QF Australian Open 2015

Serena Williams #1 def. Dominika Cibulkova #10

6-2 6-2

Serena Williams defeated Dominika Cibulkova 6-2 6-2 in the 2015 Australian Open quarterfinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatSerena WilliamsDominika Cibulkova
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
151
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
33
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
52.2%50.0%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
83.3%52.0%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
59.1%48.0%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
100.0%42.9%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
71.7%50.0%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
57.1%0.0%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
50.0%28.3%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
60.4%39.6%
Match Serve+This match’s service points won percentage minus the tour’s season average, in percentage points. Zero is average; +5 means five points above average. Match-weighted available stats; no opponent adjustment.
+13.5-8.3
Match Return+This match’s return points won percentage minus the tour’s season average, in percentage points. Zero is average; +5 means five points above average. Match-weighted available stats; no opponent adjustment.
+8.3-13.4

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the WTA 2015 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldSerena WilliamsDominika Cibulkova
Country USA SVK
Birth dateSep 26, 1981May 6, 1989
Age3325
Height175 cm161 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)110
Ranking points (entering)8,0163,007
Elo (entering)2,2801,766
Current career W-L837–172368–265
Current career earnings$94,966,162$13,725,520
Pre-match H2H

Path

Serena Williams's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Garbiñe Muguruza #242-6 6-3 6-2WH2HMatch dataJan 27, 2015R16
Elina Svitolina #264-6 6-2 6-0WH2HMatch dataJan 24, 2015R32
Vera Zvonareva #2037-5 6-0WH2HMatch dataJan 22, 2015R64
Alison Van Uytvanck #1066-0 6-4WH2HMatch dataJan 21, 2015R128

Serena Williams's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Madison Keys #357-6(5) 6-2WH2HMatch dataJan 30, 2015SF

Dominika Cibulkova's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Victoria Azarenka #446-2 3-6 6-3WH2HMatch dataJan 27, 2015R16
Alizé Cornet #197-5 6-2WH2HMatch dataJan 24, 2015R32
Tsvetana Pironkova #526-2 6-0WH2HMatch dataJan 22, 2015R64
Kirsten Flipkens #513-6 6-3 6-1WH2HMatch dataJan 21, 2015R128