Aravane Rezai vs Monica Niculescu — Strasbourg Quarter-final
Strasbourg · WTA · Quarter-final
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 18 May 2009 ·
clay
Rezai A.0-6 6-1 6-2
Niculescu M.
Rezai A.
0662
Niculescu M.
6121
Aravane Rezai defeated Monica Niculescu 0-6 6-1 6-2 in the Strasbourg quarter-final on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Monica Niculescu came in leading the head-to-head 1–0. Aravane Rezai claimed a first win over Monica Niculescu in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.
Key context
- Match story: Aravane Rezai recovered from a 0–6 opening set to beat Monica Niculescu.
Head to head
0–1| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005-08-15 | Coimbra 25K | F | hard | Monica Niculescu | 6-3 6-1 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Clear edge
58%
78%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
64%
57%
2nd serve points won·Even
44%
46%
Service points won·Even
56%
54%
Return points won·Even
44%
48%
Break points saved·Even
52%
53%
Aces / match·Clear edge
2.7
0.6
Double faults / match·Dominant
5.2
1.4
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 196). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Clear edge
32
18
Break points saved·Clear edge
28
7
Break points won·Clear edge
72
93
Deciding sets·Slight edge
30
21
Tiebreaks·Dominant
60
14
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Conditions
Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast