Lucie Safarova vs Dominika Cibulkova — New Haven Quarter-final
New Haven · WTA · Quarter-final
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 24 August 2015
hard
Safarova L.6-7 6-4 7-5
Cibulkova D.
Safarova L.
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Cibulkova D.
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Lucie Safarova defeated Dominika Cibulkova 6-7 6-4 7-5 in the New Haven quarter-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Dominika Cibulkova came in leading the head-to-head 5–4, defending last year's round of 32. Lucie Safarova narrowed the head-to-head to 5–5.
Key context
- Match story: Lucie Safarova dropped the opening set before beating Dominika Cibulkova 6–7 6–4 7–5.
Head to head
4–5| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-08-07 | Toronto | R32 | hard | Lucie Safarova | 6-2 6-4 |
| 2017-06-19 | Birmingham | R32 | grass | Lucie Safarova | 5-7 7-6(7) 7-5 |
| 2017-03-20 | Miami | R16 | hard | Lucie Safarova | 7-6(5) 6-1 |
| 2016-09-19 | Tokyo | R32 | hard | Dominika Cibulkova | 4-6 6-1 7-5 |
| 2015-06-22 | Eastbourne | R32 | grass | Dominika Cibulkova | 7-6(7) 6-4 |
| 2014-06-23 | Wimbledon | R32 | grass | Lucie Safarova | 6-4 6-2 |
| 2011-10-10 | Linz | SF | hard | Dominika Cibulkova | 6-1 6-4 |
| 2010-06-21 | Wimbledon | R128 | grass | Dominika Cibulkova | 7-6(5) 6-4 |
| 2008-02-18 | Doha | R64 | hard | Dominika Cibulkova | 6-4 6-3 |
Serve vs return
This seasonEven serve battle
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·Even
63%
67%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
70%
62%
2nd serve points won·Even
49%
48%
Service points won·Slight edge
62%
57%
Return points won·Even
41%
45%
Break points saved·Even
60%
56%
Aces / match·Dominant
5.2
0.9
Double faults / match·Slight edge
3.8
3.4
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (156 vs 199). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Dominant
44
71
Break points saved·Slight edge
89
78
Break points won·Dominant
50
87
Deciding sets·Dominant
47
72
Tiebreaks·Dominant
50
84
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Conditions
Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast
Draw
Quarter-finals
Tsurenko L.
Pliskova K.[5]
6-26-2
Safarova L.[4]
Cibulkova D.
6-746-47-5
Wozniacki C.[3]
Garcia C.
6-36-0
Kvitova P.[2]
Radwanska A.[7]
7-56-4
R16
Tsurenko L.
Strycova B.
6-36-0
Safarova L.[4]
Begu I.
6-36-4
Cibulkova D.
Mladenovic K.
2-67-617-5
Radwanska A.[7]
Cornet A.
6-46-2
Kvitova P.[2]
Keys M.
4-66-16-2
Wozniacki C.[3]
Vinci R.
6-46-767-67
Pliskova K.[5]
Savchuk O.
6-46-1
Garcia C.
Rybarikova M.
7-656-4
R32
Savchuk O.
Govortsova O.
4-66-34-0
Keys M.
Svitolina E.
7-644-2
Safarova L.[4]
Saville D.
6-36-4
Begu I.
Diyas Z.
7-55-76-2
Cibulkova D.
Pironkova T.
7-666-756-3
Garcia C.
Bacsinszky T.[6]
6-36-1
Rybarikova M.
Pennetta F.
6-726-36-1
Wozniacki C.[3]
Riske Amritraj A.
6-06-2
Cornet A.
Putintseva Y.
2-66-06-2
Mladenovic K.
Errani S.[8]
6-24-66-4
Pliskova K.[5]
Hercog P.
2-67-656-2
Radwanska A.[7]
Vandeweghe C.
6-06-2
Vinci R.
Bouchard E.
6-16-0
Strycova B.
Giorgi C.
6-27-5