Monica Niculescu vs Kristyna Pliskova — Shenzhen Round of 16

Shenzhen · WTA · Round of 16
ROU
Monica Niculescu
38 yrs · 168 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLWWWWW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 31 December 2018
hard
CZE
Kristyna Pliskova
34 yrs · 184 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLWLWWL
Niculescu M.
6-7 6-3 6-4
Pliskova K.
Niculescu M.
62662
Pliskova K.
77341

Monica Niculescu defeated Kristyna Pliskova 6-7 6-3 6-4 in the Shenzhen round of 16 on hard. The result followed the form book — Monica Niculescu came in leading the head-to-head 1–0, defending last year's round of 16. Monica Niculescu extended the head-to-head to 2–0.

Key context

Head to head

1–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2015-06-29WimbledonR32grassMonica Niculescu6-3 7-5

Serve vs return

This season
Niculescu M.serving75% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Pliskova K.

Pliskova K.serving73% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Niculescu M.

Even serve battle

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.Pliskova K.
1st serve in·Clear edge
77%
60%
1st serve points won·Clear edge
57%
73%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
45%
Service points won·Slight edge
54%
62%
Return points won·Slight edge
48%
39%
Break points saved·Slight edge
52%
63%
Aces / match·Dominant
0.6
8.1
Double faults / match·Dominant
1.6
3.8

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (104 vs 159). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Niculescu M.Pliskova K.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
12
4
Break points saved·Dominant
14
85
Break points won·Dominant
84
12
Deciding sets·Clear edge
28
4
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
40
27

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Halep S.[1]
Siniakova K.[6]
6-12-66-0
Sabalenka A.[1]
Riske Amritraj A.
4-67-626-3
Semi-finals
Siniakova K.[6]
Sharapova M.
6-23-66-3
Halep S.[1]
Begu I.[4]
6-16-4
Riske Amritraj A.
Zvonareva V.
6-01-0
Sabalenka A.[1]
Wang Y.
6-26-1
Quarter-finals
Begu I.[4]
Babos T.[8]
7-57-5
Halep S.[1]
Sabalenka A.
6-26-2
Sharapova M.
Diyas Z.
6-36-3
Siniakova K.[6]
Pliskova K.
6-26-2
Wang Y.
Niculescu M.
2-67-646-1
Sabalenka A.[1]
Sharapova M.[5]
6-14-2
Riske Amritraj A.
Cirstea S.
7-56-1
Zvonareva V.
Kudermetova V.
4-67-56-3
R16
Begu I.[4]
Alexandrova E.
4-66-16-2
Babos T.[8]
Linette M.
6-26-1
Sabalenka A.
Kovinic D.
6-16-0
Siniakova K.[6]
Wang Y.
7-56-3
Sharapova M.
Riske Amritraj A.
4-66-36-2
Diyas Z.
Zhang S.[3]
6-36-756-4
Halep S.[1]
Duan Y.
3-66-16-2
Pliskova K.
Bogdan A.
6-47-63
Sharapova M.[5]
Wang X.
6-745-2
Wang Y.
Jabeur O.
3-66-46-4
Sabalenka A.[1]
Alexandrova E.
6-36-3
Cirstea S.
Parmentier P.
6-26-2
Kudermetova V.
Pavlyuchenkova A.[8]
6-21-66-2
Riske Amritraj A.
Rodina E.
4-66-26-3
Zvonareva V.
Jorovic I.
7-54-66-4
Niculescu M.
Pliskova K.
6-726-36-4
R32
Sharapova M.
Buzarnescu M.
6-36-0
Pliskova K.
Ostapenko J.[2]
6-16-4
Riske Amritraj A.
Wang Q.[5]
7-56-0
Babos T.[8]
Wang X.
6-16-1
Zhang S.[3]
Blinkova A.
6-36-4
Wang Y.
Paolini J.
6-06-4
Sabalenka A.
Niculescu M.
6-46-4
Linette M.
Cepelova J.
7-52-66-4
Siniakova K.[6]
Jabeur O.
6-16-1
Duan Y.
Rodina E.
6-27-5
Halep S.[1]
Gibbs N.
6-46-1
Begu I.[4]
Liu F.
6-16-2
Alexandrova E.
Voegele S.
6-26-3
Diyas Z.
Parmentier P.
6-36-4
Bogdan A.
Giorgi C.
6-46-2
Kovinic D.
Sakkari M.[7]
4-66-26-3
Jorovic I.
Garcia C.[2]
6-46-2
Pavlyuchenkova A.[8]
Bogdan A.
6-06-1
Riske Amritraj A.
Wang Q.[3]
6-36-3
Parmentier P.
Zheng S.[6]
6-23-66-2
Wang Y.
Schmiedlova A.
6-16-0
Pliskova K.
Peng S.
3-67-663-3
Wang X.
Xun F.
7-636-4
Alexandrova E.
Jakupovic D.
6-36-4
Zvonareva V.
Kumkhum L.
6-36-3
Jabeur O.
Zhang S.[7]
6-26-3
Kudermetova V.
Begu I.
3-66-17-65
Sabalenka A.[1]
Maria T.
3-66-36-1
Sharapova M.[5]
Bacsinszky T.
6-27-63
Rodina E.
Diyas Z.
3-66-37-67
Cirstea S.
Linette M.
6-36-3
Niculescu M.
Ostapenko J.[4]
6-06-2