Daria Saville vs Monica Niculescu — Hong Kong Round of 16

Hong Kong · WTA · Round of 16
AUS7
Daria Saville
32 yrs · 166 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLWWWLWW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 8 October 2018 ·
hard
ROU
Monica Niculescu
38 yrs · 168 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWLWWLW
Saville D.
6-3 4-6 7-6
Niculescu M.
Saville D.
6472
Niculescu M.
3661

Daria Saville defeated Monica Niculescu 6-3 4-6 7-6 in the Hong Kong round of 16 on hard. The result followed the form book — Daria Saville came in defending last year's final.

Key context

  • Match story: Daria Saville closed it out in three sets, 6–3 4–6 7–6.

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Statistics

This season
Saville D.Niculescu M.
1st serve in·Clear edge
64%
77%
1st serve points won·Even
62%
58%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
42%
47%
Service points won·Even
55%
55%
Return points won·Even
45%
47%
Break points saved·Even
56%
53%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.0
0.7
Double faults / match·Dominant
5.4
1.5

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 141). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Saville D.Niculescu M.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
39
18
Break points saved·Clear edge
29
7
Break points won·Even
90
93
Deciding sets·Dominant
49
21
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
26
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