Monica Niculescu vs Maria Kirilenko — Beijing Quarter-final
Beijing · WTA · Quarter-final
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 3 October 2011 ·
hard
Niculescu M.3-6 6-3 6-4
Kirilenko M.
Niculescu M.
3662
Kirilenko M.
6341
Monica Niculescu defeated Maria Kirilenko 3-6 6-3 6-4 in the Beijing quarter-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Maria Kirilenko came in leading the head-to-head 2–1, defending last year's round of 16. Monica Niculescu narrowed the head-to-head to 2–2.
Key context
- Match story: Monica Niculescu dropped the opening set before beating Maria Kirilenko 3–6 6–3 6–4.
Head to head
1–2| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-02-20 | Dubai | R32 | hard | Maria Kirilenko | 6-3 6-0 |
| 2008-08-18 | New Haven | R32 | hard | Monica Niculescu | 6-7 6-2 6-1 |
| 2007-02-19 | Dubai | R32 | hard | Maria Kirilenko | 6-3 6-0 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Clear edge
78%
65%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
57%
64%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
48%
Service points won·Slight edge
54%
59%
Return points won·Even
48%
45%
Break points saved·Even
53%
54%
Aces / match·Clear edge
0.6
2.5
Double faults / match·Dominant
1.4
3.2
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (196 vs 150). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Dominant
18
56
Break points saved·Dominant
7
32
Break points won·Clear edge
93
80
Deciding sets·Dominant
21
76
Tiebreaks·Dominant
14
70
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Conditions
Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast