Elena Vesnina vs Dominika Cibulkova — Dubai Round of 16

Dubai · WTA · Round of 16
RUS
Elena Vesnina
39 yrs · 176 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLWWLLL
2 — 1
Sets
Retired
Monday, 16 February 2009
hard
SVK
Dominika Cibulkova
37 yrs · 161 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLLWWLLL
Vesnina E.
4-6 6-1 4-0
Cibulkova D.
Vesnina E.
4642
Cibulkova D.
6101

Elena Vesnina advanced when Dominika Cibulkova retired 4-6 6-1 4-0 in the Dubai round of 16. Elena Vesnina narrowed the head-to-head to 5–4.

Head to head

3–5
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2018-01-08SydneyR16hardDominika Cibulkova6-4 6-4
2017-01-30St. PetersburgQFhardDominika Cibulkova6-3 6-3
2016-06-27WimbledonQFgrassElena Vesnina6-2 6-2
2015-10-19MoscowR32hardDominika Cibulkova7-5 6-1
2011-10-17MoscowSFhardDominika Cibulkova6-0 6-2
2009-06-22WimbledonR32grassElena Vesnina7-5 4-6 6-4
2009-04-06Ponte Vedra BeachQFclayElena Vesnina7-5 6-7(5) 6-3
2008-07-28MontrealR64hardDominika Cibulkova6-1 6-1

Serve vs return

This season
Vesnina E.serving69% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Cibulkova D.

Cibulkova D.serving71% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Vesnina E.

Baseline battle — serve is shaky, expect plenty of breaks

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
Vesnina E.Cibulkova D.
1st serve in·Even
63%
67%
1st serve points won·Even
63%
62%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
48%
Service points won·Even
57%
57%
Return points won·Even
44%
45%
Break points saved·Even
58%
56%
Aces / match·Clear edge
2.5
0.9
Double faults / match·Even
3.7
3.5

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 199). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Vesnina E.Cibulkova D.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
55
71
Break points saved·Even
77
78
Break points won·Clear edge
69
87
Deciding sets·Slight edge
79
72
Tiebreaks·Dominant
29
83

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

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast
Weather
27°CClear
Wind 6 km/hHumidity 31%

Draw

Final
Williams V.
Razzano V.
6-46-2
Semi-finals
Razzano V.
Kanepi K.
6-16-2
Williams V.
Williams S.
6-12-67-63
Quarter-finals
Williams V.
Dementieva E.
6-36-3
Razzano V.
Zvonareva V.
7-677-5
Kanepi K.
Vesnina E.
6-37-5
Williams S.
Ivanovic A.
6-46-4
R16
Zvonareva V.
Bartoli M.
5-2
Vesnina E.
Cibulkova D.
4-66-14-0
Razzano V.
Hantuchova D.
6-21-66-2
Kanepi K.
Jankovic J.
6-27-5
Williams V.
Cornet A.
6-36-2
Williams S.
Zheng J.
6-46-2
Dementieva E.
Medina Garrigues A.
6-16-3
Ivanovic A.
Pin C.
6-27-65
R32
Pin C.
Radwanska U.
6-767-52-0
Vesnina E.
Kuznetsova S.
6-43-66-0
Williams V.
Pavlyuchenkova A.
6-06-1
Cornet A.
Schruff J.
6-16-2
Medina Garrigues A.
Bondarenko A.
6-27-5
Dementieva E.
Bammer S.
7-56-2
Ivanovic A.
Kleybanova A.
7-56-4
Zheng J.
Stosur S.
3-67-57-5
Williams S.
Errani S.
4-66-26-0
Razzano V.
Safina D.
6-46-2
Hantuchova D.
Morita A.
7-616-2
Bartoli M.
Schiavone F.
7-653-66-3
Zvonareva V.
Dushevina V.
6-06-3
Jankovic J.
Niculescu M.
6-36-2
Kanepi K.
Mirza S.
7-56-2
Cibulkova D.
Pironkova T.
7-656-4
R64
Kleybanova A.
Lapushchenkova A.
3-66-36-2
Bammer S.
Koryttseva M.
6-16-4
Zheng J.
Rodionova A.
6-16-1
Pavlyuchenkova A.
Kirilenko M.
6-26-4
Errani S.
Chan Y.
6-46-4
Stosur S.
Rybarikova M.
6-46-3
Bondarenko A.
Govortsova O.
6-46-3
Radwanska U.
Radwanska A.
6-46-3
Pin C.
Szavay A.
2-66-26-3
Razzano V.
Bondarenko K.
7-56-2
Hantuchova D.
Voegele S.
7-56-2
Morita A.
Chakvetadze A.
7-56-2
Bartoli M.
Sugiyama A.
6-04-67-66
Schiavone F.
Dellacqua C.
6-16-1
Dushevina V.
Yan Z.
2-66-46-3
Niculescu M.
Peng S.
3-67-56-2
Mirza S.
Makarova K.
7-56-2
Kanepi K.
Paszek T.
2-66-26-0
Cibulkova D.
Cirstea S.
6-46-2
Pironkova T.
Kutuzova V.
6-26-3
Vesnina E.
Li N.
1-66-46-4
Schruff J.
Kvitova P.
6-32-66-4
Cornet A.
Groenefeld A.
6-46-1
Medina Garrigues A.
Klepac A.
6-36-1