Kirsten Flipkens vs Irina Falconi — Auckland Round of 16

Auckland · WTA · Round of 16
BEL
Kirsten Flipkens
40 yrs · 165 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLWWLWW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 4 January 2016
hard
USA
Irina Falconi
36 yrs · 163 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWWLLWWW
Flipkens K.
6-1 4-6 6-2
Falconi I.
Flipkens K.
6462
Falconi I.
1621

Kirsten Flipkens defeated Irina Falconi 6-1 4-6 6-2 in the Auckland round of 16 on hard. The result followed the form book — Kirsten Flipkens came in defending last year's round of 16.

Key context

  • Match story: Kirsten Flipkens came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 6–1 4–6 6–2.

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Flipkens K.serving67% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Falconi I.

Falconi I.serving67% hold

wins 57% 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.Falconi I.
1st serve in·Even
62%
61%
1st serve points won·Even
63%
61%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
43%
Service points won·Even
56%
54%
Return points won·Even
43%
45%
Break points saved·Even
55%
54%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.3
1.3
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.2
3.4

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (199 vs 78). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Flipkens K.Falconi I.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
52
10
Break points saved·Clear edge
44
23
Break points won·Even
65
64
Deciding sets·Dominant
83
32
Tiebreaks·
78
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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
Weather
20°CPartly cloudy
Wind 19 km/hHumidity 70%

Draw

Final
Stephens S.[5]
Goerges J.
7-56-2
Semi-finals
Stephens S.[5]
Wozniacki C.[3]
6-27-63
Goerges J.
Paszek T.
6-46-2
Quarter-finals
Stephens S.[5]
Broady N.
7-666-3
Paszek T.
Flipkens K.
6-46-736-3
Goerges J.
Hibino N.
6-736-26-4
Wozniacki C.[3]
Dulgheru A.
6-16-0
R16
Stephens S.[5]
Witthoeft C.
3-66-16-3
Wozniacki C.[3]
Mchale C.
6-06-2
Flipkens K.
Falconi I.
6-14-66-2
Paszek T.
Kuznetsova S.[4]
6-26-3
Goerges J.
Strycova B.[7]
6-47-67
Hibino N.
Kasatkina D.
7-52-67-5
Dulgheru A.
Erakovic M.
7-646-3
Broady N.
Ostapenko J.
4-67-647-5
R32
Witthoeft C.
Maria T.
6-27-63
Stephens S.[5]
Hercog P.
6-36-3
Wozniacki C.[3]
Kovinic D.
6-46-4
Mchale C.
Doi M.
6-26-4
Dulgheru A.
Van Uytvanck A.[8]
1-66-26-4
Falconi I.
Vandeweghe C.[6]
5-76-46-3
Flipkens K.
Mattek Sands B.
3-66-46-3
Paszek T.
Schiavone F.
7-634-66-3
Strycova B.[7]
Bertens K.
6-26-4
Goerges J.
Hradecka L.
6-06-3
Hibino N.
Duque Marino M.
6-22-67-5
Kasatkina D.
Williams V.[1]
6-746-36-3
Erakovic M.
Putintseva Y.
7-627-63
Kuznetsova S.[4]
Barthel M.
6-21-1
Broady N.
Ivanovic A.[2]
7-56-4
Ostapenko J.
Larsson J.
6-17-5