Monica Niculescu vs Shuai Peng — Dubai Round of 64
Dubai · WTA · Round of 64
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 16 February 2009 ·
hard
Niculescu M.3-6 7-5 6-2
Peng S.
Niculescu M.
3762
Peng S.
6521
Monica Niculescu defeated Shuai Peng 3-6 7-5 6-2 in the Dubai round of 64 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Shuai Peng came in leading the head-to-head 3–2. Monica Niculescu narrowed the head-to-head to 3–3.
Key context
- Match story: Monica Niculescu dropped the opening set before beating Shuai Peng 3–6 7–5 6–2.
Head to head
2–3| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-10-02 | Beijing | R32 | hard | Shuai Peng | 6-3 6-2 |
| 2016-03-21 | Miami | R64 | hard | Monica Niculescu | 6-1 3-6 6-0 |
| 2013-05-13 | Rome | R64 | clay | Shuai Peng | 4-6 6-3 6-2 |
| 2013-01-07 | Hobart | R16 | hard | Monica Niculescu | 3-6 6-4 6-4 |
| 2008-09-29 | Tashkent | QF | hard | Shuai Peng | 6-7 6-2 6-4 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Clear edge
78%
65%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
57%
63%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
47%
Service points won·Even
54%
57%
Return points won·Even
48%
45%
Break points saved·Even
53%
57%
Aces / match·Slight edge
0.6
1.9
Double faults / match·Clear edge
1.4
2.2
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (196 vs 198). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Clear edge
18
37
Break points saved·Clear edge
7
26
Break points won·Slight edge
93
87
Deciding sets·Slight edge
21
29
Tiebreaks·Dominant
14
71
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Conditions
Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
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