Yanina Wickmayer vs Monica NiculescuGuangzhou Quarter-final

Guangzhou · WTA · Quarter-final
#1216WTA
36 yrs · 182 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 21 September 2015 ·
hard
38 yrs · 168 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWLWWLW
Wickmayer Y.
6-2 6-2
Niculescu M.
Wickmayer Y.
662
Niculescu M.
220

Yanina Wickmayer defeated Monica Niculescu 6-2 6-2 in the Guangzhou quarter-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Monica Niculescu came in defending the title. Yanina Wickmayer extended the head-to-head to 3–2.

Key context

Head to head

22
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2013-08-12CincinnatiR64hardMonica Niculescu6-1 6-2
2013-04-01MonterreyR16hardMonica Niculescu6-4 3-6 6-1
2011-05-23Roland GarrosR128clayYanina Wickmayer6-0 6-3
2009-08-22New HavenQ16hardYanina Wickmayer6-3 4-6 6-3

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Clear edge
65%
78%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
66%
57%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
46%
Service points won·Slight edge
59%
54%
Return points won·Even
44%
48%
Break points saved·Even
56%
53%
Aces / match·Clear edge
2.5
0.6
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.8
1.4

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 196). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
25
18
Break points saved·Clear edge
20
7
Break points won·Dominant
64
93
Deciding sets·Dominant
52
21
Tiebreaks·Even
13
14

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

Draw