Lucie Safarova vs Dominika Cibulkova — New Haven Quarter-final
New Haven · WTA · Quarter-final
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 24 August 2015 ·
hard
Safarova L.6-7 6-4 7-5
Cibulkova D.
Safarova L.
6672
Cibulkova D.
7451
Lucie Safarova defeated Dominika Cibulkova 6-7 6-4 7-5 in the New Haven quarter-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Dominika Cibulkova came in leading the head-to-head 5–4, defending last year's round of 32. Lucie Safarova narrowed the head-to-head to 5–5.
Key context
- Match story: Lucie Safarova dropped the opening set before beating Dominika Cibulkova 6–7 6–4 7–5.
Head to head
4–5| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-08-07 | Toronto | R32 | hard | Lucie Safarova | 6-2 6-4 |
| 2017-06-19 | Birmingham | R32 | grass | Lucie Safarova | 5-7 7-6 7-5 |
| 2017-03-20 | Miami | R16 | hard | Lucie Safarova | 7-6 6-1 |
| 2016-09-19 | Tokyo | R32 | hard | Dominika Cibulkova | 4-6 6-1 7-5 |
| 2015-06-22 | Eastbourne | R32 | grass | Dominika Cibulkova | 7-6 6-4 |
| 2014-06-23 | Wimbledon | R32 | grass | Lucie Safarova | 6-4 6-2 |
| 2011-10-10 | Linz | SF | hard | Dominika Cibulkova | 6-1 6-4 |
| 2010-06-21 | Wimbledon | R128 | grass | Dominika Cibulkova | 7-6 6-4 |
| 2008-02-18 | Doha | R64 | hard | Dominika Cibulkova | 6-4 6-3 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
63%
66%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
70%
62%
2nd serve points won·Even
49%
48%
Service points won·Slight edge
62%
57%
Return points won·Even
41%
45%
Break points saved·Even
60%
57%
Aces / match·Dominant
5.2
0.9
Double faults / match·Slight edge
3.8
3.4
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (161 vs 199). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Slight edge
66
77
Break points saved·Dominant
82
56
Break points won·Clear edge
75
96
Deciding sets·Clear edge
63
83
Tiebreaks·Dominant
57
87
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Conditions
Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast