Barbora Strycova vs Kirsten Flipkens — Birmingham Quarter-final

Birmingham · WTA · Quarter-final
CZE
Barbora Strycova
40 yrs · 164 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWLWLLLW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 9 June 2014
grass
BEL4
Kirsten Flipkens
40 yrs · 165 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLWWLWW
Strycova B.
6-4 6-2
Flipkens K.
Strycova B.
662
Flipkens K.
420

Barbora Strycova defeated Kirsten Flipkens 6-4 6-2 in the Birmingham quarter-final on grass. The upset overturned the form book — Kirsten Flipkens came in leading the head-to-head 2–1, defending last year's round of 16. Barbora Strycova narrowed the head-to-head to 2–2.

Key context

Head to head

1–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2018-10-08LinzR32hardBarbora Strycova7-6(4) 7-6(5)
2013-09-23TokyoR64hardKirsten Flipkens7-6(4) 7-5
2012-08-27US OpenR128hardKirsten Flipkens6-3 3-6 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Strycova B.serving81% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Flipkens K.

Flipkens K.serving77% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Strycova B.

Even serve battle

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
Strycova B.Flipkens K.
1st serve in·Even
65%
62%
1st serve points won·Even
62%
63%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
47%
Service points won·Even
57%
56%
Return points won·Even
44%
43%
Break points saved·Even
55%
55%
Aces / match·Even
2.1
2.3
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.7
2.2

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Strycova B.Flipkens K.
Clutch Rating·Even
49
52
Break points saved·Clear edge
66
44
Break points won·Slight edge
72
65
Deciding sets·Clear edge
69
84
Tiebreaks·Dominant
39
78

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

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Ivanovic A.[1]
Strycova B.
6-36-2
Semi-finals
Ivanovic A.[1]
Zhang S.[9]
6-26-2
Strycova B.
Dellacqua C.[16]
7-656-1
Quarter-finals
Zhang S.[9]
Stephens S.[3]
6-36-1
Ivanovic A.[1]
Koukalova K.[6]
6-16-4
Strycova B.
Flipkens K.[4]
6-46-2
Dellacqua C.[16]
Date Krumm K.
6-16-0
R16
Ivanovic A.[1]
Davis L.
6-16-1
Koukalova K.[6]
Vandeweghe C.
3-67-636-4
Stephens S.[3]
Riske Amritraj A.[15]
7-642-66-1
Strycova B.
Babos T.
6-20-66-3
Flipkens K.[4]
Wozniak A.
1-67-56-4
Date Krumm K.
Hantuchova D.[7]
6-46-0
Dellacqua C.[16]
Stosur S.[2]
2-66-26-2
Zhang S.[9]
Cetkovska P.
6-07-66
R32
Ivanovic A.[1]
Barthel M.
6-46-1
Davis L.
Duval V.
6-22-66-2
Vandeweghe C.
Wickmayer Y.
5-77-56-1
Stephens S.[3]
Schiavone F.
6-26-4
Riske Amritraj A.[15]
Kichenok N.
7-646-1
Zhang S.[9]
Peer S.
6-33-66-2
Cetkovska P.
Rybarikova M.[8]
6-47-5
Babos T.
Keys M.[11]
6-26-1
Wozniak A.
Konta J.
6-46-2
Flipkens K.[4]
Giorgi C.
6-36-2
Date Krumm K.
Puig M.[12]
2-66-47-67
Stosur S.[2]
Mchale C.
6-16-3
Strycova B.
Safarova L.[5]
6-33-67-5
Hantuchova D.[7]
Bencic B.
6-16-4
Koukalova K.[6]
Razzano V.
5-77-657-60
Dellacqua C.[16]
Lepchenko V.
6-46-3
R64
Barthel M.
Tomljanovic A.
6-16-4
Davis L.
Paszek T.
6-33-66-2
Duval V.
Garcia C.[13]
6-26-4
Wickmayer Y.
Jovanovski B.[10]
6-46-4
Vandeweghe C.
Diyas Z.
6-47-5
Razzano V.
Pliskova K.
7-616-3
Kichenok N.
Fichman S.
6-767-626-3
Riske Amritraj A.[15]
Kichenok L.
7-636-3
Zhang S.[9]
Daniilidou E.
7-56-4
Peer S.
Mladenovic K.
4-66-26-2
Cetkovska P.
Cadantu Ignatik A.
6-36-4
Strycova B.
Broady N.
5-76-46-3
Babos T.
Erakovic M.
6-36-4
Keys M.[11]
Pereira T.
6-36-3
Konta J.
Nara K.[14]
6-36-1
Bencic B.
Vekic D.
6-46-4
Date Krumm K.
Ormaechea P.
6-36-1
Puig M.[12]
Voegele S.
6-736-26-2
Dellacqua C.[16]
Radwanska U.
6-16-3
Lepchenko V.
Van Uytvanck A.
6-46-0
Mchale C.
Schmiedlova A.
7-656-4
Giorgi C.
Dunne K.
4-66-12-1
Schiavone F.
Zheng J.
6-36-4
Wozniak A.
Watson H.
2-67-56-4