Monica Niculescu vs Kateryna Volodko — Zurich Qualifying Round

Zurich · WTA · Qualifying Round
ROU
Monica Niculescu
38 yrs · 168 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWLWWLW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 13 October 2008 ·
hard
UKR
Kateryna Volodko
40 yrs
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWLLLLLW
Niculescu M.
6-1 6-1
Volodko K.
Niculescu M.
662
Volodko K.
110

Monica Niculescu defeated Kateryna Volodko 6-1 6-1 in the Zurich qualifying round on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Kateryna Volodko came in defending last year's round of 32, but Monica Niculescu had been the form player, winning 4 of their last 7 on hard.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Statistics

This season
Niculescu M.Volodko K.
1st serve in·Clear edge
78%
61%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
57%
63%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
46%
39%
Service points won·Even
54%
54%
Return points won·Even
48%
46%
Break points saved·Even
53%
52%
Aces / match·Slight edge
0.6
1.9
Double faults / match·Dominant
1.4
6.7

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (196 vs 176). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Niculescu M.Volodko K.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
18
33
Break points saved·Clear edge
7
21
Break points won·Clear edge
93
73
Deciding sets·Dominant
21
57
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
14
28

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

Draw