Dominika Cibulkova vs Sorana CirsteaSt. Petersburg Round of 32

St. Petersburg · WTA · Round of 32
37 yrs · 161 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLLWWLLL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 29 January 2018
hard
#17WTA
1957ELO
1914Hard ELO
$1.5MYTD
$12MCAREER
36 yrs · 176 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWLWWWW
Cibulkova D.
7-5 6-2
Cirstea S.
Cibulkova D.
762
Cirstea S.
520

Dominika Cibulkova defeated Sorana Cirstea 7-5 6-2 in the St. Petersburg round of 32 on hard. The result followed the form book — Dominika Cibulkova came in leading the head-to-head 4–1, defending last year's semi-final. Dominika Cibulkova extended the head-to-head to 5–1.

Key context

Head to head

41
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2016-05-02MadridQFclayDominika Cibulkova4-6 6-3 6-3
2013-07-22StanfordSFhardDominika Cibulkova6-4 6-0
2012-07-09StanfordQFhardSorana Cirstea6-7(5) 6-2 6-0
2012-04-09BarcelonaSFclayDominika Cibulkova6-1 6-1
2009-02-16DubaiR64hardDominika Cibulkova6-4 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Cibulkova D.serving73% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Cirstea S.

Cirstea S.serving77% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Cibulkova D.

Serve advantage — Cirstea S.

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.Cirstea S.
Serve
67
Return
70

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

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Slight edge
66%
61%
1st serve points won·Even
63%
65%
2nd serve points won·Even
48%
48%
Service points won·Even
58%
59%
Return points won·Even
43%
44%
Break points saved·Even
58%
56%
Aces / match·Clear edge
1.1
3.2
Double faults / match·Dominant
3.9
2.3

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (59 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
71
85
Break points saved·Slight edge
78
86
Break points won·Slight edge
87
92
Deciding sets·Clear edge
72
85
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
83
96

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

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·
90

Cirstea S.: 9 days rest · 3 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
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