Monica Niculescu vs Nigina Abduraimova — Tashkent Round of 32

Tashkent · WTA · Round of 32
ROU
Monica Niculescu
38 yrs · 168 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLWWWWW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 23 September 2019
hard
UZB
Nigina Abduraimova
32 yrs · 184 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLLLLLW
Niculescu M.
6-1 7-5
Abduraimova N.
Niculescu M.
672
Abduraimova N.
150

Monica Niculescu defeated Nigina Abduraimova 6-1 7-5 in the Tashkent round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Nigina Abduraimova came in defending last year's round of 32, but Monica Niculescu had been the form player, winning 4 of their last 7 on hard.

Key context

  • Match story: Monica Niculescu came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 6–1 7–5.

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Niculescu M.serving75% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Abduraimova N.

Abduraimova N.serving62% hold

wins 55% of points on serve vs Niculescu M.

Serve advantage — Niculescu M.

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.Abduraimova N.
1st serve in·Clear edge
76%
63%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
56%
63%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
47%
41%
Service points won·Even
54%
55%
Return points won·Slight edge
46%
39%
Break points saved·Even
52%
54%
Aces / match·Clear edge
0.7
3.0
Double faults / match·Dominant
1.5
5.6

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (59 vs 42). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Van Uytvanck A.[3]
Cirstea S.[8]
6-24-66-4
Semi-finals
Van Uytvanck A.[3]
Pliskova K.[5]
6-37-5
Cirstea S.[8]
Zavatska K.
6-06-3
Quarter-finals
Zavatska K.
Kalinskaya A.
6-06-2
Cirstea S.[8]
Kovinic D.
7-55-76-1
Pliskova K.[5]
Hruncakova V.[1]
6-36-4
Van Uytvanck A.[3]
Parmentier P.
6-26-4
R16
Kovinic D.
Gasparyan M.[2]
7-56-4
Kalinskaya A.
Maria T.[6]
3-67-56-2
Parmentier P.
Babos T.[7]
2-66-46-3
Van Uytvanck A.[3]
Niculescu M.
6-26-1
Hruncakova V.[1]
Minnen G.
5-76-37-67
Cirstea S.[8]
Bonaventure Y.
3-66-37-5
Pliskova K.[5]
Kawa K.
7-53-66-4
Zavatska K.
Martincova T.
6-46-4
R32
Gasparyan M.[2]
Voegele S.
6-44-66-4
Kovinic D.
Sharipova S.
6-05-76-2
Bonaventure Y.
Amanmuradova A.
6-36-1
Martincova T.
Begu I.
6-746-46-4
Kalinskaya A.
Dart H.
6-46-4
Maria T.[6]
Govortsova O.
7-656-1
Babos T.[7]
Flipkens K.
6-27-5
Parmentier P.
Krunic A.
6-16-2
Van Uytvanck A.[3]
Samsonova L.
6-06-1
Pliskova K.[5]
Paolini J.
6-46-4
Zavatska K.
Ostapenko J.[4]
6-35-4
Hruncakova V.[1]
Di Lorenzo F.
7-636-3
Kawa K.
Diatchenko V.
7-56-3
Niculescu M.
Abduraimova N.
6-17-5
Minnen G.
Bondarenko K.[9]
6-26-2
Cirstea S.[8]
Allertova D.
6-16-4