Polona Hercog vs Kirsten Flipkens | Polona Hercog Wins 6-4 6-2

AucklandR16HardWed 3 JanFinal

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Polona Hercog defeated Kirsten Flipkens 6-4 6-2 in the Auckland round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Kirsten Flipkens came in leading the head-to-head 2–1, defending last year's round of 32. That levelled the head-to-head at 2–2.

Key context

Match story: Polona Hercog dropped just 6 games past Kirsten Flipkens.

How the match was decided

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Hercog P. took it in straight sets.

Match statistics

Match statistics are not available for this match. They appear once the official scoring feed publishes them.

Common opponents

1 shared · last 12 months

Hercog P. and Flipkens K. faced 1 of the same opponent in the last 12 months. Hercog P. went 1–0 (100%) against them, Flipkens K. 0–1 (0%).

1–0100%Hercog P. · better vs 1Record vs common opponents0–10%Flipkens K. · better vs 0

Vs common opponents · derived from scorelines

2–1Sets1–2

18–11Games12–13

0–1Tiebreaks0–0

1–0Deciding sets0–1

Only 1 common opponent — too few for any conclusion. Shown without assessment.

vs Lepchenko V.#189W6-7 6-2 6-2Wimbledon · grassL3-6 6-1 3-6Rabat · clay

Head-to-head

4 meetings · level 2–2

Hard: Hercog P. leads 2–1 · Grass: Flipkens K. leads 1–0

Hercog P.January 2018AucklandThis matchHard6-4 6-2
Flipkens K.August 2014CincinnatiHard6-3 6-2
Flipkens K.June 2014s HertogenboschGrass6-4 6-0
Hercog P.September 2013Quebec CityHard6-3 6-1

Draw

Closing odds

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Player context

Before the match

Hercog P.Flipkens K.1 684ELO1 7671 584Hard ELO1 6433–7Last 107–326Age31182 cmHeight165 cmRightPlaysRight

Cite this

Polona Hercog beat Kirsten Flipkens 6-4 6-2. Umpiry, "Polona Hercog vs Kirsten Flipkens — Auckland Round of 16", https://umpiry.com/match/2018-01-03/flipkens-vs-hercog-auckland-r16?utm_source=cite (as of 3 January 2018).