Ann Li vs Monica Niculescu — Guadalajara Qualifying Round 2

Guadalajara · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Round 2
Ann Li
USA
Ann Li
#31WTA
1807ELO
1746Hard ELO
$718kYTD
$3.8MCAREER
26 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Sets
Walkover
Monday, 18 September 2023
hard
ROU
Monica Niculescu
38 yrs · 168 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Li A.
vs
Niculescu M.

Ann Li advanced past Monica Niculescu via walkover in the Guadalajara qualifying round 2.

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Li A.serving68% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Niculescu M.

Niculescu M.serving68% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Li 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. Small sample — read as indicative. About

Serve & return on hard

Li A.Niculescu M.
47
Serve
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49
Return
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Per-surface Serve / Return Rating (0–100, percentile within the hard field, opponent-adjusted over 52 weeks). About

Statistics

This season
Li A.Niculescu M.
1st serve in·Slight edge
60%
66%
1st serve points won·Even
66%
68%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
46%
54%
Service points won·Slight edge
58%
63%
Return points won·Even
44%
44%
Break points saved·Slight edge
56%
50%
Aces / match·Clear edge
3.8
1.0
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.3
3.0

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (142 vs 1). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Li A.Niculescu M.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
76
12
Break points saved·Dominant
83
14
Break points won·Even
87
84
Deciding sets·Dominant
87
28
Tiebreaks·Dominant
66
40

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

Freshness

Recent load
Li A.Niculescu M.
Freshness·
97
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Li A.: 14 days rest · 1 match (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast

Draw — qualifying

Q2
Li A.
Niculescu M.
W/O
Muhammad A.
Lepchenko V.
6-13-67-5
Shibahara E.
Vickery S.
6-26-3
Schuurs D.
Kalieva E.
6-16-3
Min G.
Fett J.
6-46-1
Mateas M.
Stevanovic N.
6-37-5
Zhao C.
Kingsley R.
7-56-3
Sanchez A.
Miroshnichenko V.
7-626-2
Q1
Li A.
Failla J.
6-16-1
Niculescu M.
Scott K.
7-666-1
Lepchenko V.
Kudermetova P.
6-16-3
Muhammad A.
Rodriguez V.
6-43-67-5
Vickery S.
Smith A.
6-23-66-2
Shibahara E.
Osuigwe W.
6-16-3
Kalieva E.
Guarachi A.
7-57-63
Schuurs D.
Shinikova I.
6-46-2
Fett J.
Eikeri U.
6-36-3
Min G.
Melichar N.
6-12-67-63
Stevanovic N.
Sewing S.
6-27-5
Mateas M.
Navarro Oliva M.
6-16-2
Zhao C.
Perez E.
6-46-4
Kingsley R.
Kalashnikova O.
6-46-4
Miroshnichenko V.
Tikhonova A.
6-44-67-5
Sanchez A.
Herazo Gonzalez M.
5-77-626-1