Monica Niculescu vs Garbine Muguruza — Miami Round of 64
Miami · WTA · Round of 64
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 18 March 2019 ·
hard
Niculescu M.7-6 4-6 6-2
Muguruza G.
Niculescu M.
7462
Muguruza G.
6621
Monica Niculescu defeated Garbine Muguruza 7-6 4-6 6-2 in the Miami round of 64 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Garbine Muguruza came in leading the head-to-head 1–0, defending last year's round of 16, but Monica Niculescu had been the form player, winning 6 of their last 10 on hard. Monica Niculescu claimed a first win over Garbine Muguruza in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.
Key context
- Match story: Monica Niculescu closed it out in three sets, 7–6 4–6 6–2.
Head to head
0–1| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-10-10 | Linz | R16 | hard | Garbine Muguruza | 6-1 6-1 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Clear edge
77%
64%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
58%
67%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
47%
Service points won·Slight edge
55%
60%
Return points won·Even
47%
44%
Break points saved·Slight edge
53%
60%
Aces / match·Clear edge
0.8
3.7
Double faults / match·Clear edge
1.4
2.7
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (90 vs 170). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Dominant
18
83
Break points saved·Dominant
7
80
Break points won·Even
93
97
Deciding sets·Dominant
21
81
Tiebreaks·Dominant
14
77
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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