Natalia Vikhlyantseva vs Monica Niculescu — Nur-Sultan Qualifying Round 2

Nur-Sultan · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Round 2
RUS
Natalia Vikhlyantseva
29 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLLLLWLW
—
Sets
Walkover
Monday, 27 September 2021
hard
ROU
Monica Niculescu
38 yrs · 168 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWWWWWL
Vikhlyantseva N.
vs
Niculescu M.

Natalia Vikhlyantseva advanced past Monica Niculescu via walkover in the Nur-Sultan qualifying round 2. Natalia Vikhlyantseva claimed a first win over Monica Niculescu in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Head to head

0–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2016-02-08St. PetersburgR32hardMonica Niculescu6-0 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Vikhlyantseva N.serving51% hold

wins 50% of points on serve vs Niculescu M.

Niculescu M.serving54% hold

wins 51% of points on serve vs Vikhlyantseva N.

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
Vikhlyantseva N.Niculescu M.
1st serve in·Clear edge
60%
75%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
62%
57%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
42%
47%
Service points won·Even
54%
54%
Return points won·Even
43%
44%
Break points saved·Slight edge
49%
54%
Aces / match·Slight edge
1.9
0.8
Double faults / match·Dominant
6.6
1.5

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (38 vs 20). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Vikhlyantseva N.Niculescu M.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
0
12
Break points saved·Clear edge
28
14
Break points won·Dominant
38
84
Deciding sets·Clear edge
10
28
Tiebreaks·Even
36
40

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

Draw — qualifying

Q2
Hatouka Y.
Bronzetti L.
6-43-67-63
Boulter K.
Murray S.
6-06-4
Tsurenko L.
Radwanska U.
7-56-1
Krunic A.
Strakhova V.
6-36-1
Vikhlyantseva N.
Niculescu M.
W/O
Zakharova A.
Yashina E.
6-26-3
Q1
Bronzetti L.
Sizikova Y.
6-26-4
Hatouka Y.
Ainitdinova G.
6-36-1
Boulter K.
Baidaulet D.
6-26-1
Murray S.
Gabueva A.
6-46-3
Tsurenko L.
Bhosale R.
6-06-3
Radwanska U.
Chursina S.
6-36-3
Krunic A.
Mironova D.
6-26-1
Strakhova V.
Dmitrichenko Y.
6-26-2
Vikhlyantseva N.
Nikolenko T.
6-03-66-1
Niculescu M.
Webley Smith E.
6-16-1
Yashina E.
Savinykh V.
4-66-26-2
Zakharova A.
Kazionova E.
6-36-2