Monica Niculescu vs Yanina Wickmayer — Monterrey Round of 16
Monterrey · WTA · Round of 16
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 1 April 2013 ·
hard
Niculescu M.6-4 3-6 6-1
Wickmayer Y.
Niculescu M.
6362
Wickmayer Y.
4611
Monica Niculescu defeated Yanina Wickmayer 6-4 3-6 6-1 in the Monterrey round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Yanina Wickmayer came in leading the head-to-head 3–1. Monica Niculescu narrowed the head-to-head to 3–2.
Key context
- Match story: Monica Niculescu came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 6–4 3–6 6–1.
Head to head
1–3| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-09-21 | Guangzhou | QF | hard | Yanina Wickmayer | 6-2 6-2 |
| 2013-08-12 | Cincinnati | R64 | hard | Monica Niculescu | 6-1 6-2 |
| 2011-05-23 | Roland Garros | R128 | clay | Yanina Wickmayer | 6-0 6-3 |
| 2009-08-22 | New Haven | Q16 | hard | Yanina Wickmayer | 6-3 4-6 6-3 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Clear edge
78%
65%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
57%
66%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
47%
Service points won·Slight edge
54%
59%
Return points won·Even
48%
44%
Break points saved·Even
53%
56%
Aces / match·Clear edge
0.6
2.5
Double faults / match·Clear edge
1.4
2.8
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (196 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Slight edge
18
25
Break points saved·Clear edge
7
20
Break points won·Dominant
93
64
Deciding sets·Dominant
21
52
Tiebreaks·Even
14
13
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