Angelique Kerber vs Dominika Cibulkova — SVK vs GER Round Robin
Angelique Kerber defeated Dominika Cibulkova 6-3 7-6 in the SVK vs GER round robin on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Dominika Cibulkova came in leading the head-to-head 4–1. Angelique Kerber narrowed the head-to-head to 4–2.
Key context
- Match story: Angelique Kerber closed it out in two sets, 6–3 7–6.
How the match was decided
Auto-generatedKerber A. took it in straight sets.
Common opponents
11 shared · last 12 monthsKerber A. and Cibulkova D. faced 11 of the same opponents in the last 12 months. Kerber A. went 11–9 (55%) against them, Cibulkova D. 7–6 (54%). Results against comparable opponents are close (3 : 2 better-results split).
11–955%Kerber A. · better vs 3Record vs common opponents7–654%Cibulkova D. · better vs 2
Vs common opponents · derived from scorelines
24–19Sets15–14
214–189Games133–116
1–3Tiebreaks0–1
1–2Deciding sets2–1
vs Cirstea S.#16W6-4 6-4Eastbourne · grassW6-4 6-0Stanford · hard
vs Keys M.#22W6-4 6-2Sydney · hardL4-6 3-6Beijing · hard
vs Li N.#304L4-6 4-6Cincinnati · hardL6-7 0-6Australian Open · hard
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vs Ivanovic A.W6-4 7-6Linz · hardL2-6 4-6Linz · hard- vs Williams S.L3-6 1-6WTA Championships · hardL6-2 4-6 2-6Miami · hard
vs Vinci R.W6-2 6-4Beijing · hardL1-6 4-6Wimbledon · grass- vs Schiavone F.W6-7 6-3 6-2Miami · hardW6-3 6-4Australian Open · hard
vs Torro Flor M.W6-0 6-1Tokyo · hardW6-0 6-1Wimbledon · grass
vs Radwanska A.W6-4 6-4Tokyo · hardL3-6 4-6Tokyo · hard- vs Suarez Navarro C.W6-2 6-4Sydney · hardW6-1 6-0Australian Open · hard
vs Sharapova M.Hard to compareL3-6 6-2 5-7Stuttgart · clayW3-6 6-4 6-1Australian Open · hard
Head-to-head
6 meetings · Cibulkova D. leads 4–224
Hard: Cibulkova D. leads 3–2 · Clay: Cibulkova D. leads 1–0
- Kerber A.February 2014SVK vs GERThis matchHard6-3 7-6
- Kerber A.January 2014SydneyHard7-6 7-5
- Cibulkova D.August 2013TorontoHard6-7 6-2 7-5
- Cibulkova D.January 2013SydneyHard6-2 4-6 6-3
- Cibulkova D.January 2011Australian OpenHard6-2 6-7 6-4
Closing odds
Player context
Before the matchKerber A.Cibulkova D.1 894ELO1 9041 804Hard ELO1 8124–6Last 103–726Age24173 cmHeight161 cmLeftPlaysRight