Aryna Sabalenka vs Dominika CibulkovaWuhan Quarter-final

Wuhan · WTA · Quarter-final
#1WTA
2220ELO
2201Hard ELO
$4.7MYTD
$50MCAREER
28 yrs · 182 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 24 September 2018
hard
37 yrs · 161 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Sabalenka A.
7-5 6-3
Cibulkova D.
Sabalenka A.
762
Cibulkova D.
530

Aryna Sabalenka defeated Dominika Cibulkova 7-5 6-3 in the Wuhan quarter-final on hard. The result followed the form book — Aryna Sabalenka came in leading the head-to-head 1–0. Aryna Sabalenka extended the head-to-head to 2–0.

Key context

Head to head

10
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2019-05-27Roland GarrosR128clayAryna Sabalenka7-5 6-1

Serve vs return

This season
Sabalenka A.serving84% hold

wins 66% of points on serve vs Cibulkova D.

Cibulkova D.serving71% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Sabalenka A.

Serve advantage — Sabalenka A.

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

Sabalenka A.Cibulkova D.
96
Serve
39
Return

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
63%
66%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
70%
63%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
48%
Service points won·Slight edge
63%
58%
Return points won·Even
45%
43%
Break points saved·Slight edge
63%
58%
Aces / match·Dominant
4.6
1.1
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.9
3.9

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Dominant
98
71
Break points saved·Clear edge
98
78
Break points won·Clear edge
100
87
Deciding sets·Dominant
97
72
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
100
84

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

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·
88

Sabalenka A.: 7 days rest · 1 match, 21 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

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

Draw