Tsvetana Pironkova vs Monica Niculescu — W100+H Nottingham 1 Round of 16
W100+H Nottingham 1 · ITF · Round of 16
2 — 1
Sets
Thursday, 17 June 2021 ·
grass
Pironkova T.2-6 6-3 6-3
Niculescu M.
Pironkova T.
2662
Niculescu M.
6331
Tsvetana Pironkova defeated Monica Niculescu 2-6 6-3 6-3 in the W100+H Nottingham 1 round of 16 on grass. The upset overturned the form book — Monica Niculescu came in leading the head-to-head 3–2. Tsvetana Pironkova narrowed the head-to-head to 3–3.
Key context
- Match story: Tsvetana Pironkova dropped the opening set before beating Monica Niculescu 2–6 6–3 6–3.
Head to head
2–3| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-06-26 | Eastbourne | R32 | grass | Tsvetana Pironkova | 6-0 6-4 |
| 2011-08-22 | New Haven | R32 | hard | Monica Niculescu | 6-3 6-2 |
| 2011-01-17 | Australian Open | R64 | hard | Monica Niculescu | 6-4 6-1 |
| 2009-01-05 | Brisbane | R32 | hard | Tsvetana Pironkova | 6-7 6-4 6-4 |
| 2002-08-12 | Bucharest 10K | F | clay | Monica Niculescu | 6-1 7-6(4) |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Clear edge
55%
75%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
65%
57%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
47%
Service points won·Even
57%
54%
Return points won·Even
45%
44%
Break points saved·Slight edge
60%
54%
Aces / match·Clear edge
2.4
0.8
Double faults / match·Even
1.5
1.5
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (20 vs 20). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Even
22
23
Break points saved·Clear edge
15
3
Break points won·Even
89
91
Deciding sets·Dominant
4
31
Tiebreaks·Dominant
53
28
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About