Monica Niculescu vs Karin Knapp — Luxembourg Round of 32
Luxembourg · WTA · Round of 32
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 17 October 2011 ·
hard
Niculescu M.6-7 7-5 7-6
Knapp K.
Niculescu M.
6772
Knapp K.
7561
Monica Niculescu defeated Karin Knapp 6-7 7-5 7-6 in the Luxembourg round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Karin Knapp came in leading the head-to-head 1–0, but Monica Niculescu had been the form player, winning 3 of their last 6 on hard. Monica Niculescu claimed a first win over Karin Knapp in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.
Key context
- Match story: Monica Niculescu dropped the opening set before beating Karin Knapp 6–7 7–5 7–6.
Head to head
0–1| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-09-10 | Tashkent | R32 | hard | Karin Knapp | 2-6 6-3 7-5 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Clear edge
78%
59%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
57%
64%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
44%
Service points won·Even
54%
56%
Return points won·Even
48%
44%
Break points saved·Even
53%
53%
Aces / match·Clear edge
0.6
3.0
Double faults / match·Dominant
1.4
4.9
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (196 vs 154). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Clear edge
18
39
Break points saved·Clear edge
7
23
Break points won·Slight edge
93
82
Deciding sets·Clear edge
21
38
Tiebreaks·Dominant
14
76
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Conditions
Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast