Victoria Azarenka defeated Dominika Cibulkova 6-1 3-6 6-3 in the Gold Coast quarter-final on hard. The result followed the form book — Victoria Azarenka came in leading the head-to-head 3–0, defending last year's round of 16. Victoria Azarenka extended the head-to-head to 4–0.
Azarenka V. came through in three sets.
Azarenka V. and Cibulkova D. faced 3 of the same opponents in the last 12 months. Azarenka V. went 2–1 (67%) against them, Cibulkova D. 1–2 (33%). Results against comparable opponents are close (1 : 0 better-results split).
Only 3 common opponents — small sample, treat as indicative.
Hard: Azarenka V. leads 3–0 · Clay: Azarenka V. leads 1–0
Victoria Azarenka beat Dominika Cibulkova 6-1 3-6 6-3. Umpiry, "Victoria Azarenka vs Dominika Cibulkova — Gold Coast Quarter-final", https://umpiry.com/match/2008-01-03/azarenka-vs-cibulkova-gold-coast-qf?utm_source=cite (as of 3 January 2008).