Timea Babos vs Monica Niculescu — Shenzhen Round of 16
Shenzhen · WTA · Round of 16
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 4 January 2016 ·
hard
Babos T.6-1 6-4
Niculescu M.
Babos T.
662
Niculescu M.
140
Timea Babos defeated Monica Niculescu 6-1 6-4 in the Shenzhen round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Monica Niculescu came in leading the head-to-head 3–1, defending last year's round of 32. Timea Babos narrowed the head-to-head to 3–2.
Key context
- Match story: Timea Babos dropped just 5 games past Monica Niculescu.
Head to head
1–3| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-06-23 | W100 Ilkley 1 | F | grass | Monica Niculescu | 6-2 4-6 6-3 |
| 2016-02-08 | St. Petersburg | R16 | hard | Timea Babos | 4-6 6-1 6-3 |
| 2013-04-01 | Monterrey | QF | hard | Monica Niculescu | 7-5 6-2 |
| 2013-02-25 | Florianopolis | QF | hard | Monica Niculescu | 6-3 6-2 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Clear edge
61%
78%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
65%
57%
2nd serve points won·Even
44%
46%
Service points won·Even
57%
54%
Return points won·Even
44%
48%
Break points saved·Even
54%
53%
Aces / match·Dominant
3.7
0.6
Double faults / match·Dominant
4.6
1.4
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 196). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Clear edge
4
18
Break points saved·Slight edge
18
7
Break points won·Dominant
57
93
Deciding sets·Clear edge
5
21
Tiebreaks·Even
16
14
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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