Serena Williams vs Dominika Cibulkova — Australian Open Quarter-final

Australian Open · WTA · Quarter-final
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Serena Williams
44 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLLWLLLW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 19 January 2015
hard
SVK11
Dominika Cibulkova
37 yrs · 161 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLLWWLLL
Williams S.
6-2 6-2
Cibulkova D.
Williams S.
662
Cibulkova D.
220

Serena Williams defeated Dominika Cibulkova 6-2 6-2 in the Australian Open quarter-final on hard. The result followed the form book — Serena Williams came in leading the head-to-head 4–0, defending last year's round of 16. Serena Williams extended the head-to-head to 5–0.

Key context

Head to head

4–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2013-12-30BrisbaneQFhardSerena Williams6-3 6-3
2013-05-13RomeR16claySerena Williams6-0 6-1
2013-03-18MiamiR16hardSerena Williams2-6 6-4 6-2
2010-06-21WimbledonR32grassSerena Williams6-0 7-5

Serve vs return

This season
Williams S.serving82% hold

wins 65% of points on serve vs Cibulkova D.

Cibulkova D.serving69% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Williams S.

Serve advantage — Williams S.

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
Williams S.Cibulkova D.
1st serve in·Slight edge
60%
67%
1st serve points won·Clear edge
75%
62%
2nd serve points won·Even
49%
48%
Service points won·Slight edge
64%
57%
Return points won·Even
45%
45%
Break points saved·Slight edge
61%
56%
Aces / match·Dominant
7.7
1.0
Double faults / match·Even
3.2
3.5

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Williams S.Cibulkova D.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
95
71
Break points saved·Clear edge
94
78
Break points won·Slight edge
96
87
Deciding sets·Dominant
98
72
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
95
83

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

Final
Williams S.[1]
Sharapova M.[2]
6-37-65
Semi-finals
Sharapova M.[2]
Makarova K.[10]
6-36-2
Williams S.[1]
Keys M.
7-656-2
Quarter-finals
Keys M.
Williams V.[18]
6-34-66-4
Sharapova M.[2]
Bouchard E.[7]
6-36-2
Makarova K.[10]
Halep S.[3]
6-46-0
Williams S.[1]
Cibulkova D.[11]
6-26-2
R16
Keys M.
Brengle M.
6-26-4
Williams S.[1]
Muguruza G.[24]
2-66-36-2
Cibulkova D.[11]
Azarenka V.
6-23-66-3
Williams V.[18]
Radwanska A.[6]
6-32-66-1
Makarova K.[10]
Goerges J.
6-36-2
Halep S.[3]
Wickmayer Y.
6-46-2
Bouchard E.[7]
Begu I.
6-15-76-2
Sharapova M.[2]
Peng S.[21]
6-36-0
R32
Williams S.[1]
Svitolina E.[26]
4-66-26-0
Muguruza G.[24]
Bacsinszky T.
6-34-66-0
Azarenka V.
Strycova B.[25]
6-46-4
Williams V.[18]
Giorgi C.
4-67-636-1
Goerges J.
Hradecka L.
7-667-5
Makarova K.[10]
Pliskova K.[22]
6-46-4
Halep S.[3]
Mattek Sands B.
6-47-5
Radwanska A.[6]
Lepchenko V.[30]
6-07-5
Bouchard E.[7]
Garcia C.
7-56-0
Begu I.
Witthoeft C.
6-46-4
Wickmayer Y.
Errani S.[14]
4-66-46-3
Cibulkova D.[11]
Cornet A.[19]
7-56-2
Peng S.[21]
Shvedova Y.
7-676-3
Sharapova M.[2]
Diyas Z.[31]
6-16-1
Keys M.
Kvitova P.[4]
6-47-5
Brengle M.
Vandeweghe C.
6-36-2
R64
Muguruza G.[24]
Hantuchova D.
6-11-66-0
Svitolina E.[26]
Gibbs N.
7-637-66
Shvedova Y.
Puig M.
6-27-66
Radwanska A.[6]
Larsson J.
6-06-1
Mattek Sands B.
Mladenovic K.
7-637-66
Williams S.[1]
Zvonareva V.
7-56-0
Bacsinszky T.
Tatishvili A.
6-756-36-2
Strycova B.[25]
Chang K.
6-17-5
Azarenka V.
Wozniacki C.[8]
6-46-2
Keys M.
Dellacqua C.[29]
2-66-16-1
Vandeweghe C.
Stosur S.[20]
6-46-4
Giorgi C.
Smitkova T.
6-16-4
Lepchenko V.[30]
Tomljanovic A.
6-17-61
Goerges J.
Koukalova K.
6-34-66-2
Pliskova K.[22]
Dodin O.
7-55-76-4
Makarova K.[10]
Vinci R.
6-26-4
Wickmayer Y.
Arruabarrena L.
6-44-66-4
Bouchard E.[7]
Bertens K.
6-06-3
Witthoeft C.
Mchale C.
6-36-0
Kvitova P.[4]
Barthel M.
6-26-4
Diyas Z.[31]
Schmiedlova A.
3-66-28-6
Hradecka L.
Hercog P.
4-66-36-2
Halep S.[3]
Gajdosova J.
6-26-2
Cornet A.[19]
Allertova D.
6-46-726-2
Garcia C.
Voegele S.
6-36-4
Peng S.[21]
Rybarikova M.
6-16-1
Brengle M.
Falconi I.
6-16-3
Sharapova M.[2]
Panova A.
6-14-67-5
Williams V.[18]
Davis L.
6-26-3
Cibulkova D.[11]
Pironkova T.
6-26-0
Errani S.[14]
Soler Espinosa S.
7-636-3
Begu I.
Siniakova K.
7-56-4
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