Nadia Petrova vs Dominika Cibulkova — Dubai Round of 32
Dubai · WTA · Round of 32
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 18 February 2013
hard
Petrova N.5-7 6-3 6-2
Cibulkova D.
Petrova N.
5662
Cibulkova D.
7321
Nadia Petrova defeated Dominika Cibulkova 5-7 6-3 6-2 in the Dubai round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Dominika Cibulkova came in leading the head-to-head 3–1, defending last year's round of 32. Nadia Petrova narrowed the head-to-head to 3–2.
Key context
- Match story: Nadia Petrova dropped the opening set before beating Dominika Cibulkova 5–7 6–3 6–2.
Head to head
1–3| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-07-16 | San Diego | SF | hard | Dominika Cibulkova | 7-6(8) 6-1 |
| 2012-06-18 | 's Hertogenbosch | QF | grass | Nadia Petrova | 6-2 6-0 |
| 2008-07-28 | Montreal | R16 | hard | Dominika Cibulkova | 7-6(2) 6-2 |
| 2008-07-14 | Stanford | R32 | hard | Dominika Cibulkova | 6-4 3-6 6-3 |
Serve vs return
This seasonBaseline 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 season1st serve in·Slight edge
57%
67%
1st serve points won·Even
66%
62%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
43%
48%
Service points won·Even
56%
57%
Return points won·Even
44%
45%
Break points saved·Even
52%
56%
Aces / match·Dominant
5.9
1.0
Double faults / match·Even
3.5
3.5
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (31 vs 199). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Even
68
71
Break points saved·Slight edge
85
78
Break points won·Slight edge
80
87
Deciding sets·Even
75
72
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
62
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
26°CMainly clear
Wind 16 km/hHumidity 44%
Draw
Quarter-finals
Kvitova P.
Radwanska A.
6-26-4
Errani S.
Petrova N.
6-40-66-3
Vinci R.
Stosur S.
6-26-4
Wozniacki C.
Bartoli M.
4-66-16-4
R16
Bartoli M.
Williams S.
W/O
Wozniacki C.
Zheng J.
6-06-1
Petrova N.
Suarez Navarro C.
6-16-0
Errani S.
Cirstea S.
6-46-4
Vinci R.
Kerber A.
7-56-1
Stosur S.
Hsieh S.
6-46-0
Kvitova P.
Ivanovic A.
7-57-61
Radwanska A.
Putintseva Y.
7-56-3
R32
Ivanovic A.
Pavlyuchenkova A.
6-37-65
Wozniacki C.
Safarova L.
6-26-2
Petrova N.
Cibulkova D.
5-76-36-2
Cirstea S.
Stephens S.
5-76-36-2
Vinci R.
Kuznetsova S.
6-36-2
Errani S.
Goerges J.
6-34-66-4
Hsieh S.
Lepchenko V.
6-16-3
Stosur S.
Makarova K.
6-36-1
Bartoli M.
Koukalova K.
3-66-46-1
Zheng J.
Radwanska U.
6-22-67-5
Kvitova P.
Hantuchova D.
6-26-1
Putintseva Y.
Robson L.
6-42-67-66