Arantxa Rus vs Kirsten Flipkens — Estoril Round of 16

Estoril · WTA · Round of 16
Arantxa Rus
NED
Arantxa Rus
#183WTA
1511ELO
1500Clay ELO
35 yrs · 180 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWWLLWLL
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 3 May 2010
clay
BEL
Kirsten Flipkens
40 yrs · 165 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLWWLWW
Rus A.
7-6 6-1
Flipkens K.
Rus A.
7762
Flipkens K.
641–

Arantxa Rus defeated Kirsten Flipkens 7-6 6-1 in the Estoril round of 16 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Kirsten Flipkens came in defending last year's round of 32.

Key context

  • Match story: Arantxa Rus came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 7–6 6–1.

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Rus A.serving67% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Flipkens K.

Flipkens K.serving64% hold

wins 56% of points on serve vs Rus A.

Baseline battle — serve is shaky, expect plenty of breaks

Each player's serve crossed against the other's return, converted to expected hold of serve. Recent completed matches, ATP, WTA & Challenger. About

Statistics

This season
Rus A.Flipkens K.
1st serve in·Slight edge
71%
62%
1st serve points won·Even
61%
63%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
47%
Service points won·Even
56%
56%
Return points won·Even
44%
43%
Break points saved·Even
54%
55%
Aces / match·Even
2.0
2.3
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.4
2.2

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 199). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Rus A.Flipkens K.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
15
52
Break points saved·Slight edge
51
44
Break points won·Clear edge
86
65
Deciding sets·Dominant
16
84
Tiebreaks·Dominant
0
78

Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About

Freshness

Recent load
Rus A.Flipkens K.
Freshness·
100
—

Rus A.: 20 days rest. Higher means fresher. About

Draw

Final
Sevastova A.
Parra Santonja A.
6-27-5
Semi-finals
Sevastova A.
Peng S.
6-766-16-3
Parra Santonja A.
Cirstea S.
6-16-4
Quarter-finals
Sevastova A.
Rodionova A.
7-666-2
Cirstea S.
Rus A.
6-46-1
Parra Santonja A.
Gajdosova J.
6-767-57-5
Peng S.
Medina Garrigues A.
4-66-46-3
R16
Peng S.
Maria T.
6-26-1
Parra Santonja A.
Goerges J.
3-67-56-2
Sevastova A.
Date Krumm K.
6-14-2
Gajdosova J.
Barrois K.
2-66-17-5
Medina Garrigues A.
Makarova K.
6-26-3
Cirstea S.
Larcher De Brito M.
7-57-5
Rus A.
Flipkens K.
7-646-1
Rodionova A.
Voegele S.
6-42-66-3
R32
Goerges J.
Wozniak A.
6-16-1
Flipkens K.
Bammer S.
6-16-3
Larcher De Brito M.
Cornet A.
6-34-66-3
Sevastova A.
Szavay A.
3-66-36-3
Date Krumm K.
Martic P.
6-747-57-62
Rus A.
Koehler M.
6-33-67-5
Cirstea S.
Olaru R.
6-33-66-1
Rodionova A.
Meusburger Y.
4-66-26-1
Voegele S.
Czink M.
6-46-3
Medina Garrigues A.
De Lattre M.
6-06-0
Makarova K.
Bratchikova N.
6-25-76-2
Maria T.
Koukalova K.
6-47-5
Peng S.
Coin J.
6-26-2
Gajdosova J.
Rybarikova M.
6-46-3
Barrois K.
Craybas J.
6-06-2
Parra Santonja A.
Evtimova D.
2-66-26-4