Kaia Kanepi vs Dominika CibulkovaAustralian Open Round of 128

Australian Open · WTA · Round of 128
41 yrs · 181 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 15 January 2018
hard
37 yrs · 161 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Kanepi K.
6-2 6-2
Cibulkova D.
Kanepi K.
662
Cibulkova D.
220

Kaia Kanepi defeated Dominika Cibulkova 6-2 6-2 in the Australian Open round of 128 on hard. The result followed the form book — Kaia Kanepi came in leading the head-to-head 3–1. Kaia Kanepi extended the head-to-head to 4–1.

Key context

Head to head

31
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2013-05-20BrusselsR32clayKaia Kanepi6-4 7-6(6)
2011-10-17MoscowFhardDominika Cibulkova3-6 7-6(1) 7-5
2011-02-07ParisQFcarpetKaia Kanepi6-2 2-6 6-2
2008-01-07SydneyR32hardKaia Kanepi3-6 6-1 7-6(6)

Serve vs return

This season
Kanepi K.serving75% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Cibulkova D.

Cibulkova D.serving75% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Kanepi K.

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

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Slight edge
57%
66%
1st serve points won·Even
67%
63%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
48%
Service points won·Even
58%
58%
Return points won·Even
43%
43%
Break points saved·Even
54%
58%
Aces / match·Clear edge
3.6
1.1
Double faults / match·Even
4.0
3.9

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (174 vs 59). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Dominant
39
71
Break points saved·Slight edge
69
78
Break points won·Clear edge
70
87
Deciding sets·Clear edge
57
72
Tiebreaks·Dominant
15
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
20°CDrizzle
Wind 27 km/hHumidity 71%

Draw

R128
Halep S.[1]
Aiava D.
7-656-1
Bouchard E.
Dodin O.
6-37-65
Davis L.
Cepelova J.
6-746-36-1
Petkovic A.
Kvitova P.[27]
6-34-610-8
Giorgi C.
Kalinskaya A.
6-46-3
Pera B.
Blinkova A.
6-26-2
Arruabarrena L.
Hogenkamp R.
6-16-2
Safarova L.[29]
Tomljanovic A.
7-56-3
Cirstea S.
Diyas Z.
5-76-46-3
Haddad Maia B.
Cabrera L.
7-636-4
Hsieh S.
Zhu L.
0-66-08-6
Tsurenko L.
Vikhlyantseva N.
3-66-36-4
Radwanska A.[26]
Pliskova K.
2-66-36-2
Kerber A.[21]
Friedsam A.
6-06-4
Vekic D.
Hibino N.
7-56-3
Sharapova M.
Maria T.
6-16-4
Sevastova A.[14]
Lepchenko V.
3-66-36-2
Bogdan A.
Mladenovic K.[11]
6-36-2
Keys M.[17]
Wang Q.
6-17-5
Vondrousova M.
Nara K.
7-56-4
Garcia C.[8]
Witthoeft C.
7-56-3
Bencic B.
Williams V.[5]
6-37-5
Kumkhum L.
Larsson J.
6-37-5
Begu I.
Makarova K.[31]
3-66-48-6
Saville D.[23]
Falconi I.
6-16-1
Mertens E.
Hruncakova V.
6-26-1
Allertova D.
Parmentier P.
6-36-0
Linette M.
Brady J.
2-66-46-3
Kasatkina D.[22]
Schmiedlova A.
6-06-3
Kostyuk M.
Peng S.[25]
6-26-2
Rogowska O.
Fourlis J.
6-36-736-2
Ostapenko J.[7]
Schiavone F.
6-16-4
Duan Y.
Duque Marino M.
6-06-1
Barthel M.
Niculescu M.
6-47-5
Kontaveit A.[32]
Krunic A.
6-47-5
Kanepi K.
Cibulkova D.[24]
6-26-2
Puig M.
Stosur S.
4-67-666-4
Suarez Navarro C.
Frech M.
7-56-3
Babos T.
Vandeweghe C.[10]
7-646-2
Pavlyuchenkova A.[15]
Baindl K.
3-66-46-3
Bondarenko K.
Golubic V.
7-634-66-2
Rybarikova M.[19]
Townsend T.
6-07-5
Bertens K.[30]
Bellis C.
6-756-46-2
Gibbs N.
Tomova V.
6-16-1
Wozniacki C.[2]
Buzarnescu M.
6-26-3
Sasnovich A.
Mchale C.
6-36-2
Flipkens K.
Riske Amritraj A.
2-67-666-3
Fett J.
Eguchi M.
6-36-2
Pliskova K.[6]
Cepede Royg V.
6-36-4
Osaka N.
Kucova K.
7-56-2
Svitolina E.[4]
Jorovic I.
6-36-2
Martic P.
Van Uytvanck A.
7-656-3
Strycova B.[20]
Ahn K.
6-17-5
Vesnina E.[16]
Jabeur O.
6-36-4
Muguruza G.[3]
Ponchet J.
6-46-3
Cornet A.
Wang X.
6-46-2
Zhang S.
Stephens S.[13]
2-67-626-2
Siniakova K.
Sakkari M.
6-26-756-4
Barty A.[18]
Sabalenka A.
6-726-46-4
Konta J.[9]
Brengle M.
6-36-1
Putintseva Y.
Watson H.
7-57-66
Alexandrova E.
Hercog P.
7-626-4
Lucic M.[28]
Rogers S.
7-665-76-2
Goerges J.[12]
Kenin S.
6-46-4