Zarina Diyas vs Monica Niculescu — Dubai Qualifying Round 2

Dubai · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Round 2
KAZ
Zarina Diyas
#417WTA
1533ELO
1521Hard ELO
32 yrs · 172 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 18 February 2019
hard
ROU
Monica Niculescu
38 yrs · 168 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Zarina Diyas defeated Monica Niculescu 6-4 6-4 in the Dubai qualifying round 2 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Monica Niculescu came in leading the head-to-head 2–0. Zarina Diyas claimed a first win over Monica Niculescu in three meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Zarina Diyas edged a tight contest from start to finish — 6–4 6–4.
Diyas Z.
662
Niculescu M.
44–

Head to head

0–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2018-01-29TaipeiR16hardMonica Niculescu6-0 1-6 6-4
2010-09-20TashkentR32hardMonica Niculescu6-3 6-7(2) 6-2

Statistics

Recent form
Diyas Z.Niculescu M.
74%1st serve in+1%75%
58%1st serve points won+1%57%
47%2nd serve points won+1%48%
55%Service points won55%
45%Return points won+1%44%
56%Break points saved+2%54%
0.7Aces / match+0.10.8
1.7Double faults / match+0.11.6

Averages from each player's recent completed matches (20 vs 19). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Draw — qualifying

Q2
Frech M.
Doi M.
4-66-36-1
Jorovic I.
Voegele S.
6-46-4
Brady J.
Jakupovic D.
6-06-3
Hradecka L.
Hercog P.
2-67-56-0
Zhu L.
Samsonova L.
6-36-4
Arruabarrena L.
Dabrowski G.
6-46-3
Diyas Z.
Niculescu M.
6-46-4
Pera B.
Kalinina A.
4-66-36-2
Q1
Zhu L.
Bara I.
5-76-07-5
Samsonova L.
Pliskova K.
6-46-2
Hradecka L.
Silva E.
2-66-26-1
Hercog P.
Elbaba J.
5-77-676-3
Brady J.
Dulgheru A.
6-27-5
Jakupovic D.
Paquet C.
7-636-3
Jorovic I.
Strakhova V.
6-06-0
Voegele S.
Xu S.
6-16-0
Kalinina A.
Muhammad A.
6-36-3
Pera B.
Uberoi N.
6-16-0
Dabrowski G.
Sharipova S.
6-26-1
Niculescu M.
Raina A.
6-16-1
Diyas Z.
Lisicki S.
6-16-2
Frech M.
Jurak D.
6-36-1
Doi M.
Han X.
6-43-66-0
Arruabarrena L.
Mrdeza T.
6-36-2