Monica Niculescu vs Lara Arruabarrena — Miami Qualifying Round 1
Miami · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Round 1
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 18 March 2019 ·
hard
Niculescu M.6-0 2-6 6-4
Arruabarrena L.
Niculescu M.
6262
Arruabarrena L.
0641
Monica Niculescu defeated Lara Arruabarrena 6-0 2-6 6-4 in the Miami qualifying round 1 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Lara Arruabarrena came in leading the head-to-head 4–1, but Monica Niculescu had been the form player, winning 4 of their last 7 on hard. Monica Niculescu narrowed the head-to-head to 4–2.
Key context
- Match story: Monica Niculescu handed Lara Arruabarrena a first-set bagel in a 6–0 2–6 6–4 win.
Head to head
1–4| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-09-09 | Nanchang | R32 | hard | Lara Arruabarrena | 1-6 6-3 4-1 |
| 2017-10-09 | Linz | R32 | hard | Lara Arruabarrena | 1-6 6-1 2-0 |
| 2016-09-19 | Seoul | F | hard | Lara Arruabarrena | 6-0 2-6 6-0 |
| 2015-08-03 | Washington | R32 | hard | Monica Niculescu | 7-5 6-4 |
| 2011-04-04 | Marbella | R32 | clay | Lara Arruabarrena | 7-5 6-4 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Clear edge
77%
64%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
57%
62%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
44%
Service points won·Even
55%
56%
Return points won·Even
47%
44%
Break points saved·Even
53%
54%
Aces / match·Slight edge
0.8
1.5
Double faults / match·Clear edge
1.4
2.4
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (90 vs 108). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Clear edge
18
33
Break points saved·Slight edge
7
14
Break points won·Dominant
93
45
Deciding sets·Dominant
21
87
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
14
25
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Conditions
Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast