Venus Williams vs Dominika CibulkovaRoland Garros Round of 32

Roland Garros · WTA · Round of 32
1654ELO
1570Clay ELO
46 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 24 May 2010
clay
37 yrs · 161 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Williams V.
6-3 6-4
Cibulkova D.
Williams V.
662
Cibulkova D.
34

Venus Williams defeated Dominika Cibulkova 6-3 6-4 in the Roland Garros round of 32 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Dominika Cibulkova came in leading the head-to-head 2–0, defending last year's semi-final. Venus Williams claimed a first win over Dominika Cibulkova in three meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

Head to head

02
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2014-03-17MiamiR16hardDominika Cibulkova6-1 5-7 6-3
2008-02-18DohaR16hardDominika Cibulkova6-3 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Williams V.serving62% hold

wins 55% of points on serve vs Cibulkova D.

Cibulkova D.serving67% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Williams V.

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
1st serve in·Slight edge
61%
67%
1st serve points won·Even
65%
62%
2nd serve points won·Even
44%
48%
Service points won·Even
56%
57%
Return points won·Even
44%
45%
Break points saved·Even
57%
56%
Aces / match·Clear edge
2.9
0.9
Double faults / match·Clear edge
4.8
3.5

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
54
71
Break points saved·Slight edge
83
78
Break points won·Even
83
87
Deciding sets·Dominant
30
72
Tiebreaks·Even
86
84

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

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·
100

Williams V.: 20 days rest. Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast
Weather
25°CClear
Wind 1 km/hHumidity 40%

Draw

R128
Amanmuradova A.
Martinez Sanchez M.
6-26-4
Wozniak A.
Benesova I.
6-36-3
Govortsova O.
Suarez Navarro C.
7-696-1
Pavlyuchenkova A.
Cornet A.
6-46-2
Williams V.
Schnyder P.
6-36-3
Parra Santonja A.
Nara K.
6-26-2
Lepchenko V.
Mchale C.
7-56-3
Cibulkova D.
Ivanova E.
6-26-0
Petrova N.
Zhang S.
6-06-3
Szavay A.
Foretz Gacon S.
6-26-2
Kerber A.
Chakvetadze A.
5-77-626-4
Rezai A.
El Tabakh H.
6-16-1
Dulko G.
Azarenka V.
6-16-2
Scheepers C.
Johansson M.
6-26-4
Larsson J.
Sevastova A.
6-26-2
Bondarenko K.
Coin J.
6-16-2
Medina Garrigues A.
Oudin M.
7-56-2
Dementieva E.
Martic P.
6-16-1
Wozniacki C.
Kudryavtseva A.
6-06-3
Garbin T.
Barrois K.
1-67-676-3
Bacsinszky T.
Maria T.
6-26-3
Dulgheru A.
Hradecka L.
7-614-66-3
Safarova L.
Dokic J.
6-26-2
Hercog P.
Doi M.
6-36-0
Vinci R.
Razzano V.
7-56-2
Pennetta F.
Keothavong A.
6-26-2
Ferguson S.
Kvitova P.
1-66-26-2
Schiavone F.
Kulikova R.
5-76-36-4
Kirilenko M.
Sprem K.
7-656-4
Meusburger Y.
Feuerstein C.
7-646-3
Petkovic A.
Vesnina E.
4-66-16-4
Radwanska A.
Baltacha E.
6-07-5
Shvedova Y.
Errani S.
6-17-5
Ivanovic A.
Chang K.
6-36-3
Kleybanova A.
Koryttseva M.
6-26-1
Zvonareva V.
Brianti A.
6-36-1
Rodionova A.
Makarova K.
6-36-2
Gajdosova J.
Chan Y.
6-26-3
Date Krumm K.
Safina D.
3-66-47-5
Wickmayer Y.
Zahlavova S.
6-16-1
Bammer S.
Duque Marino M.
6-06-1
Hantuchova D.
Tanasugarn T.
6-16-1
Bondarenko A.
Dushevina V.
6-736-36-4
Rybarikova M.
Arvidsson S.
6-726-36-2
Kanepi K.
Parmentier P.
6-36-1
Jankovic J.
Molik A.
6-06-4
Stosur S.
Halep S.
7-56-1
De Los Rios R.
Strycova B.
7-626-3
Pivovarova A.
Olaru R.
6-46-3
Zheng J.
Bychkova E.
7-56-4
Henin J.
Pironkova T.
6-46-3
Koukalova K.
Srebotnik K.
7-634-66-2
Flipkens K.
Morita A.
6-16-4
Sharapova M.
Pervak K.
6-36-2
Bartoli M.
Camerin M.
6-26-3
Sanchez O.
Perry S.
7-646-0
Mattek Sands B.
King V.
6-26-2
Peer S.
Llagostera Vives N.
6-16-4
Craybas J.
Obrien K.
6-04-66-2
Goerges J.
Czink M.
6-26-3
Williams S.
Voegele S.
7-626-2
Li N.
Mladenovic K.
7-56-3
Cohen Aloro S.
Dubois S.
6-736-16-3
Kuznetsova S.
Cirstea S.[18]
6-36-1