Monica Niculescu vs Aravane Rezai Important H2H Prediction Stats:

Head-to-head: Niculescu 1 - 1 Rezai

• Second serve performance recent form: In recent form (last 6 months), Niculescu has won 0% of points on their second serve, while Rezai has won 44.78%. There is a high correlation between this stat and match prediction accuracy.
• Return game stats recent form: Return stats show Niculescu, in recent form, has won 0% of their opponent's second serve points, while Rezai has won 61.51%. The same stats for first serve returns are 0% and 38.86% respectively and this has a high correlation to pick who is favored in this H2H matchup.
• Under pressure analysis: Niculescu has saved 0% of breakpoints in recent form, whereas Rezai has saved 53.62% which is a useful statistic for in-game betting predictions.
• Performance overview: Over the last year Niculescu has won 100% of matches played (W/L 1/ 0), with Rezai winning 62.5% (W/L 20/ 12) that gives us an overall head-to head prediction overview.
• Best surface: Niculescu has their best career surface win % on I.hard, winning 61% (W/L 92/ 58), and worse career win % on Grass, winning 52% (W/L 33/ 30). Rezai has their best career surface win % on Clay, winning 63% (W/L 131/ 77), and worse career win % on Grass, winning 42% (W/L 14/ 19).
• Player level: In the last year, Niculescu has played most of their matches on the Masters series, winning 100% of matches (W/L 1/ 0), where as Rezai has played most of their matches on the Challengers/ITF tournaments > $10K, winning 62.5% of matches (W/L 20/ 12). When comparing stats between players to predict the favorite, it is of course all relative to the event level they have been playing at.
• Direct H2H matches: They have played 2 times before with Niculescu winning 1 times and Rezai being victorious 1 times. They have played 5 sets in total, with Niculescu winning 3 and Rezai winning 2. The last match between Niculescu and Rezai was at the Internationaux de Strasbourg - Strasbourg, 21-05-2009, Quarterfinals, Clay with Aravane Rezai getting the victory 0-6 6-1 6-2.
• Head to head match duration: In past head to head matches, the average match time between these players has been 0:0:0.
• Deciding set H2H prediction: Niculescu and Rezai have played a deciding set 1 times, with Niculescu winning 0 times and Rezai 1 times. Very useful for predicting the outcome if this match goes the distance.
• Head-to-Head extreme pressure situations: They have played 0 tiebreaks against each other with Niculescu winning 0, and Rezai 0.
• Opponent quality stats: Over the last 12 months, Niculescu has played against opponents with an average rank of 386 while Rezai has played against players with an average rank of 326.94.
• Deciding set performance vs all players: If you are interested in live predictions and betting, if this match goes into a deciding set, Niculescu has won 0% of deciding sets over the last 12 months, while Rezai has won 64% in all matches played on tour.
• Break point conversion: In recent form, Niculescu has converted 0% of breakpoint opportunities, and Rezai has converted 53.03% of their chances to break their opponents serve. A telling stat for in-game live betting tips when either player has a breakpoint opportunity.
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