Monica Niculescu vs Nigina Abduraimova — Tashkent Round of 32

Tashkent · WTA · Round of 32
ROU
Monica Niculescu
38 yrs · 168 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWLWWLW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 23 September 2019 ·
hard
UZB
Nigina Abduraimova
32 yrs · 184 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLWLWLWL
Niculescu M.
6-1 7-5
Abduraimova N.
Niculescu M.
672
Abduraimova N.
150

Monica Niculescu defeated Nigina Abduraimova 6-1 7-5 in the Tashkent round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Nigina Abduraimova came in defending last year's round of 32, but Monica Niculescu had been the form player, winning 6 of their last 10 on hard.

Key context

  • Match story: Monica Niculescu came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 6–1 7–5.

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Statistics

This season
Niculescu M.Abduraimova N.
1st serve in·Clear edge
77%
63%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
57%
64%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
44%
Service points won·Even
55%
57%
Return points won·Even
47%
43%
Break points saved·Even
53%
55%
Aces / match·Clear edge
0.8
3.3
Double faults / match·Dominant
1.5
5.0

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast

Draw