Magda Linette vs Monica NiculescuHua Hin Round of 16

Hua Hin · WTA · Round of 16
#62WTA
1831ELO
1780Hard ELO
$732kYTD
$8.8MCAREER
34 yrs · 171 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 28 January 2019 ·
hard
38 yrs · 168 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWLWWLW
Linette M.
4-6 6-3 6-2
Niculescu M.
Linette M.
4662
Niculescu M.
6321

Magda Linette defeated Monica Niculescu 4-6 6-3 6-2 in the Hua Hin round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Monica Niculescu came in leading the head-to-head 1–0. Magda Linette claimed a first win over Monica Niculescu in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

Head to head

01
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2014-09-26BeijingQ32hardMonica Niculescu6-1 6-0

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Clear edge
63%
77%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
64%
57%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
47%
Service points won·Even
58%
55%
Return points won·Slight edge
42%
47%
Break points saved·Even
55%
54%
Aces / match·Clear edge
3.2
0.8
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.0
1.4

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 90). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Dominant
58
18
Break points saved·Clear edge
25
7
Break points won·Clear edge
70
93
Deciding sets·Dominant
88
21
Tiebreaks·Dominant
87
14

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

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·
96

Linette M.: 7 days rest · 1 match, 15 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast

Draw