Kirsten Flipkens vs Venus Williams — Toronto Round of 64

Toronto · WTA · Round of 64
BEL
Kirsten Flipkens
40 yrs · 165 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLWWLWW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 5 August 2013
hard
Venus Williams
USA
Venus Williams
1654ELO
1617Hard ELO
46 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLLLLL
Flipkens K.
0-6 6-4 6-2
Williams V.
Flipkens K.
0662
Williams V.
6421

Kirsten Flipkens defeated Venus Williams 0-6 6-4 6-2 in the Toronto round of 64 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Venus Williams came in leading the head-to-head 2–1. Kirsten Flipkens narrowed the head-to-head to 2–2.

Key context

Head to head

1–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2021-02-08Australian OpenR128hardVenus Williams7-5 6-2
2016-08-08OlympicsR64hardKirsten Flipkens4-6 6-3 7-6(5)
2013-08-26US OpenR128hardVenus Williams6-1 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Flipkens K.serving69% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Williams V.

Williams V.serving71% hold

wins 59% 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.Williams V.
1st serve in·Even
62%
61%
1st serve points won·Even
63%
65%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
44%
Service points won·Even
56%
56%
Return points won·Even
43%
44%
Break points saved·Even
55%
57%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.3
2.9
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.2
4.8

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Flipkens K.Williams V.
Clutch Rating·Even
52
54
Break points saved·Dominant
44
83
Break points won·Clear edge
65
83
Deciding sets·Dominant
84
30
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
78
86

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

Freshness

Recent load
Flipkens K.Williams V.
Freshness·
—
100

Williams V.: 21 days rest. Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast
Weather
21°COvercast
Wind 9 km/hHumidity 56%

Draw

Final
Williams S.
Cirstea S.
6-26-0
Semi-finals
Williams S.
Radwanska A.
7-636-4
Cirstea S.
Li N.
6-17-65
Quarter-finals
Williams S.
Rybarikova M.
6-16-1
Cirstea S.
Kvitova P.
4-67-56-2
Li N.
Cibulkova D.
7-616-2
Radwanska A.
Errani S.
7-617-5
R16
Rybarikova M.
Bartoli M.
7-651-0
Kvitova P.
Stosur S.
6-36-3
Li N.
Ivanovic A.
3-66-17-65
Cibulkova D.
Vinci R.
6-37-64
Errani S.
Cornet A.
7-57-63
Radwanska A.
Stephens S.
6-17-62
Williams S.
Flipkens K.
6-06-3
Cirstea S.
Jankovic J.
6-36-4
R32
Stephens S.
Barthel M.
6-34-66-3
Cornet A.
Kirilenko M.
7-57-5
Kvitova P.
Bouchard E.
6-36-2
Li N.
Pavlyuchenkova A.
6-16-4
Stosur S.
Suarez Navarro C.
1-66-26-3
Cirstea S.
Wozniacki C.
5-77-606-4
Jankovic J.
Fichman S.
6-47-66
Williams S.
Schiavone F.
6-36-2
Flipkens K.
Bertens K.
7-53-66-2
Rybarikova M.
Lepchenko V.
6-46-2
Bartoli M.
Davis L.
6-06-3
Radwanska A.
Wickmayer Y.
6-26-3
Ivanovic A.
Pennetta F.
6-46-4
Vinci R.
Makarova K.
6-06-4
Cibulkova D.
Kerber A.
6-706-27-5
Errani S.
Koukalova K.
6-27-62
R64
Bertens K.
Riske Amritraj A.
6-41-66-3
Schiavone F.
Scheepers C.
2-66-36-3
Pavlyuchenkova A.
Zhao C.
6-16-3
Bouchard E.
Kleybanova A.
6-36-1
Pennetta F.
Radwanska U.
6-33-66-2
Fichman S.
Dubois S.
5-76-26-2
Jankovic J.
Tatishvili A.
7-664-66-3
Stosur S.
Glushko J.
5-76-26-3
Suarez Navarro C.
Hampton J.
6-46-4
Cibulkova D.
Cepelova J.
7-56-4
Makarova K.
Rodionova A.
6-17-5
Rybarikova M.
Dulgheru A.
6-46-3
Lepchenko V.
Morita A.
6-36-1
Vinci R.
Goerges J.
2-66-46-3
Davis L.
Kuznetsova S.
3-67-57-5
Cornet A.
Vesnina E.
6-36-3
Cirstea S.
Savchuk O.
6-26-3
Flipkens K.
Williams V.
0-66-46-2
Koukalova K.
Safarova L.
5-76-36-1
Barthel M.
Zheng J.
6-736-37-61
Stephens S.
Mladenovic K.
6-27-65
Kirilenko M.
Martic P.
6-26-1
Ivanovic A.
Hsieh S.
6-16-2
Wickmayer Y.
Mattek Sands B.
6-42-66-4