Samantha Stosur vs Dominika Cibulkova — Sydney Round of 32

Sydney · WTA · Round of 32
AUS
Samantha Stosur
42 yrs · 172 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLLLLLLL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 7 January 2019
hard
SVK
Dominika Cibulkova
37 yrs · 161 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLLWWLLL
Stosur S.
3-6 6-3 6-4
Cibulkova D.
Stosur S.
3662
Cibulkova D.
6341

Samantha Stosur defeated Dominika Cibulkova 3-6 6-3 6-4 in the Sydney round of 32 on hard. The result followed the form book — Samantha Stosur came in leading the head-to-head 5–2, defending last year's round of 16. Samantha Stosur extended the head-to-head to 6–2.

Key context

Head to head

5–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2018-05-21StrasbourgQFclayDominika Cibulkova6-4 6-3
2017-02-13DohaQFhardDominika Cibulkova7-5 6-4
2014-05-26Roland GarrosR32claySamantha Stosur6-4 6-4
2014-05-05MadridR64claySamantha Stosur6-4 6-0
2012-09-24TokyoR16hardSamantha Stosur6-4 7-5
2012-05-28Roland GarrosQFclaySamantha Stosur6-4 6-1
2009-07-27StanfordR32hardSamantha Stosur6-4 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Stosur S.serving72% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Cibulkova D.

Cibulkova D.serving75% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Stosur S.

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
Stosur S.Cibulkova D.
1st serve in·Slight edge
61%
67%
1st serve points won·Even
64%
61%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
40%
46%
Service points won·Even
55%
56%
Return points won·Even
41%
41%
Break points saved·Even
56%
55%
Aces / match·Clear edge
3.9
1.0
Double faults / match·Clear edge
4.8
4.0

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (62 vs 12). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Stosur S.Cibulkova D.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
45
71
Break points saved·Slight edge
85
78
Break points won·Dominant
61
87
Deciding sets·Dominant
45
72
Tiebreaks·Dominant
47
83

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

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Kvitova P.[5]
Barty A.
1-67-57-63
Semi-finals
Barty A.
Bertens K.[7]
6-746-47-5
Kvitova P.[5]
Sasnovich A.
6-16-2
Quarter-finals
Kvitova P.[5]
Kerber A.[2]
6-46-1
Sasnovich A.
Bacsinszky T.
6-36-3
Bertens K.[7]
Putintseva Y.
6-26-2
Barty A.
Mertens E.[10]
6-36-3
R16
Bertens K.[7]
Muguruza G.
W/O
Kerber A.[2]
Giorgi C.
7-636-2
Mertens E.[10]
Kontaveit A.
6-36-1
Sasnovich A.
Hon P.
0-66-36-3
Barty A.
Halep S.[1]
6-46-4
Kvitova P.[5]
Hsieh S.
7-626-2
Putintseva Y.
Stephens S.[4]
3-67-646-0
Bacsinszky T.
Stosur S.
5-76-46-3
R32
Mertens E.[10]
Siniakova K.
7-642-66-2
Muguruza G.
Suarez Navarro C.
6-36-4
Sasnovich A.
Kasatkina D.[8]
6-16-4
Hsieh S.
Collins D.
7-646-3
Hon P.
Maria T.
6-37-64
Bertens K.[7]
Pera B.
7-56-4
Barty A.
Ostapenko J.
6-36-3
Bacsinszky T.
Sevastova A.[9]
6-736-46-4
Kvitova P.[5]
Sabalenka A.
6-17-5
Giorgi C.
Tomljanovic A.
6-36-3
Kontaveit A.
Puig M.
2-67-56-1
Stephens S.[4]
Alexandrova E.
0-67-637-63
Stosur S.
Cibulkova D.
3-66-36-4
Putintseva Y.
Saville D.
6-17-64