Monica Niculescu vs Timea BacsinszkyAustralian Open Round of 128

Australian Open · WTA · Round of 128
38 yrs · 168 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWLWWLW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 17 January 2011 ·
hard
37 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Niculescu M.
6-0 6-3
Bacsinszky T.
Niculescu M.
662
Bacsinszky T.
030

Monica Niculescu defeated Timea Bacsinszky 6-0 6-3 in the Australian Open round of 128 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Timea Bacsinszky came in leading the head-to-head 4–3, defending last year's round of 128. Monica Niculescu narrowed the head-to-head to 4–4.

Key context

Head to head

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DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2017-03-06Indian WellsR64hardTimea Bacsinszky7-5 6-2
2016-06-27WimbledonR64grassTimea Bacsinszky4-6 6-2 6-1
2015-06-29WimbledonR16grassTimea Bacsinszky1-6 7-5 6-2
2010-07-12PragueR32clayMonica Niculescu6-3 7-5
2009-06-08Marseille 100KR16clayTimea Bacsinszky6-3 6-0
2009-02-09ParisR32carpetMonica Niculescu6-4 6-3
2007-03-26Latina 50KR32clayMonica Niculescu6-1 6-4

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Clear edge
78%
66%
1st serve points won·Even
57%
61%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
48%
Service points won·Even
54%
57%
Return points won·Even
48%
46%
Break points saved·Even
53%
54%
Aces / match·Slight edge
0.6
1.7
Double faults / match·Clear edge
1.4
2.4

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (196 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Dominant
18
45
Break points saved·Clear edge
7
26
Break points won·Even
93
91
Deciding sets·Dominant
21
73
Tiebreaks·Even
14
15

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast

Draw