Zarina Diyas vs Monica Niculescu — Dubai Q16
Dubai · WTA · Q16
KAZ#819WTA
1533ELO
1521Hard ELO
32 yrs · 172 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLWWLLWL
2 — 0
Sets
Saturday, 16 February 2019 ·
hard
Diyas Z.6-4 6-4
Niculescu M.
Diyas Z.
662
Niculescu M.
440
Zarina Diyas defeated Monica Niculescu 6-4 6-4 in the Dubai q16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Monica Niculescu came in leading the head-to-head 2–1. Zarina Diyas narrowed the head-to-head to 2–2.
Key context
- Match story: Zarina Diyas edged a tight contest from start to finish — 6–4 6–4.
Head to head
1–2| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-09-28 | Beijing | Q32 | hard | Zarina Diyas | 7-6(4) 3-6 6-4 |
| 2018-01-29 | Taipei | R16 | hard | Monica Niculescu | 6-0 1-6 6-4 |
| 2010-09-20 | Tashkent | R32 | hard | Monica Niculescu | 6-3 6-7 6-2 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Slight edge
70%
77%
1st serve points won·Even
60%
57%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
47%
Service points won·Even
56%
55%
Return points won·Even
46%
47%
Break points saved·Even
55%
54%
Aces / match·Even
1.3
0.8
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.3
1.5
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (199 vs 90). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Clear edge
38
18
Break points saved·Slight edge
17
7
Break points won·Clear edge
77
93
Deciding sets·Dominant
70
21
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
24
14
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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