Dominika Cibulkova vs Heather Watson — Brisbane Round of 32

Brisbane · WTA · Round of 32
SVK
Dominika Cibulkova
37 yrs · 161 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLLWWLLL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 30 December 2013
hard
Heather Watson
GBR
Heather Watson
#470WTA
1572ELO
1548Hard ELO
34 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWLLLLW
Cibulkova D.
6-4 6-3
Watson H.
Cibulkova D.
662
Watson H.
430

Dominika Cibulkova defeated Heather Watson 6-4 6-3 in the Brisbane round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Heather Watson came in leading the head-to-head 2–0. Dominika Cibulkova claimed a first win over Heather Watson in three meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2017-06-26EastbourneR32grassHeather Watson7-5 6-4
2014-08-04MontrealR32hardHeather Watson6-2 6-7(3) 7-6(5)

Serve vs return

This season
Cibulkova D.serving75% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Watson H.

Watson H.serving69% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Cibulkova D.

Serve advantage — Cibulkova D.

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
Cibulkova D.Watson H.
1st serve in·Slight edge
67%
58%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
62%
67%
2nd serve points won·Even
48%
44%
Service points won·Even
57%
57%
Return points won·Even
45%
42%
Break points saved·Even
56%
54%
Aces / match·Clear edge
0.9
3.3
Double faults / match·Even
3.5
3.4

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Cibulkova D.Watson H.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
71
20
Break points saved·Dominant
78
43
Break points won·Dominant
87
62
Deciding sets·Clear edge
72
50
Tiebreaks·Dominant
83
13

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

Freshness

Recent load
Cibulkova D.Watson H.
Freshness·
—
100

Watson H.: 18 days rest. Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Weather
28°COvercast
Wind 10 km/hHumidity 56%

Draw

Final
Williams S.[1]
Azarenka V.
6-47-5
Semi-finals
Williams S.[1]
Sharapova M.[3]
6-27-67
Azarenka V.
Jankovic J.
1-66-36-4
Quarter-finals
Jankovic J.
Kerber A.[5]
6-786-36-1
Azarenka V.
Voegele S.
6-46-776-1
Williams S.[1]
Cibulkova D.
6-36-3
Sharapova M.[3]
Kanepi K.
4-66-36-2
R16
Kanepi K.
Suarez Navarro C.
6-26-2
Williams S.[1]
Petkovic A.
6-46-4
Cibulkova D.
Date Krumm K.
6-31-66-3
Jankovic J.
Svitolina E.
6-16-3
Azarenka V.
Dellacqua C.
6-36-1
Sharapova M.[3]
Barty A.
DEF
Kerber A.[5]
Pavlyuchenkova A.
6-24-3
Voegele S.
Lisicki S.[7]
DEF
R32
Kerber A.[5]
Mladenovic K.[5]
6-26-2
Pavlyuchenkova A.
Kudryavtseva A.
7-644-66-3
Svitolina E.
Lepchenko V.
6-36-3
Lisicki S.[7]
Rybarikova M.[7]
6-36-4
Voegele S.
Keys M.
6-46-3
Dellacqua C.
Voskoboeva G.
3-66-26-3
Sharapova M.[3]
Garcia C.[3]
6-36-0
Petkovic A.
Mattek Sands B.
6-47-5
Date Krumm K.
Rogowska O.
6-37-5
Cibulkova D.
Watson H.
6-46-3
Kanepi K.
Panova A.
6-36-786-2
Suarez Navarro C.
Hsieh S.
6-26-1
Barty A.
Hantuchova D.
6-37-5
Jankovic J.
Schiavone F.
6-27-66