Dominika Cibulkova vs Lucie SafarovaDoha Round of 64

Doha · WTA · Round of 64
37 yrs · 161 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 18 February 2008
hard
39 yrs · 177 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Cibulkova D.
6-4 6-3
Safarova L.
Cibulkova D.
662
Safarova L.
43

Dominika Cibulkova defeated Lucie Safarova 6-4 6-3 in the Doha round of 64 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Lucie Safarova came in leading the head-to-head 5–4. Dominika Cibulkova narrowed the head-to-head to 5–5.

Key context

Head to head

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DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2017-08-07TorontoR32hardLucie Safarova6-2 6-4
2017-06-19BirminghamR32grassLucie Safarova5-7 7-6(7) 7-5
2017-03-20MiamiR16hardLucie Safarova7-6(5) 6-1
2016-09-19TokyoR32hardDominika Cibulkova4-6 6-1 7-5
2015-08-24New HavenQFhardLucie Safarova6-7(4) 6-4 7-5
2015-06-22EastbourneR32grassDominika Cibulkova7-6(7) 6-4
2014-06-23WimbledonR32grassLucie Safarova6-4 6-2
2011-10-10LinzSFhardDominika Cibulkova6-1 6-4
2010-06-21WimbledonR128grassDominika Cibulkova7-6(5) 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Cibulkova D.serving77% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Safarova L.

Safarova L.serving79% hold

wins 63% of points on serve vs Cibulkova D.

Even serve battle

Each player's serve crossed against the other's return, converted to expected hold of serve. Recent completed matches, ATP, WTA & Challenger. About

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Even
67%
63%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
62%
70%
2nd serve points won·Even
48%
49%
Service points won·Slight edge
57%
62%
Return points won·Even
45%
41%
Break points saved·Slight edge
56%
61%
Aces / match·Dominant
0.9
5.1
Double faults / match·Even
3.5
3.8

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (199 vs 198). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Dominant
71
44
Break points saved·Slight edge
78
89
Break points won·Dominant
87
50
Deciding sets·Dominant
72
47
Tiebreaks·Dominant
83
50

Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast
Weather
23°CClear
Wind 7 km/hHumidity 36%

Draw