Aliaksandra Sasnovich vs Kirsten FlipkensIndian Wells Qualifying Round 2

Indian Wells · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Round 2
#143WTA
1726ELO
1697Hard ELO
32 yrs · 174 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLLLWWLW
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 7 March 2016
hard
40 yrs · 165 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLWWLWW
Sasnovich A.
6-1 6-2
Flipkens K.
Sasnovich A.
662
Flipkens K.
12

Aliaksandra Sasnovich defeated Kirsten Flipkens 6-1 6-2 in the Indian Wells qualifying round 2 on hard. The result followed the form book — Aliaksandra Sasnovich came in leading the head-to-head 2–1. Aliaksandra Sasnovich extended the head-to-head to 3–1.

Key context

Head to head

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DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2019-01-14Australian OpenR128hardAliaksandra Sasnovich6-1 6-1
2018-04-09LuganoR16clayKirsten Flipkens4-6 6-4 6-2
2017-02-20BudapestR32clayAliaksandra Sasnovich4-6 6-4 6-1

Serve vs return

This season
Sasnovich A.serving56% hold

wins 52% of points on serve vs Flipkens K.

Flipkens K.serving51% hold

wins 50% of points on serve vs Sasnovich 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

Serve & return on hard

Sasnovich A.Flipkens K.
37
Serve
35
Return

Per-surface Serve / Return Rating (0–100, percentile within the hard field, opponent-adjusted over 52 weeks). About

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Even
64%
62%
1st serve points won·Even
63%
63%
2nd serve points won·Even
44%
47%
Service points won·Even
56%
56%
Return points won·Even
45%
43%
Break points saved·Even
57%
55%
Aces / match·Even
2.8
2.3
Double faults / match·Dominant
4.3
2.2

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
61
52
Break points saved·Dominant
79
44
Break points won·Dominant
93
65
Deciding sets·Clear edge
72
84
Tiebreaks·Dominant
25
78

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

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·
100

Sasnovich A.: 18 days rest. Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
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