Monica Niculescu vs Jelena Jankovic — Doha Round of 32
Doha · WTA · Round of 32
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 22 February 2016 ·
hard
Niculescu M.3-6 6-4 7-5
Jankovic J.
Niculescu M.
3672
Jankovic J.
6451
Monica Niculescu defeated Jelena Jankovic 3-6 6-4 7-5 in the Doha round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Jelena Jankovic came in leading the head-to-head 5–2, defending last year's round of 16, but Monica Niculescu had been the form player, winning 2 of their last 4 on hard. Monica Niculescu narrowed the head-to-head to 5–3.
Key context
- Match story: Monica Niculescu dropped the opening set before beating Jelena Jankovic 3–6 6–4 7–5.
Head to head
2–5| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-01-09 | Hobart | R32 | hard | Monica Niculescu | 6-2 6-3 |
| 2013-02-11 | Doha | R64 | hard | Monica Niculescu | 6-4 6-1 |
| 2012-10-01 | Beijing | R32 | hard | Jelena Jankovic | 6-2 6-1 |
| 2011-03-21 | Miami | R64 | hard | Jelena Jankovic | 6-3 6-1 |
| 2010-01-18 | Australian Open | R128 | hard | Jelena Jankovic | 6-4 6-0 |
| 2009-02-16 | Dubai | R32 | hard | Jelena Jankovic | 6-3 6-2 |
| 2008-05-26 | Roland Garros | R128 | clay | Jelena Jankovic | 7-6 6-2 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Clear edge
78%
62%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
57%
64%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
43%
Service points won·Even
54%
56%
Return points won·Even
48%
44%
Break points saved·Even
53%
56%
Aces / match·Clear edge
0.6
3.1
Double faults / match·Dominant
1.4
3.8
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (196 vs 74). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Dominant
18
52
Break points saved·Dominant
7
46
Break points won·Even
93
97
Deciding sets·Dominant
21
46
Tiebreaks·Dominant
14
56
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Conditions
Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast