Yafan Wang vs Monica Niculescu — Shenzhen Quarter-final

Shenzhen · WTA · Quarter-final
CHN
Yafan Wang
#350WTA
1704ELO
1673Hard ELO
32 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLLWLLW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 31 December 2018
hard
ROU
Monica Niculescu
38 yrs · 168 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLWWWWW
Wang Y.
2-6 7-6 6-1
Niculescu M.
Wang Y.
27762
Niculescu M.
66411

Yafan Wang defeated Monica Niculescu 2-6 7-6 6-1 in the Shenzhen quarter-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Monica Niculescu came in leading the head-to-head 1–0, defending last year's round of 16. Yafan Wang claimed a first win over Monica Niculescu in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2014-09-15GuangzhouSFhardMonica Niculescu6-0 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Wang Y.serving60% hold

wins 54% of points on serve vs Niculescu M.

Niculescu M.serving64% hold

wins 56% of points on serve vs Wang Y.

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
Wang Y.Niculescu M.
1st serve in·Clear edge
61%
77%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
63%
57%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
46%
Service points won·Even
56%
54%
Return points won·Even
44%
48%
Break points saved·Slight edge
57%
52%
Aces / match·Clear edge
2.3
0.6
Double faults / match·Dominant
3.3
1.6

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Wang Y.Niculescu M.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
51
12
Break points saved·Dominant
76
14
Break points won·Clear edge
62
84
Deciding sets·Dominant
65
28
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
55
40

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