Dominika Cibulkova vs Shuai ZhangBrisbane Round of 16

Brisbane · WTA · Round of 16
37 yrs · 161 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLLWWLLL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 2 January 2017
hard
#54WTA
1718ELO
1695Hard ELO
37 yrs · 177 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLWWLWWL
Cibulkova D.
2-6 6-4 6-4
Zhang S.
Cibulkova D.
2662
Zhang S.
6441

Dominika Cibulkova defeated Shuai Zhang 2-6 6-4 6-4 in the Brisbane round of 16 on hard. The result followed the form book — Dominika Cibulkova came in leading the head-to-head 4–1, defending last year's round of 16. Dominika Cibulkova extended the head-to-head to 5–1.

Key context

Head to head

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DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2019-01-14Australian OpenR128hardShuai Zhang6-2 4-6 6-2
2014-02-24AcapulcoSFhardDominika Cibulkova4-2 RET
2011-10-03BeijingR64hardDominika Cibulkova6-0 6-2
2011-08-29US OpenR128hardDominika Cibulkova6-3 6-4
2010-02-06Fed Cup WG2 R1: SVK vs CHNRRhardDominika Cibulkova6-4 6-1

Serve vs return

This season
Cibulkova D.serving75% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Zhang S.

Zhang S.serving73% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Cibulkova D.

Even 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

Serve & return on hard

Cibulkova D.Zhang S.
Serve
17
Return
58

Per-surface Serve / Return Rating (0–100, percentile within the hard field, opponent-adjusted over 52 weeks). About

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Even
66%
66%
1st serve points won·Even
62%
64%
2nd serve points won·Even
48%
47%
Service points won·Even
57%
58%
Return points won·Even
44%
42%
Break points saved·Slight edge
57%
52%
Aces / match·Slight edge
1.0
2.3
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.5
2.2

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (107 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
71
62
Break points saved·Clear edge
78
55
Break points won·Even
87
83
Deciding sets·Slight edge
72
78
Tiebreaks·Even
83
82

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

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·
96

Zhang S.: 12 days rest · 2 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Weather
32°CDrizzle
Wind 16 km/hHumidity 56%