Monica Niculescu vs Alize Cornet — Australian Open Round of 128
Australian Open · WTA · Round of 128
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 16 January 2012 ·
hard
Niculescu M.5-7 6-0 6-3
Cornet A.
Niculescu M.
5662
Cornet A.
7031
Monica Niculescu defeated Alize Cornet 5-7 6-0 6-3 in the Australian Open round of 128 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Alize Cornet came in leading the head-to-head 2–1, defending last year's round of 32. Monica Niculescu narrowed the head-to-head to 2–2.
Key context
- Match story: Monica Niculescu dropped the opening set before beating Alize Cornet 5–7 6–0 6–3.
Head to head
1–2| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-01-20 | Australian Open | R128 | hard | Alize Cornet | 5-7 6-1 6-0 |
| 2014-09-15 | Guangzhou | F | hard | Monica Niculescu | 6-4 6-0 |
| 2007-06-20 | Wimbledon | Q64 | grass | Alize Cornet | 3-6 6-4 6-2 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Clear edge
78%
61%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
57%
62%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
44%
Service points won·Even
54%
55%
Return points won·Even
48%
45%
Break points saved·Even
53%
55%
Aces / match·Slight edge
0.6
1.7
Double faults / match·Dominant
1.4
4.9
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (196 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Dominant
18
44
Break points saved·Slight edge
7
17
Break points won·Even
93
91
Deciding sets·Dominant
21
75
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
14
22
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Conditions
Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
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