedlova A.
6-06-1
Ferro F.
Niculescu M.
4-67-666-0
Gasparyan M.
Sakkari M.[7]
6-17-64
Yastremska D.
Lepchenko V.
6-26-7107-65