Lucie Safarova vs Dominika Cibulkova — Birmingham Round of 32
Birmingham · WTA · Round of 32
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 19 June 2017 ·
grass
Safarova L.5-7 7-6 7-5
Cibulkova D.
Safarova L.
5772
Cibulkova D.
7651
Lucie Safarova defeated Dominika Cibulkova 5-7 7-6 7-5 in the Birmingham round of 32 on grass. The upset overturned the form book — Dominika Cibulkova came in leading the head-to-head 5–4. Lucie Safarova narrowed the head-to-head to 5–5.
Key context
- Match story: Lucie Safarova dropped the opening set before beating Dominika Cibulkova 5–7 7–6 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 |
| 2017-03-20 | Miami | R16 | hard | Lucie Safarova | 7-6 6-1 |
| 2016-09-19 | Tokyo | R32 | hard | Dominika Cibulkova | 4-6 6-1 7-5 |
| 2015-08-24 | New Haven | QF | hard | Lucie Safarova | 6-7 6-4 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
48%
48%
Service points won·Slight edge
62%
57%
Return points won·Even
42%
44%
Break points saved·Even
62%
58%
Aces / match·Dominant
5.2
0.9
Double faults / match·Even
3.8
3.5
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (81 vs 108). 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
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast