Kirsten Flipkens vs Su Wei Hsieh — Cincinnati Qualifying Round 1

Cincinnati · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Round 1
BEL
Kirsten Flipkens
40 yrs · 165 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLWWLWW
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 14 August 2017
hard
TPE
Su Wei Hsieh
40 yrs · 169 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLLLLWWW
Flipkens K.
6-3 6-2
Hsieh S.
Flipkens K.
662
Hsieh S.
32–

Kirsten Flipkens defeated Su Wei Hsieh 6-3 6-2 in the Cincinnati qualifying round 1 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Su Wei Hsieh came in leading the head-to-head 2–0. Kirsten Flipkens claimed a first win over Su Wei Hsieh in three meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2019-07-29WashingtonR32hardSu Wei Hsieh6-4 6-3
2019-07-01WimbledonR64grassSu Wei Hsieh7-6(3) 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Flipkens K.serving51% hold

wins 50% of points on serve vs Hsieh S.

Hsieh S.serving54% hold

wins 51% 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.Hsieh S.
1st serve in·Even
62%
64%
1st serve points won·Even
63%
60%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
46%
Service points won·Even
56%
55%
Return points won·Even
43%
45%
Break points saved·Even
55%
57%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.3
0.9
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.2
3.6

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Flipkens K.Hsieh S.
Clutch Rating·Even
52
55
Break points saved·Clear edge
44
59
Break points won·Slight edge
65
70
Deciding sets·Slight edge
84
74
Tiebreaks·Even
78
74

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast

Draw — qualifying

Q2
Townsend T.
Witthoeft C.
6-727-56-1
Sasnovich A.
Kenin S.
4-67-646-3
Barty A.
Flipkens K.
6-16-0
Puig M.
Duque Marino M.
6-46-747-5
Krunic A.
Schiavone F.
7-654-66-2
Haddad Maia B.
Alexandrova E.
6-37-63
Linette M.
Diyas Z.
6-46-3
Vekic D.
Sabalenka A.
2-66-46-1
Giorgi C.
Rybarikova M.
6-36-4
Lepchenko V.
Brady J.
7-676-3
Abanda F.
Vikhlyantseva N.
7-656-4
Cepede Royg V.
Martic P.
6-33-67-5
Q1
Diyas Z.
Barthel M.
7-56-2
Krunic A.
Cirstea S.
6-716-36-4
Alexandrova E.
Larsson J.
6-47-65
Kenin S.
Rodina E.
6-36-2
Haddad Maia B.
Bogdan A.
6-36-1
Linette M.
Dolehide C.
6-747-667-63
Vekic D.
Nara K.
6-44-66-3
Sabalenka A.
Watson H.
7-646-4
Giorgi C.
Eguchi M.
7-636-3
Lepchenko V.
Day K.
6-46-4
Brady J.
Arruabarrena L.
2-66-17-69
Cepede Royg V.
Falconi I.
2-66-06-3
Rybarikova M.
Petkovic A.
6-46-1
Duque Marino M.
Niculescu M.
4-66-26-1
Martic P.
Mchale C.
1-66-36-2
Abanda F.
Doi M.
6-20-66-3
Vikhlyantseva N.
Bondarenko K.
7-56-3
Sasnovich A.
Mertens E.
2-67-56-2
Witthoeft C.
Van Uytvanck A.
6-26-1
Townsend T.
Begu I.
6-746-16-3
Flipkens K.
Hsieh S.
6-36-2
Barty A.
Ozaki R.
7-56-2
Schiavone F.
Gibbs N.
6-716-26-1
Puig M.
Sorribes Tormo S.
6-26-2