Monica Niculescu vs Nao Hibino — Shenzhen Qualifying Round 2

Shenzhen · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Round 2
ROU
Monica Niculescu
38 yrs · 168 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLWWWWW
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 31 December 2018
hard
Nao Hibino
JPN
Nao Hibino
#235WTA
1560ELO
1523Hard ELO
31 yrs · 163 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WLWLLWWLWW
Niculescu M.
6-2 6-2
Hibino N.
Niculescu M.
662
Hibino N.
22–

Monica Niculescu defeated Nao Hibino 6-2 6-2 in the Shenzhen qualifying round 2 on hard. The result followed the form book — Monica Niculescu came in leading the head-to-head 1–0. Monica Niculescu extended the head-to-head to 2–0.

Key context

Head to head

1–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2017-07-31WashingtonR32hardMonica Niculescu6-3 2-6 7-6(7)

Serve vs return

This season
Niculescu M.serving49% hold

wins 50% of points on serve vs Hibino N.

Hibino N.serving46% hold

wins 49% of points on serve vs Niculescu M.

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
Niculescu M.Hibino N.
1st serve in·Slight edge
77%
67%
1st serve points won·Even
57%
61%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
47%
Service points won·Even
54%
56%
Return points won·Even
47%
44%
Break points saved·Even
52%
54%
Aces / match·Slight edge
0.6
1.9
Double faults / match·Clear edge
1.6
2.6

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Niculescu M.Hibino N.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
12
53
Break points saved·Dominant
14
39
Break points won·Slight edge
84
91
Deciding sets·Dominant
28
66
Tiebreaks·Dominant
40
81

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

Freshness

Recent load
Niculescu M.Hibino N.
Freshness·
—
91

Hibino N.: 2 days rest · 1 match, 16 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast

Draw — qualifying

Q2
Blinkova A.
Pattinama Kerkhove L.
6-26-0
Kovinic D.
Wang X.
6-45-76-3
Voegele S.
Buyukakcay C.
6-16-2
Paolini J.
Lu J.
6-46-3
Kudermetova V.
Blinkova A.
6-13-67-66
Niculescu M.
Hibino N.
6-26-2
Xun F.
Zhu L.
6-34-67-62
Jorovic I.
Kalinina A.
6-05-76-0
Q1
Voegele S.
Bara I.
6-46-3
Pattinama Kerkhove L.
Han X.
6-46-3
Kovinic D.
Zhang Y.
6-26-0
Wang X.
Jang S.
2-66-16-4
Blinkova A.
Zhao C.
6-26-2
Buyukakcay C.
Krejcikova B.
7-617-5
Paolini J.
Schmiedlova A.
6-36-4
Lu J.
Martincova T.
7-626-4
Hibino N.
Vikhlyantseva N.
6-26-2
Niculescu M.
Khromacheva I.
6-06-3
Xun F.
Yang Z.
7-646-4
Kalinina A.
Liu F.
6-46-3
Zhu L.
Garcia Perez G.
6-47-65
Blinkova A.
Duan Y.
6-46-4
Kudermetova V.
Kovinic D.
6-47-5
Jorovic I.
Bara I.
7-56-4