Ekaterina Alexandrova vs Monica Niculescu — Limoges Round of 32

Limoges · WTA · Round of 32
Ekaterina Alexandrova
RUS1
Ekaterina Alexandrova
#19WTA
1844ELO
1800Hard ELO
$761kYTD
$10MCAREER
31 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWWLWLL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 16 December 2019
hard
ROU
Monica Niculescu
38 yrs · 168 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLWWWWW
Alexandrova E.
6-4 2-6 6-3
Niculescu M.
Alexandrova E.
6262
Niculescu M.
4631

Ekaterina Alexandrova defeated Monica Niculescu 6-4 2-6 6-3 in the Limoges round of 32 on hard.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Alexandrova E.serving71% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Niculescu M.

Niculescu M.serving67% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Alexandrova E.

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

Serve & return on hard

Alexandrova E.Niculescu M.
52
Serve
—
42
Return
—

Per-surface Serve / Return Rating (0–100, percentile within the hard field, opponent-adjusted over 52 weeks). About

Statistics

This season
Alexandrova E.Niculescu M.
1st serve in·Clear edge
60%
76%
1st serve points won·Clear edge
69%
56%
2nd serve points won·Even
45%
46%
Service points won·Slight edge
59%
54%
Return points won·Even
43%
46%
Break points saved·Slight edge
59%
52%
Aces / match·Dominant
5.0
0.7
Double faults / match·Dominant
5.2
1.5

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 59). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Alexandrova E.Niculescu M.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
65
12
Break points saved·Dominant
94
14
Break points won·Clear edge
98
84
Deciding sets·Dominant
61
28
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
29
40

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

Freshness

Recent load
Alexandrova E.Niculescu M.
Freshness·
91
—

Alexandrova E.: 10 days rest · 3 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Alexandrova E.[1]
Sasnovich A.
6-16-3
Semi-finals
Sasnovich A.
Minnen G.
2-66-26-2
Alexandrova E.[1]
Gibbs N.
7-666-2
Quarter-finals
Minnen G.
Samsonova L.
7-56-2
Sasnovich A.
Teichmann J.
6-37-5
Alexandrova E.[1]
Bogdan A.
6-46-2
Gibbs N.
Cirstea S.
3-66-30-0
R16
Minnen G.
Parmentier P.
6-37-5
Samsonova L.
Cornet A.[5]
6-43-66-3
Teichmann J.
Brady J.[4]
7-57-612
Gibbs N.
Ponchet J.
1-66-16-2
Bogdan A.
Pera B.[8]
6-756-26-4
Alexandrova E.[1]
Dodin O.
6-36-4
Cirstea S.
Sorribes Tormo S.
6-36-3
Sasnovich A.
Blinkova A.[6]
3-66-17-5
R32
Brady J.[4]
Kanepi K.
6-26-3
Cornet A.[5]
Voegele S.
6-26-1
Parmentier P.
Garcia C.[2]
6-26-2
Minnen G.
Burel C.
6-36-2
Samsonova L.
Giorgi C.
6-44-66-4
Gibbs N.
Zidansek T.[7]
4-67-656-3
Sorribes Tormo S.
Van Uytvanck A.[3]
6-46-4
Alexandrova E.[1]
Niculescu M.
6-42-66-3
Cirstea S.
Maria T.
5-77-636-2
Blinkova A.[6]
Vikhlyantseva N.
6-37-5
Ponchet J.
Baindl K.
7-57-5
Sasnovich A.
Shinikova I.
6-26-1
Teichmann J.
Korpatsch T.
7-646-3
Pera B.[8]
Paquet C.
6-36-2
Bogdan A.
Rus A.
7-56-2
Dodin O.
Wickmayer Y.
6-26-4