Monica Niculescu vs Garbine Muguruza — Miami Round of 64

Miami · WTA · Round of 64
ROU
Monica Niculescu
38 yrs · 168 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 18 March 2019
hard
ESP20
Garbine Muguruza
32 yrs · 182 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Niculescu M.
7-6 4-6 6-2
Muguruza G.
Niculescu M.
77462
Muguruza G.
60621

Monica Niculescu defeated Garbine Muguruza 7-6 4-6 6-2 in the Miami round of 64 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Garbine Muguruza came in leading the head-to-head 1–0, defending last year's round of 16, but Monica Niculescu had been the form player, winning 4 of their last 7 on hard. Monica Niculescu claimed a first win over Garbine Muguruza in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2016-10-10LinzR16hardGarbine Muguruza6-1 6-1

Serve vs return

This season
Niculescu M.serving64% hold

wins 56% of points on serve vs Muguruza G.

Muguruza G.serving71% hold

wins 59% 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.Muguruza G.
1st serve in·Clear edge
76%
64%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
56%
67%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
47%
Service points won·Slight edge
54%
59%
Return points won·Even
46%
44%
Break points saved·Slight edge
52%
60%
Aces / match·Clear edge
0.7
3.6
Double faults / match·Clear edge
1.5
2.7

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (59 vs 155). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Niculescu M.Muguruza G.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
12
72
Break points saved·Dominant
14
90
Break points won·Even
84
88
Deciding sets·Dominant
28
67
Tiebreaks·Dominant
40
69

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

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast
Weather
25°CDrizzle
Wind 10 km/hHumidity 70%

Draw

Final
Barty A.[12]
Pliskova K.[5]
7-616-3
Semi-finals
Barty A.[12]
Kontaveit A.[21]
6-36-3
Pliskova K.[5]
Halep S.[2]
7-56-1
Quarter-finals
Pliskova K.[5]
Vondrousova M.
6-36-4
Barty A.[12]
Kvitova P.[3]
7-663-66-2
Halep S.[2]
Wang Q.[18]
6-47-5
Kontaveit A.[21]
Hsieh S.[27]
3-66-27-5
R16
Halep S.[2]
Williams V.
6-36-3
Wang Q.[18]
Wang Y.
7-56-4
Vondrousova M.
Maria T.
6-46-3
Kvitova P.[3]
Garcia C.[19]
6-36-3
Hsieh S.[27]
Wozniacki C.[13]
6-36-706-2
Pliskova K.[5]
Putintseva Y.
2-66-37-5
Kontaveit A.[21]
Andreescu B.
6-12-0
Barty A.[12]
Bertens K.[7]
4-66-36-2
R32
Halep S.[2]
Hercog P.
5-77-616-2
Williams V.
Kasatkina D.[14]
6-36-1
Maria T.
Stephens S.[4]
6-36-2
Vondrousova M.
Mertens E.[16]
6-47-61
Putintseva Y.
Sevastova A.[11]
1-66-26-3
Bertens K.[7]
Hruncakova V.
3-66-06-1
Barty A.[12]
Stosur S.
6-06-3
Garcia C.[19]
Goerges J.[15]
6-07-5
Kvitova P.[3]
Vekic D.[26]
6-43-66-4
Andreescu B.
Kerber A.[8]
6-44-66-1
Kontaveit A.[21]
Tomljanovic A.
7-632-67-64
Hsieh S.[27]
Osaka N.[1]
4-67-646-3
Wang Y.
Collins D.[25]
7-56-1
Wang Q.[18]
Williams S.[10]
W/O
Pliskova K.[5]
Cornet A.
6-736-16-4
Wozniacki C.[13]
Niculescu M.
6-47-64
R64
Hercog P.
Doi M.
7-646-4
Williams V.
Suarez Navarro C.[24]
7-646-1
Kasatkina D.[14]
Gauff C.
6-36-2
Williams S.[10]
Peterson R.
6-31-66-1
Wang Q.[18]
Konta J.
6-46-0
Collins D.[25]
Osuigwe W.
7-656-0
Stephens S.[4]
Jabeur O.
6-26-3
Maria T.
Giorgi C.[29]
6-36-4
Vondrousova M.
Ostapenko J.[22]
7-56-1
Mertens E.[16]
Parmentier P.
6-27-5
Sevastova A.[11]
Siniakova K.
6-20-66-4
Putintseva Y.
Bencic B.[23]
6-37-5
Cornet A.
Buzarnescu M.[30]
7-676-1
Pliskova K.[5]
Martic P.
6-36-4
Bertens K.[7]
Wang X.
6-46-1
Stosur S.
Keys M.[17]
6-44-66-4
Barty A.[12]
Yastremska D.
6-46-1
Garcia C.[19]
Azarenka V.
6-36-4
Vekic D.[26]
Sorribes Tormo S.
6-36-3
Kvitova P.[3]
Sakkari M.
6-16-4
Kerber A.[8]
Muchova K.
3-66-36-3
Andreescu B.
Kenin S.[32]
6-36-3
Kontaveit A.[21]
Anisimova A.
6-31-66-4
Tomljanovic A.
Sabalenka A.[9]
6-36-4
Wozniacki C.[13]
Sasnovich A.
6-46-4
Niculescu M.
Muguruza G.[20]
7-604-66-2
Hsieh S.[27]
Riske Amritraj A.
6-27-5
Osaka N.[1]
Wickmayer Y.
6-06-736-1
Wang Y.
Svitolina E.[6]
6-26-4
Hruncakova V.
Pavlyuchenkova A.[31]
6-756-47-5
Goerges J.[15]
Rybarikova M.
6-47-5
Halep S.[2]
Townsend T.
6-16-3
R128
Hruncakova V.
Saville D.
6-46-2
Doi M.
Wang X.
6-21-66-3
Gauff C.
Mcnally C.
3-66-36-4
Konta J.
Pegula J.
6-16-4
Osuigwe W.
Osaka M.
6-26-4
Wang Y.
Mladenovic K.
6-36-3
Jabeur O.
Pliskova K.
2-66-36-4
Maria T.
Schmiedlova A.
6-46-1
Vondrousova M.
Strycova B.
6-36-2
Parmentier P.
Gasparyan M.
4-66-17-64
Siniakova K.
Zheng S.
6-36-1
Putintseva Y.
Flipkens K.
4-66-47-5
Martic P.
Zhang S.
6-26-1
Stosur S.
Rodina E.
6-46-2
Yastremska D.
Alexandrova E.
6-36-2
Rybarikova M.
Vikhlyantseva N.
1-67-57-64
Azarenka V.
Cibulkova D.
6-23-66-4
Sorribes Tormo S.
Krunic A.
6-34-66-0
Sakkari M.
Danilovic O.
1-66-36-4
Muchova K.
Hibino N.
6-36-3
Riske Amritraj A.
Kanepi K.
6-26-2
Cornet A.
Lapko V.
7-56-776-1
Peterson R.
Siegemund L.
6-15-77-5
Townsend T.
Larsson J.
6-16-2
Wang X.
Puig M.
6-36-1
Williams V.
Jakupovic D.
7-56-3
Andreescu B.
Begu I.
4-67-626-2
Anisimova A.
Petkovic A.
6-46-3
Tomljanovic A.
Friedsam A.
4-66-36-0
Sasnovich A.
Golubic V.
4-67-56-4
Niculescu M.
Zidansek T.
6-16-2
Wickmayer Y.
Vickery S.
3-66-36-1