Ana Konjuh vs Monica Niculescu — St. Petersburg Qualifying Round 1

St. Petersburg · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Round 1
Ana Konjuh
CRO
Ana Konjuh
#932WTA
28 yrs · 174 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 15 March 2021
hard
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Monica Niculescu
38 yrs · 168 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Konjuh A.
6-3 6-4
Niculescu M.
Konjuh A.
662
Niculescu M.
34–

Ana Konjuh defeated Monica Niculescu 6-3 6-4 in the St. Petersburg qualifying round 1 on hard. The result followed the form book — Ana Konjuh came in leading the head-to-head 2–0. Ana Konjuh extended the head-to-head to 3–0.

Key context

  • Match story: Ana Konjuh closed it out in two sets, 6–3 6–4.

Head to head

2–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2017-01-30St. PetersburgR32hardAna Konjuh1-6 6-3 6-2
2015-06-08NottinghamFgrassAna Konjuh1-6 6-4 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Konjuh A.serving58% hold

wins 53% of points on serve vs Niculescu M.

Niculescu M.serving53% hold

wins 51% of points on serve vs Konjuh A.

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
Konjuh A.Niculescu M.
1st serve in·Clear edge
57%
76%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
68%
57%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
42%
47%
Service points won·Even
57%
54%
Return points won·Even
43%
44%
Break points saved·Even
56%
54%
Aces / match·Dominant
4.5
0.6
Double faults / match·Dominant
6.2
1.5

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (145 vs 19). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Konjuh A.Niculescu M.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
32
12
Break points saved·Dominant
51
14
Break points won·Clear edge
63
84
Deciding sets·Dominant
58
28
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
30
40

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

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast

Draw — qualifying

Q2
Tauson C.
Pattinama Kerkhove L.
7-56-2
Cristian J.
Charaeva A.
4-66-16-2
Gasanova A.
Konjuh A.
6-46-3
Rodionova A.
Savinykh V.
6-36-4
Rakhimova K.
Frech M.
6-32-66-2
Wang X.
Buyukakcay C.
6-26-3
Q1
Pattinama Kerkhove L.
Gorgodze E.
0-67-606-3
Charaeva A.
Lansere S.
6-36-0
Cristian J.
Stevanovic N.
6-16-3
Konjuh A.
Niculescu M.
6-36-4
Gasanova A.
Andrei L.
6-46-3
Savinykh V.
Vikhlyantseva N.
2-66-46-1
Tauson C.
Shalimova E.
7-56-3
Rodionova A.
Von Deichmann K.
6-46-4
Rakhimova K.
Krunic A.
6-24-66-4
Frech M.
Kudermetova P.
6-16-3
Wang X.
Melnikova M.
6-26-3
Buyukakcay C.
Fett J.
6-34-67-5