Kirsten Flipkens vs Donna VekicAuckland Round of 32

Auckland · WTA · Round of 32
40 yrs · 165 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLWWLWW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 1 January 2018
hard
#35WTA
1807ELO
1736Hard ELO
$625kYTD
$11MCAREER
30 yrs · 179 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWWWWLWL
Flipkens K.
7-6 3-6 6-4
Vekic D.
Flipkens K.
77362
Vekic D.
65641

Kirsten Flipkens defeated Donna Vekic 7-6 3-6 6-4 in the Auckland round of 32 on hard. The result followed the form book — Kirsten Flipkens came in leading the head-to-head 3–0, defending last year's round of 32. Kirsten Flipkens extended the head-to-head to 4–0.

Key context

Head to head

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DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2016-04-18IstanbulR32clayKirsten Flipkens7-6(5) 6-4
2016-04-04KatowiceR32hardKirsten Flipkens6-1 6-4
2013-10-07LinzR32hardKirsten Flipkens2-6 6-2 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Flipkens K.serving73% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Vekic D.

Vekic D.serving77% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Flipkens K.

Serve advantage — Vekic D.

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

Flipkens K.Vekic D.
Serve
6
Return
36

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

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Slight edge
63%
57%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
62%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
45%
Service points won·Even
57%
59%
Return points won·Even
43%
43%
Break points saved·Even
55%
56%
Aces / match·Clear edge
2.3
3.9
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.2
5.0

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (151 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
52
67
Break points saved·Dominant
44
86
Break points won·Dominant
65
91
Deciding sets·Slight edge
84
77
Tiebreaks·Dominant
78
33

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

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·
97

Vekic D.: 13 days rest · 1 match (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Weather
22°CRain
Wind 17 km/hHumidity 81%

Draw