Kirsten Flipkens vs Venus Williams — Olympics Round of 64
Olympics · WTA · Round of 64
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 8 August 2016
hard
Flipkens K.4-6 6-3 7-6
Williams V.
Flipkens K.
46772
Williams V.
63651
Kirsten Flipkens defeated Venus Williams 4-6 6-3 7-6 in the Olympics 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
- Match story: Kirsten Flipkens dropped the opening set before beating Venus Williams 4–6 6–3 7–6.
Head to head
1–2| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-02-08 | Australian Open | R128 | hard | Venus Williams | 7-5 6-2 |
| 2013-08-26 | US Open | R128 | hard | Venus Williams | 6-1 6-2 |
| 2013-08-05 | Toronto | R64 | hard | Kirsten Flipkens | 0-6 6-4 6-2 |
Serve vs return
This seasonBaseline 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 season1st 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 pressureClutch 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
Conditions
Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast
Draw
Quarter-finals
Kvitova P.[11]
Svitolina E.[15]
6-26-0
Puig M.
Siegemund L.
6-16-1
Keys M.[7]
Kasatkina D.
6-36-1
Kerber A.[2]
Konta J.[10]
6-16-2
R16
Puig M.
Muguruza G.[3]
6-16-1
Siegemund L.
Flipkens K.
6-46-3
Keys M.[7]
Suarez Navarro C.[9]
6-33-66-3
Kasatkina D.
Errani S.
7-56-2
Konta J.[10]
Kuznetsova S.[8]
3-67-57-5
Kerber A.[2]
Stosur S.[13]
6-07-5
Svitolina E.[15]
Williams S.[1]
6-46-3
Kvitova P.[11]
Makarova K.
4-66-46-4
R32
Flipkens K.
Safarova L.
6-2
Errani S.
Strycova B.[16]
6-26-2
Kasatkina D.
Zheng S.
6-16-4
Stosur S.[13]
Doi M.
6-36-4
Kerber A.[2]
Bouchard E.
6-46-2
Svitolina E.[15]
Watson H.
6-31-66-3
Kuznetsova S.[8]
Niculescu M.
W/O
Williams S.[1]
Cornet A.
7-656-2
Makarova K.
Schmiedlova A.
3-66-46-2
Siegemund L.
Zhang S.
6-26-4
Keys M.[7]
Mladenovic K.
7-56-747-65
Kvitova P.[11]
Wozniacki C.
6-26-4
Puig M.
Pavlyuchenkova A.[14]
6-36-2
Suarez Navarro C.[9]
Konjuh A.
7-656-3
Konta J.[10]
Garcia C.
6-26-3
Muguruza G.[3]
Hibino N.
6-16-1
R64
Mladenovic K.
Krunic A.
6-16-4
Williams S.[1]
Saville D.
6-46-2
Svitolina E.[15]
Petkovic A.
2-66-16-3
Kvitova P.[11]
Babos T.
6-16-2
Makarova K.
Buyukakcay C.
3-66-07-66
Hibino N.
Begu I.
6-43-66-3
Pavlyuchenkova A.[14]
Linette M.
6-06-3
Zhang S.
Bacsinszky T.[12]
6-746-47-67
Kuznetsova S.[8]
Wang Q.
6-14-66-0
Garcia C.
Pereira T.
6-16-2
Konta J.[10]
Vogt S.
6-36-1
Siegemund L.
Pironkova T.
1-66-46-2
Safarova L.
Knapp K.
4-66-16-1
Flipkens K.
Williams V.[5]
4-66-37-65
Konjuh A.
Beck A.
7-656-1
Suarez Navarro C.[9]
Ivanovic A.
2-66-16-2
Strycova B.[16]
Wickmayer Y.
7-666-1
Zheng S.
Radwanska A.[4]
6-47-5
Stosur S.[13]
Ostapenko J.
1-66-36-2
Doi M.
Shvedova Y.
6-36-4
Kerber A.[2]
Duque Marino M.
6-37-5
Watson H.
Peng S.
6-46-756-3
Cornet A.
Larsson J.
6-12-66-3
Niculescu M.
Cepede Royg V.
6-26-3
Schmiedlova A.
Vinci R.[6]
7-56-4
Puig M.
Hercog P.
6-36-2
Keys M.[7]
Kovinic D.
6-36-3
Errani S.
Bertens K.
4-66-46-3
Kasatkina D.
Jabeur O.
3-67-646-1
Muguruza G.[3]
Mitu C.
6-26-2
Wozniacki C.
Hradecka L.
6-26-2
Bouchard E.
Stephens S.
6-36-3