Dominika Cibulkova vs Daria KasatkinaWuhan Round of 16

Wuhan · WTA · Round of 16
37 yrs · 161 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLLWWLLL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 24 September 2018
hard
#65WTA
1795ELO
1757Hard ELO
29 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLLLLWWL
Cibulkova D.
6-3 7-6
Kasatkina D.
Cibulkova D.
6772
Kasatkina D.
3630

Dominika Cibulkova defeated Daria Kasatkina 6-3 7-6 in the Wuhan round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Daria Kasatkina came in leading the head-to-head 1–0, defending last year's round of 16. Dominika Cibulkova claimed a first win over Daria Kasatkina in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

Head to head

01
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2016-02-08St. PetersburgQFhardDaria Kasatkina4-6 7-5 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Cibulkova D.serving64% hold

wins 56% of points on serve vs Kasatkina D.

Kasatkina D.serving66% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Cibulkova D.

Baseline battle — serve is shaky, expect plenty of breaks

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.Kasatkina D.
Serve
0
Return
95

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%
70%
1st serve points won·Even
63%
60%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
48%
41%
Service points won·Even
58%
54%
Return points won·Slight edge
43%
48%
Break points saved·Even
58%
54%
Aces / match·Even
1.1
1.4
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.9
4.7

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
71
78
Break points saved·Even
78
80
Break points won·Clear edge
87
100
Deciding sets·Clear edge
72
93
Tiebreaks·Dominant
83
47

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

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·
89

Kasatkina D.: 8 days rest · 3 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast
Weather
29°CPartly cloudy
Wind 9 km/hHumidity 35%

Draw