Varvara Lepchenko vs Kirsten Flipkens — Rabat Round of 32

Rabat · WTA · Round of 32
Varvara Lepchenko
USA
Varvara Lepchenko
#172WTA
1578ELO
1533Clay ELO
40 yrs · 180 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLWWLLWL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 1 May 2017
clay
BEL
Kirsten Flipkens
40 yrs · 165 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLWWLWW
Lepchenko V.
6-3 1-6 6-3
Flipkens K.
Lepchenko V.
6162
Flipkens K.
3631

Varvara Lepchenko defeated Kirsten Flipkens 6-3 1-6 6-3 in the Rabat round of 32 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Kirsten Flipkens came in defending last year's round of 32. Varvara Lepchenko extended the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

Head to head

1–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2015-10-12LinzR32hardKirsten Flipkens6-3 7-6(3)
2015-08-31US OpenR128hardVarvara Lepchenko6-1 6-1

Serve vs return

This season
Lepchenko V.serving69% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Flipkens K.

Flipkens K.serving67% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Lepchenko V.

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
Lepchenko V.Flipkens K.
1st serve in·Even
66%
62%
1st serve points won·Even
62%
63%
2nd serve points won·Even
48%
47%
Service points won·Even
57%
56%
Return points won·Even
43%
43%
Break points saved·Even
56%
55%
Aces / match·Even
2.8
2.3
Double faults / match·Even
2.4
2.2

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Lepchenko V.Flipkens K.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
47
52
Break points saved·Clear edge
64
44
Break points won·Even
65
65
Deciding sets·Slight edge
72
83
Tiebreaks·Dominant
39
78

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

Freshness

Recent load
Lepchenko V.Flipkens K.
Freshness·
44
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Lepchenko V.: 1 day rest · 6 matches, 149 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast
Weather
20°CPartly cloudy
Wind 9 km/hHumidity 63%

Draw

Final
Pavlyuchenkova A.[1]
Schiavone F.
7-57-5
Semi-finals
Schiavone F.
Lepchenko V.
7-56-4
Pavlyuchenkova A.[1]
Errani S.
6-46-0
Quarter-finals
Lepchenko V.
Bellis C.
6-36-2
Schiavone F.
Maria T.
6-14-66-3
Errani S.
Saville D.[3]
7-656-4
Pavlyuchenkova A.[1]
Davis L.[7]
6-43-66-3
R16
Bellis C.
Bacsinszky T.[2]
6-737-57-5
Lepchenko V.
Putintseva Y.[5]
1-66-46-1
Schiavone F.
Dabrowski G.
6-46-4
Errani S.
Riske Amritraj A.[8]
7-676-746-2
Saville D.[3]
Mertens E.
6-26-1
Davis L.[7]
Bondarenko K.
6-16-2
Pavlyuchenkova A.[1]
Makarova K.
6-27-5
Maria T.
Shvedova Y.
6-36-4
R32
Bacsinszky T.[2]
Larsson J.
6-36-1
Lepchenko V.
Flipkens K.
6-31-66-3
Putintseva Y.[5]
Petkovic A.
6-36-4
Schiavone F.
Babos T.[4]
6-46-1
Dabrowski G.
Qostal L.
6-16-0
Shvedova Y.
Krunic A.
6-27-67
Maria T.
Begu I.[6]
6-36-1
Riske Amritraj A.[8]
Cornet A.
6-26-4
Errani S.
Blinkova A.
6-36-3
Mertens E.
Parmentier P.
4-67-676-2
Saville D.[3]
Zanevska M.
6-26-2
Davis L.[7]
Podoroska N.
6-26-1
Bondarenko K.
Soler Espinosa S.
6-16-4
Makarova K.
Wickmayer Y.
6-36-2
Pavlyuchenkova A.[1]
Perrin C.
6-27-66
Bellis C.
Hibino N.
6-14-67-5