Alize Cornet vs Monica Niculescu — Australian Open Round of 128
Alize Cornet defeated Monica Niculescu 5-7 6-1 6-0 in the Australian Open round of 128 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Monica Niculescu came in leading the head-to-head 2–1, defending last year's round of 128. That levelled the head-to-head at 2–2.
Key context
- Match story: Alize Cornet dropped the opening set before beating Monica Niculescu 5–7 6–1 6–0.
How the match was decided
Auto-generatedCornet A. came through in three sets.
Common opponents
7 shared · last 12 monthsCornet A. and Niculescu M. faced 7 of the same opponents in the last 12 months. Cornet A. went 5–2 (71%) against them, Niculescu M. 5–2 (71%). Results against comparable opponents are close (2 : 2 better-results split).
vs Mertens E.#19W7-6 6-2FRA vs BEL · hardL5-7 0-6Wimbledon · grass
vs Tomova V.#339L6-4 3-6 2-6Osaka · hardW1-6 6-1 6-4Australian Open · hard- vs Van Uytvanck A.W7-5 1-6 6-2Hobart · hardW2-4Luxembourg · hard
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vs Wozniacki C.W3-0Madrid · clayL4-6 6-7Miami · hard
vs Baindl K.W6-4 6-2New York · hardW6-2 6-4Miami · hard
vs Voegele S.W6-2 6-1Limoges · hardW6-2 3-6 6-4Australian Open · hard
vs Petkovic A.L6-7(5) 3-6Cincinnati · hardW2-6 6-2 7-5Wimbledon · grass
Head-to-head
4 meetings · level 2–2Hard: Niculescu M. leads 2–1 · Grass: Cornet A. leads 1–0
- Cornet A.January 2020Australian OpenThis matchHard5-7 6-1 6-0
- Niculescu M.September 2014GuangzhouHard6-4 6-0
- Niculescu M.January 2012Australian OpenHard5-7 6-0 6-3
- Cornet A.June 2007WimbledonGrass3-6 6-4 6-2
Draw
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Player context
Before the matchCite this
Alize Cornet beat Monica Niculescu 5-7 6-1 6-0. Umpiry, "Alize Cornet vs Monica Niculescu — Australian Open Round of 128", https://umpiry.com/match/2020-01-20/cornet-vs-niculescu-australian-open-r128?utm_source=cite (as of 20 January 2020).