Monica Niculescu #34 def. Heather Watson #53

6-4 2-6 6-2

Monica Niculescu defeated Heather Watson 6-4 2-6 6-2 in the 2016 Indian Wells Open second round on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatMonica NiculescuHeather Watson
Aces03
Double faults14
First serve %71.0%60.0%
First serve points won %48.0%50.0%
Second serve points won %39.0%37.0%
Break points saved %0.0%47.0%
Break points converted %53.0%100.0%
Service points won %45.0%45.0%
Return points won %55.0%55.0%
Total points won %51.0%49.0%

Player Comparison

FieldMonica NiculescuHeather Watson
Country ROU GBR
Birth dateSep 25, 1987May 19, 1992
Age2823
Height168 cm170 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)3453
Ranking points (entering)1,3801,041
Elo (entering)1,6881,700
Current career W-L179–214146–199
Current career earnings$7,136,898$6,127,899
Pre-match H2H

Path

Monica Niculescu's path

No prior matches in this tournament.

Monica Niculescu's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Agnieszka Radwanska #32-6 1-6LH2HMatch dataMar 14, 2016R32

Heather Watson's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Galina Voskoboeva 7-6(4) 4-6 6-1WH2HMatch dataMar 11, 2016R128