Kirsten Flipkens vs Alize Cornet — Linz Round of 32

Linz · WTA · Round of 32
BEL
Kirsten Flipkens
40 yrs · 165 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLWWLWW
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 8 October 2012
hard
FRA
Alize Cornet
36 yrs · 173 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWLLLLWW
Flipkens K.
6-4 6-3
Cornet A.
Flipkens K.
662
Cornet A.
43–

Kirsten Flipkens defeated Alize Cornet 6-4 6-3 in the Linz round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Alize Cornet came in leading the head-to-head 6–1. Kirsten Flipkens narrowed the head-to-head to 6–2.

Key context

Head to head

1–6
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2017-01-30St. PetersburgR32hardAlize Cornet6-4 6-2
2016-05-23Roland GarrosR128clayAlize Cornet6-1 6-0
2015-07-20IstanbulR16clayKirsten Flipkens2-6 6-1 6-2
2015-02-16DubaiR64hardAlize Cornet6-0 6-7(6) 6-3
2014-09-22WuhanR16hardAlize Cornet7-6(4) 1-6 6-3
2014-05-12RomeR64clayAlize Cornet6-3 6-2
2014-02-17DubaiR16hardAlize Cornet6-3 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Flipkens K.serving67% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Cornet A.

Cornet A.serving69% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Flipkens K.

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
Flipkens K.Cornet A.
1st serve in·Even
62%
62%
1st serve points won·Even
63%
62%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
44%
Service points won·Even
56%
55%
Return points won·Even
43%
45%
Break points saved·Even
55%
55%
Aces / match·Even
2.3
1.7
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.2
4.9

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Flipkens K.Cornet A.
Clutch Rating·Even
52
53
Break points saved·Clear edge
44
57
Break points won·Clear edge
65
83
Deciding sets·Slight edge
84
74
Tiebreaks·Dominant
78
47

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast
Weather
12°CPartly cloudy
Wind 9 km/hHumidity 58%

Draw

Final
Azarenka V.
Goerges J.
6-36-4
Semi-finals
Goerges J.
Flipkens K.
1-66-26-3
Azarenka V.
Begu I.
6-26-1
Quarter-finals
Begu I.
Mattek Sands B.
6-41-66-2
Flipkens K.
Ivanovic A.
6-46-0
Goerges J.
Arvidsson S.
6-16-4
Azarenka V.
Martic P.
6-26-2
R16
Martic P.
Mayr Achleitner P.
6-23-66-0
Begu I.
Bertens K.
6-47-67
Ivanovic A.
Petkovic A.
6-46-3
Mattek Sands B.
Suarez Navarro C.
6-36-3
Goerges J.
Oprandi R.
6-36-3
Arvidsson S.
Hradecka L.
6-47-64
Flipkens K.
Burdette M.
4-66-17-5
Azarenka V.
Halep S.
6-16-1
R32
Halep S.
Tsurenko L.
3-0
Flipkens K.
Cornet A.
6-46-3
Burdette M.
Pervak K.
6-36-4
Azarenka V.
Rus A.
6-06-2
Mattek Sands B.
Paszek T.
6-26-4
Suarez Navarro C.
Rybarikova M.
6-36-4
Ivanovic A.
Niculescu M.
7-56-3
Petkovic A.
Strycova B.
7-636-2
Martic P.
Cirstea S.
6-46-3
Mayr Achleitner P.
Lisicki S.
6-16-3
Begu I.
Castano C.
6-06-4
Bertens K.
Barthel M.
7-631-66-1
Goerges J.
Hantuchova D.
6-47-65
Oprandi R.
Cadantu Ignatik A.
6-26-1
Hradecka L.
Soler Espinosa S.
6-37-65
Arvidsson S.
Safarova L.
3-66-27-5