Lisicki v Niculescu
WTA Tour 2017
Lineball analyst8–5
Too close to call — 8–5 on categories
Lisicki wins on first-serve points won %. Niculescu’s case rests on first serve in %. WTA Tour 2017: Lisicki 10 matches, Niculescu 31 matches.
- Niculescu has the better first serve in %: 82.2 to Lisicki’s 55.2.
- Lisicki has the better first-serve points won %: 69.4 to Niculescu’s 52.6.
- Lisicki averages 6.9 aces a match to Niculescu’s 0.4 — 17.7 times as many.
- Niculescu ranks 1st of 97 in WTA Tour 2017 for first serve in %.
- Winners’ edge: Lisicki’s team won 50%, Niculescu’s team won 35% of the matches they played.
- Longevity: Niculescu has 31 matches, Lisicki 10 — the averages matter more than the totals here.
Built only from games in our stats database. A read of the numbers, not a tip.
Tale of the tape
Per game, with league rank among regular players.
- 55.2First serve in %82.2★ #1 of 97
- 69.4First-serve points won %52.6#96 of 97
- 52.3Break points saved %51.2#83 of 97
- 40.8Return points won %45.4#22 of 97
- 6.969 total · best 18Acesper game0.412 total · best 4#93 of 97
- 11.7117 total · best 17Games wonper game9.7302 total · best 18
Head to head
36 matches
since 20103
since 20103
- Hard · 6 matchesLisicki 3Niculescu 3
- Grand Slams · 1 matchLisicki 0Niculescu 1
Last meetings
- 29 Jan 2018 · Taipei · Quarterfinal · HardLisicki won 4-6 6-4 6-4
- 22 Feb 2016 · Doha · Round of 64 · HardNiculescu won 6-2 6-2
- 16 Feb 2015 · Dubai · Round of 64 · HardLisicki won 6-3 6-4
- 8 Sept 2014 · Hong Kong · Round of 32 · HardLisicki won 3-6 7-6(3) 6-1
- 13 Jan 2014 · Australian Open · Round of 64 · HardNiculescu won 2-6 6-2 6-2
- 9 Aug 2010 · Cincinnati · Round of 64 · HardNiculescu won 6-3 6-0
Last 10 games
First serve in %, oldest to newest in 2017.
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