Monica Niculescu vs Polona Hercog — Bucharest Quarter-final
Bucharest · WTA · Quarter-final
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 7 July 2014 ·
clay
SLO8#234WTA
1590ELO
1574Clay ELO
35 yrs · 182 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLLLWWWL
Niculescu M.6-2 2-6 7-6
Hercog P.
Niculescu M.
6272
Hercog P.
2661
Monica Niculescu defeated Polona Hercog 6-2 2-6 7-6 in the Bucharest quarter-final on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Polona Hercog came in leading the head-to-head 2–0. Monica Niculescu claimed a first win over Polona Hercog in three meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 2–1.
Key context
- Match story: Monica Niculescu closed it out in three sets, 6–2 2–6 7–6.
Head to head
0–2| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-07-11 | Bucharest | R16 | clay | Polona Hercog | 6-4 6-3 |
| 2015-01-05 | Shenzhen | R32 | hard | Polona Hercog | 6-1 7-5 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Clear edge
78%
59%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
57%
66%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
47%
Service points won·Even
54%
58%
Return points won·Even
48%
44%
Break points saved·Even
53%
55%
Aces / match·Clear edge
0.6
2.6
Double faults / match·Dominant
1.4
3.3
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (196 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Slight edge
18
10
Break points saved·Clear edge
7
25
Break points won·Clear edge
93
73
Deciding sets·Clear edge
21
5
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
14
6
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Conditions
Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
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