Nadia Petrova vs Dominika Cibulkova — Dubai Round of 32
Dubai · WTA · Round of 32
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 18 February 2013 ·
hard
Petrova N.5-7 6-3 6-2
Cibulkova D.
Petrova N.
5662
Cibulkova D.
7321
Nadia Petrova defeated Dominika Cibulkova 5-7 6-3 6-2 in the Dubai round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Dominika Cibulkova came in leading the head-to-head 3–1, defending last year's round of 32. Nadia Petrova narrowed the head-to-head to 3–2.
Key context
- Match story: Nadia Petrova dropped the opening set before beating Dominika Cibulkova 5–7 6–3 6–2.
Head to head
1–3| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-07-16 | San Diego | SF | hard | Dominika Cibulkova | 7-6 6-1 |
| 2012-06-18 | 's Hertogenbosch | QF | grass | Nadia Petrova | 6-2 6-0 |
| 2008-07-28 | Montreal | R16 | hard | Dominika Cibulkova | 7-6 6-2 |
| 2008-07-14 | Stanford | R32 | hard | Dominika Cibulkova | 6-4 3-6 6-3 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Slight edge
57%
66%
1st serve points won·Even
66%
62%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
43%
48%
Service points won·Even
56%
57%
Return points won·Even
44%
45%
Break points saved·Slight edge
52%
57%
Aces / match·Dominant
5.9
1.0
Double faults / match·Even
3.5
3.4
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (31 vs 199). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Slight edge
68
77
Break points saved·Slight edge
64
56
Break points won·Slight edge
85
96
Deciding sets·Even
80
83
Tiebreaks·Dominant
54
87
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Conditions
Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
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