Dominika Cibulkova vs Sloane Stephens — Beijing Round of 16
Beijing · WTA · Round of 16
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 1 October 2018 ·
hard
USA9#240WTA
1683ELO
1630Hard ELO
33 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLWWLWL
Cibulkova D.4-6 6-2 6-3
Stephens S.
Cibulkova D.
4662
Stephens S.
6231
Dominika Cibulkova defeated Sloane Stephens 4-6 6-2 6-3 in the Beijing round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Sloane Stephens came in leading the head-to-head 3–1, defending last year's round of 64. Dominika Cibulkova narrowed the head-to-head to 3–2.
Key context
- Match story: Dominika Cibulkova dropped the opening set before beating Sloane Stephens 4–6 6–2 6–3.
Head to head
1–3| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-08-28 | US Open | R64 | hard | Sloane Stephens | 6-2 5-7 6-3 |
| 2016-02-22 | Acapulco | F | hard | Sloane Stephens | 6-4 4-6 7-6 |
| 2015-08-10 | Toronto | R64 | hard | Dominika Cibulkova | 6-3 6-4 |
| 2012-12-31 | Brisbane | R32 | hard | Sloane Stephens | 6-2 6-3 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
66%
70%
1st serve points won·Even
63%
60%
2nd serve points won·Even
48%
47%
Service points won·Even
58%
56%
Return points won·Even
43%
44%
Break points saved·Even
57%
54%
Aces / match·Even
1.1
1.1
Double faults / match·Dominant
3.9
2.0
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (59 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Clear edge
77
59
Break points saved·Dominant
56
26
Break points won·Slight edge
96
90
Deciding sets·Even
83
79
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
87
77
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Freshness
Recent loadFreshness·
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70
Stephens S.: 2 days rest · 4 matches, 81 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About
Conditions
Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast