WTA 250 · Round of 32 · Shenzhen
Final score & match stats
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Hercog
👑 The Complete Package
Niculescu
🛡️ The Spoiler
Matchup analysis
The 👑 The Complete Package archetype wins about 69% vs 🛡️ The Spoiler across 824 matches in our dataset. That is a small stylistic lean for Polona Hercog here.
The Complete Package players often use elite serve & return and high bp conversion to pressure the the spoiler's strong court coverage. On Hard, that can swing with conditions.
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Hercog | Niculescu |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 7–5 | - |
| Avg odds | 1.59 | - |
| ROI % | -29.5% | - |
| Units P/L | -3.54u | - |
Prior meetings and scores · 2 career meetings
2
Hercog
0
Niculescu
Jul 11, 2016
Bucharest
C Clay · Round of 16
Jan 5, 2015
Shenzhen
H Hard · Round of 32
Serve and return comparison · Last 90 days
| Stat | Hercog | Niculescu |
|---|---|---|
| Serve | ||
| 1st Serve In % | 65.9% | 0% |
| 1st Serve Pts Won % | 62% | 0% |
| 2nd Serve Pts Won % | 50.1% | 0% |
| Aces / Match | 1.5 | 0 |
| Double Faults / Match | 1.8 | 0 |
| Break Points Saved % | 69.5% | 0% |
| Return | ||
| 1st Return Pts Won % | 49.1% | 0% |
| 2nd Return Pts Won % | 52.8% | 0% |
| BP Converted % | 55.2% | 0% |
| Rally | ||
| Winners / Match | 0 | 0 |
| Unforced Errors / Match | 0 | 0 |
| Net Pts Won % | 0% | 0% |
| Total Pts Won % | 54.1% | 0% |
| Surface (Hard) | ||
| Hard Win % | 0% | 0% |
Last five matches per player
Matchup overview
Polona Hercog and Monica Niculescu face off in the Round of 32 at Shenzhen on Hard.
Polona Hercog leads 2-0 over 2 previous meetings.
Polona Hercog is 3-2 over the last 5 matches. Latest result: L vs Bianca Andreescu (Jun 23).
Monica Niculescu is 0-5 over the last 5 matches. Latest result: L vs Aryna Sabalenka (Jun 28).
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