R128 Australian Open 2019

Shuai Zhang #42 def. Dominika Cibulkova #25

6-2 4-6 6-2

Shuai Zhang defeated Dominika Cibulkova 6-2 4-6 6-2 in the 2019 Australian Open first round on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatShuai ZhangDominika Cibulkova
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
41
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
37
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
58.1%66.2%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
81.4%52.8%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
54.8%51.9%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
60.0%37.5%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
70.3%52.5%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
62.5%40.0%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
47.5%29.7%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
58.4%41.6%
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.
+13.5-4.3
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.
+4.3-13.5

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the WTA 2019 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldShuai ZhangDominika Cibulkova
Country CHN SVK
Birth dateJan 21, 1989May 6, 1989
Age2929
Height177 cm161 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)4225
Ranking points (entering)1,1901,735
Elo (entering)1,6891,846
Current career W-L232–294368–265
Current career earnings$13,697,847$13,725,520
Pre-match H2H

No prior-path match data is available for this tournament stage.