Dominika Cibulkova vs Victoria AzarenkaAustralian Open Round of 16

Australian Open · WTA · Round of 16
37 yrs · 161 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLLWWLLL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 19 January 2015
hard
#449WTA
1875ELO
1839Hard ELO
36 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWWLWLW
Cibulkova D.
6-2 3-6 6-3
Azarenka V.
Cibulkova D.
6362
Azarenka V.
2631

Dominika Cibulkova defeated Victoria Azarenka 6-2 3-6 6-3 in the Australian Open round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Victoria Azarenka came in leading the head-to-head 8–2, defending last year's quarter-final. Dominika Cibulkova narrowed the head-to-head to 8–3.

Key context

Head to head

28
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2019-03-18MiamiR128hardVictoria Azarenka6-2 3-6 6-4
2012-05-28Roland GarrosR16clayDominika Cibulkova6-2 7-6(4)
2012-03-19MiamiR16hardVictoria Azarenka1-6 7-6(7) 7-5
2011-03-21MiamiR32hardVictoria Azarenka3-6 6-3 6-4
2010-01-11SydneyQFhardVictoria Azarenka2-6 6-2 7-5
2008-04-07Amelia IslandR32clayDominika Cibulkova7-5 4-6 6-2
2007-12-31Gold CoastQFhardVictoria Azarenka6-1 3-6 6-3
2007-08-27US OpenR64hardVictoria Azarenka6-2 6-2
2007-05-07PragueQFclayVictoria Azarenka6-1 6-1
2006-10-02TashkentR16hardVictoria Azarenka6-4 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Cibulkova D.serving67% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Azarenka V.

Azarenka V.serving71% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Cibulkova D.

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·Even
67%
63%
1st serve points won·Even
62%
66%
2nd serve points won·Even
48%
44%
Service points won·Even
57%
58%
Return points won·Even
45%
46%
Break points saved·Even
56%
57%
Aces / match·Clear edge
1.0
2.8
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.5
4.4

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (199 vs 195). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
71
91
Break points saved·Clear edge
78
94
Break points won·Clear edge
87
99
Deciding sets·Clear edge
72
96
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
83
77

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast
Weather
19°COvercast
Wind 14 km/hHumidity 45%

Draw

R128
Davis L.
Krunic A.
6-17-5
Williams S.[1]
Van Uytvanck A.
6-06-4
Zvonareva V.
Jabeur O.
6-26-3
Gibbs N.
Rogowska O.
6-46-1
Svitolina E.[26]
Putintseva Y.
6-37-5
Bacsinszky T.
Jankovic J.[15]
6-16-4
Cibulkova D.[11]
Flipkens K.
3-66-36-1
Allertova D.
Oprandi R.
6-06-2
Chang K.
Zheng J.
6-16-2
Azarenka V.
Stephens S.
6-36-2
Kvitova P.[4]
Hogenkamp R.
6-16-4
Barthel M.
Vekic D.
3-66-46-2
Keys M.
Tsurenko L.
6-37-5
Vandeweghe C.
Schiavone F.
6-26-2
Falconi I.
Kanepi K.
2-66-47-5
Brengle M.
Petkovic A.[13]
5-77-646-3
Smitkova T.
Lucic M.
6-16-1
Lepchenko V.[30]
Diatchenko V.
6-36-3
Tomljanovic A.
Rogers S.
4-66-46-0
Larsson J.
Kudryavtseva A.
6-46-3
Radwanska A.[6]
Nara K.
6-36-0
Pliskova K.[22]
Rodina E.
7-56-1
Dodin O.
Riske Amritraj A.
7-653-66-3
Errani S.[14]
Min G.
6-16-0
Soler Espinosa S.
Beck A.
7-56-4
Arruabarrena L.
Voracova R.
6-16-2
Mladenovic K.
Lisicki S.[28]
4-66-46-2
Gajdosova J.
Dulgheru A.
6-36-4
Mchale C.
Foretz Gacon S.
6-41-612-10
Shvedova Y.
Safarova L.[16]
6-42-68-6
Puig M.
Rodionova A.
6-06-3
Rybarikova M.
Konjuh A.
6-46-4
Peng S.[21]
Maria T.
6-47-5
Schmiedlova A.
Scheepers C.
6-44-66-2
Hradecka L.
Ivanovic A.[5]
1-66-36-2
Voegele S.
Parmentier P.
6-13-66-2
Strycova B.[25]
Babos T.
6-46-4
Pironkova T.
Watson H.
6-46-0
Witthoeft C.
Suarez Navarro C.[17]
6-36-1
Begu I.
Kerber A.[9]
6-40-66-1
Makarova K.[10]
Mestach A.
6-26-2
Dellacqua C.[29]
Meusburger Y.
6-46-0
Muguruza G.[24]
Erakovic M.
7-56-0
Giorgi C.
Pennetta F.[12]
4-66-26-3
Wozniacki C.[8]
Townsend T.
7-616-2
Stosur S.[20]
Niculescu M.
6-46-1
Sharapova M.[2]
Martic P.
6-46-1
Bertens K.
Saville D.
7-685-76-2
Hercog P.
Wang Q.
3-66-36-2
Cornet A.[19]
Zhang S.
6-36-2
Diyas Z.[31]
Radwanska U.
3-66-46-2
Halep S.[3]
Knapp K.
6-36-2
Williams V.[18]
Torro Flor M.
6-26-2
Tatishvili A.
Date Krumm K.
7-56-4
Koukalova K.
Hunter S.
7-56-4
Hantuchova D.
Zheng S.
6-46-4
Wickmayer Y.
Pavlyuchenkova A.[23]
4-66-36-3
Panova A.
Cirstea S.
7-56-0
Vinci R.
Jovanovski B.
7-56-1
Mattek Sands B.
Duan Y.
6-43-66-3
Bouchard E.[7]
Friedsam A.
6-26-4
Siniakova K.
Vesnina E.
6-27-5
Garcia C.
Kuznetsova S.[27]
6-46-2
Goerges J.
Bencic B.[32]
6-26-1