Grand Slam · Round of 64 · Wimbledon
Final score & match stats
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Mertens
💥 Big Hitter
Niculescu
🛡️ The Spoiler
Matchup analysis
The 💥 Big Hitter archetype wins about 63% vs 🛡️ The Spoiler across 1,180 matches in our dataset. That is a small stylistic lean for Elise Mertens here.
Big Hitter players often use power groundstrokes and high winner count to pressure the the spoiler's strong court coverage. On Grass, that can swing with conditions.
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Mertens | Niculescu |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 10–7 | - |
| Avg odds | 2.39 | - |
| ROI % | +49.9% | - |
| Units P/L | +8.48u | - |
Prior meetings and scores · 3 career meetings
3
Mertens
0
Niculescu
Jul 1, 2019
Wimbledon
G Grass · Round of 64
Apr 10, 2017
Biel
H Hard · Round of 32
Jan 9, 2017
Hobart
H Hard · Final
Serve and return comparison · Last 90 days
| Stat | Mertens | Niculescu |
|---|---|---|
| Serve | ||
| 1st Serve In % | 62% | 0% |
| 1st Serve Pts Won % | 68.6% | 0% |
| 2nd Serve Pts Won % | 47.9% | 0% |
| Aces / Match | 4.1 | 0 |
| Double Faults / Match | 3.7 | 0 |
| Break Points Saved % | 58.5% | 0% |
| Return | ||
| 1st Return Pts Won % | 39.8% | 0% |
| 2nd Return Pts Won % | 54.6% | 0% |
| BP Converted % | 45.5% | 0% |
| Rally | ||
| Winners / Match | 0 | 0 |
| Unforced Errors / Match | 0 | 0 |
| Net Pts Won % | 0% | 0% |
| Total Pts Won % | 52.6% | 0% |
| Surface (Grass) | ||
| Grass Win % | 33% | 0% |
Last five matches per player
Matchup overview
Elise Mertens and Monica Niculescu face off in the Round of 64 at Wimbledon on Grass.
Elise Mertens leads 3-0 over 3 previous meetings.
Elise Mertens is 2-3 over the last 5 matches. Latest result: L vs Naomi Osaka (Jun 23).
Monica Niculescu is 0-5 over the last 5 matches. Latest result: L vs Aryna Sabalenka (Jun 28).
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