Anna Blinkova vs Monica Niculescu — Australian Open Round of 128

Australian Open · WTA · Round of 128
Anna Blinkova
RUS
Anna Blinkova
#111WTA
1694ELO
1654Hard ELO
27 yrs · 179 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLWLLLW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 16 January 2017 ·
hard
ROU
Monica Niculescu
38 yrs · 168 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWLWWLW
Blinkova A.
6-2 4-6 6-4
Niculescu M.
Blinkova A.
6462
Niculescu M.
2641

Anna Blinkova defeated Monica Niculescu 6-2 4-6 6-4 in the Australian Open round of 128 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Monica Niculescu came in defending last year's round of 64.

Key context

  • Match story: Anna Blinkova closed it out in three sets, 6–2 4–6 6–4.

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Statistics

This season
Blinkova A.Niculescu M.
1st serve in·Clear edge
61%
78%
1st serve points won·Even
60%
57%
2nd serve points won·Even
44%
46%
Service points won·Even
54%
55%
Return points won·Even
45%
47%
Break points saved·Even
53%
53%
Aces / match·Slight edge
1.9
0.6
Double faults / match·Dominant
4.1
1.4

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 185). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Blinkova A.Niculescu M.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
36
18
Break points saved·Even
11
7
Break points won·Slight edge
87
93
Deciding sets·Slight edge
30
21
Tiebreaks·Dominant
90
14

Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About

Freshness

Recent load
Blinkova A.Niculescu M.
Freshness·
63
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Blinkova A.: 3 days rest · 4 matches, 103 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast

Draw