Dominika Cibulkova vs Monica Niculescu — Wuhan Round of 64

Wuhan · WTA · Round of 64
SVK
Dominika Cibulkova
37 yrs · 161 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLLWWLLL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 24 September 2018
hard
ROU
Monica Niculescu
38 yrs · 168 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLWWWWW
Cibulkova D.
6-4 6-3
Niculescu M.
Cibulkova D.
662
Niculescu M.
430

Dominika Cibulkova defeated Monica Niculescu 6-4 6-3 in the Wuhan round of 64 on hard. The result followed the form book — Dominika Cibulkova came in leading the head-to-head 1–0, defending last year's round of 16. Dominika Cibulkova extended the head-to-head to 2–0.

Key context

Head to head

1–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2008-07-21Los AngelesR64hardDominika Cibulkova6-4 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Cibulkova D.serving64% hold

wins 56% of points on serve vs Niculescu M.

Niculescu M.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

Statistics

This season
Cibulkova D.Niculescu M.
1st serve in·Slight edge
66%
77%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
63%
57%
2nd serve points won·Even
48%
46%
Service points won·Even
58%
54%
Return points won·Slight edge
43%
48%
Break points saved·Slight edge
58%
53%
Aces / match·Even
1.1
0.6
Double faults / match·Dominant
3.9
1.6

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (59 vs 104). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Cibulkova D.Niculescu M.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
71
12
Break points saved·Dominant
78
14
Break points won·Even
87
84
Deciding sets·Dominant
72
28
Tiebreaks·Dominant
83
40

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

Conditions

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

Draw

Final
Sabalenka A.
Kontaveit A.
6-36-3
Semi-finals
Sabalenka A.
Barty A.[16]
7-626-4
Kontaveit A.
Wang Q.
6-22-1
Quarter-finals
Wang Q.
Puig M.
6-36-1
Kontaveit A.
Siniakova K.
6-46-4
Barty A.[16]
Pavlyuchenkova A.
6-25-76-4
Sabalenka A.
Cibulkova D.
7-56-3
R16
Puig M.
Wozniacki C.[2]
7-6107-5
Wang Q.
Saville D.
7-56-2
Pavlyuchenkova A.
Kvitova P.[5]
3-66-36-3
Barty A.[16]
Kerber A.[3]
7-56-1
Sabalenka A.
Kenin S.
6-36-3
Cibulkova D.
Kasatkina D.[13]
6-37-63
Kontaveit A.
Zhang S.
6-44-66-1
Siniakova K.
Muguruza G.[14]
7-637-61
R32
Kerber A.[3]
Keys M.
6-04-1
Barty A.[16]
Zheng S.
4-66-16-2
Wozniacki C.[2]
Peterson R.
6-46-1
Puig M.
Sasnovich A.
6-26-2
Saville D.
Strycova B.
6-27-63
Wang Q.
Pliskova K.[8]
6-13-66-3
Siniakova K.
Garcia C.[4]
3-67-657-64
Kvitova P.[5]
Krunic A.
6-36-4
Cibulkova D.
Halep S.[1]
6-07-5
Sabalenka A.
Svitolina E.[6]
6-42-66-1
Kenin S.
Goerges J.[11]
6-32-66-4
Kasatkina D.[13]
Wang X.
6-13-67-68
Pavlyuchenkova A.
Bertens K.[12]
6-46-2
Zhang S.
Hercog P.
6-27-5
Kontaveit A.
Vekic D.
6-26-4
Muguruza G.[14]
Golubic V.
6-06-1
R64
Pavlyuchenkova A.
Sevastova A.
6-26-3
Vekic D.
Vandeweghe C.
6-43-62-1
Peterson R.
Babos T.
6-706-44-1
Puig M.
Flipkens K.
7-55-76-3
Saville D.
Ostapenko J.[10]
6-26-4
Strycova B.
Cornet A.
6-36-2
Wang Q.
Sakkari M.
7-56-2
Siniakova K.
Mladenovic K.
7-646-2
Golubic V.
Sorribes Tormo S.
6-35-76-4
Muguruza G.[14]
Van Uytvanck A.
6-46-0
Zhang S.
Stosur S.
6-26-2
Bertens K.[12]
Bencic B.
6-34-66-2
Barty A.[16]
Konta J.
7-56-4
Zheng S.
Collins D.
2-66-46-2
Keys M.
Wang Y.
6-36-3
Sabalenka A.
Suarez Navarro C.
7-622-66-2
Kenin S.
Hsieh S.
6-16-1
Goerges J.[11]
Vondrousova M.
6-33-67-64
Kasatkina D.[13]
Tsurenko L.
6-47-5
Wang X.
Pera B.
6-46-3
Cibulkova D.
Niculescu M.
6-46-3
Sasnovich A.
Mertens E.[15]
7-657-63
Kontaveit A.
Stephens S.[9]
4-67-56-4
Krunic A.
Giorgi C.
6-44-66-4