Monica Niculescu vs Kirsten Flipkens — Hobart Round of 16
Hobart · WTA · Round of 16
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 9 January 2017 ·
hard
Niculescu M.6-3 6-2
Flipkens K.
Niculescu M.
662
Flipkens K.
320
Monica Niculescu defeated Kirsten Flipkens 6-3 6-2 in the Hobart round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Kirsten Flipkens came in leading the head-to-head 5–2. Monica Niculescu narrowed the head-to-head to 5–3.
Key context
- Match story: Monica Niculescu dropped just 5 games past Kirsten Flipkens.
Head to head
2–5| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-02-19 | Budapest | R32 | clay | Kirsten Flipkens | 6-3 7-5 |
| 2017-02-11 | Fed Cup WG2 R1: ROU vs BEL | RR | hard | Kirsten Flipkens | 6-3 6-4 |
| 2016-10-17 | Luxembourg | R32 | hard | Monica Niculescu | 6-4 6-2 |
| 2015-04-06 | Katowice | R16 | hard | Kirsten Flipkens | 6-7 6-1 6-4 |
| 2015-02-09 | Antwerp | R32 | hard | Monica Niculescu | 6-3 6-2 |
| 2013-03-04 | Indian Wells | R64 | hard | Kirsten Flipkens | 4-6 6-4 6-3 |
| 2013-01-07 | Hobart | QF | hard | Kirsten Flipkens | 2-6 6-4 6-0 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Clear edge
78%
62%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
57%
63%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
47%
Service points won·Even
54%
57%
Return points won·Even
47%
43%
Break points saved·Even
53%
55%
Aces / match·Clear edge
0.6
2.3
Double faults / match·Clear edge
1.4
2.2
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (185 vs 199). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Dominant
18
52
Break points saved·Clear edge
7
20
Break points won·Clear edge
93
75
Deciding sets·Dominant
21
75
Tiebreaks·Dominant
14
81
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Conditions
Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
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