Elena Vesnina vs Dominika Cibulkova — Ponte Vedra Beach Quarter-final

Ponte Vedra Beach · WTA · Quarter-final
RUS
Elena Vesnina
39 yrs · 176 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 6 April 2009
clay
SVK
Dominika Cibulkova
37 yrs · 161 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Vesnina E.
7-5 6-7 6-3
Cibulkova D.
Vesnina E.
76562
Cibulkova D.
57731

Elena Vesnina defeated Dominika Cibulkova 7-5 6-7 6-3 in the Ponte Vedra Beach quarter-final on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Dominika Cibulkova came in leading the head-to-head 5–3. Elena Vesnina narrowed the head-to-head to 5–4.

Key context

  • Match story: Elena Vesnina closed it out in three sets, 7–5 6–7 6–3.

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
2009-02-16DubaiR16hardElena Vesnina4-6 6-1 4-0 RET
2008-07-28MontrealR64hardDominika Cibulkova6-1 6-1

Serve vs return

This season
Vesnina E.serving64% hold

wins 56% of points on serve vs Cibulkova D.

Cibulkova D.serving67% hold

wins 57% 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
84

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

Draw

Final
Wozniacki C.
Wozniak A.
6-16-2
Semi-finals
Wozniacki C.
Vesnina E.
2-66-37-64
Wozniak A.
Petrova N.
6-44-66-2
Quarter-finals
Wozniak A.
Paszek T.
6-33-67-67
Petrova N.
Bondarenko A.
4-66-37-65
Wozniacki C.
Hantuchova D.
6-26-2
Vesnina E.
Cibulkova D.
7-56-756-3
R16
Bondarenko A.
Bondarenko K.
4-66-46-3
Wozniacki C.
Razzano V.
6-37-5
Hantuchova D.
Mattek Sands B.
6-37-5
Cibulkova D.
Rodionova A.
6-16-3
Vesnina E.
Mayr Achleitner P.
1-66-36-2
Wozniak A.
Lisicki S.
3-67-636-4
Paszek T.
Lepchenko V.
3-66-36-4
Petrova N.
Keys M.
6-36-2
R32
Paszek T.
Czink M.
6-756-46-4
Lisicki S.
Koryttseva M.
6-37-63
Rodionova A.
Voskoboeva G.
6-46-2
Wozniak A.
Craybas J.
6-46-4
Mayr Achleitner P.
Morita A.
6-32-66-3
Vesnina E.
Peng S.
2-66-16-3
Wozniacki C.
Stosur S.
6-36-746-1
Razzano V.
Amanmuradova A.
6-26-4
Petrova N.
Govortsova O.
6-26-4
Hantuchova D.
Sevastova A.
2-66-47-65
Keys M.
Kudryavtseva A.
7-56-4
Bondarenko K.
Strycova B.
7-626-2
Mattek Sands B.
Bartoli M.
5-77-646-3
Cibulkova D.
Gallovits Hall E.
6-26-2
Bondarenko A.
Mirza S.
6-46-3
Lepchenko V.
Schnyder P.
6-26-0