Monica Niculescu vs Jelena OstapenkoShenzhen Round of 32

Shenzhen · WTA · Round of 32
38 yrs · 168 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWLWWLW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 31 December 2018 ·
hard
#30WTA
1855ELO
1794Hard ELO
$1.5MYTD
$20MCAREER
29 yrs · 177 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWWLWWWL
Niculescu M.
6-0 6-2
Ostapenko J.
Niculescu M.
662
Ostapenko J.
020

Monica Niculescu defeated Jelena Ostapenko 6-0 6-2 in the Shenzhen round of 32 on hard. The result followed the form book — Monica Niculescu came in leading the head-to-head 1–0, defending last year's round of 16. Monica Niculescu extended the head-to-head to 2–0.

Key context

Head to head

10
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2016-07-25MontrealR64hardMonica Niculescu3-6 7-5 6-1

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Clear edge
77%
57%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
57%
66%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
44%
Service points won·Even
55%
57%
Return points won·Even
47%
45%
Break points saved·Even
53%
54%
Aces / match·Dominant
0.7
3.8
Double faults / match·Dominant
1.6
5.4

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Dominant
18
68
Break points saved·Clear edge
7
25
Break points won·Slight edge
93
100
Deciding sets·Dominant
21
94
Tiebreaks·Dominant
14
80

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

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·
95

Ostapenko J.: 6 days rest · 1 match, 16 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast

Draw