In the first round of the Australian Open tournament, Romanian Monica Niculescu will meet Mona Barthel. She is announcing a very exciting and very disputed game. Monica Monica will start at around 2:00.
Monica Niculescu
30-year-old Romance occupant 85 WTA had a good start for the year and certainly wants a 2018 with more achievements.
Monica started the year at Hobart where she managed to reach up to quarters, passing by Bai, Kudryatseva, Begu and Lepchenko in a minimum of sets, and in quarters she had to abandon.
Niculescu is an ambitious player who wants every time as much as possible, it serves quite constantly, the game varies greatly as he has said and additionally he has that unique forehand slice in the circuit that greatly distracts his opponents.
Mona Barthel
He is a 27-year-old German player, currently in position 52 of the WTA.
Players from Germany took off at 2 tournaments this year being defeated every time in the first round of Varvara Lepchenko in a minimum of sets.
Mona is a very good service player, with aggressive play, and a lot of outrageous blows and a good field trip.
Direct meetings between Niculescu and Barthel
The two players know each other well, meeting up to 3 times, the score being 2-1 for Barthel.
On the hard two, 2 games were played in 2014 each, imposing themselves once.
My tip: Niculescu vs Barthel
It will be a very interesting and intense game in which both players will play the best tennis because the desire to advance with another tour is very high.
Niculescu crosses a good period, her game looks very good in tactical terms, kicks are varied and confidence is high.
Barthel will try to play her best tennis, serve her strong and strong, stay well in exchange and take the initiative whenever she has the opportunity.
However, I anticipate a victory of romance because it is a better time and her game is an effective and uncomfortable at the same time.