Kirsten Flipkens vs Kristyna Pliskova — Hobart Round of 32

Hobart · WTA · Round of 32
BEL
Kirsten Flipkens
40 yrs · 165 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLWWLWW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 8 January 2018
hard
CZE
Kristyna Pliskova
34 yrs · 184 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLWLWWL
Flipkens K.
5-7 7-5 6-3
Pliskova K.
Flipkens K.
5762
Pliskova K.
7531

Kirsten Flipkens defeated Kristyna Pliskova 5-7 7-5 6-3 in the Hobart round of 32 on hard. The result followed the form book — Kirsten Flipkens came in leading the head-to-head 1–0, defending last year's round of 16. Kirsten Flipkens extended the head-to-head to 2–0.

Key context

Head to head

1–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2016-09-19SeoulR32hardKirsten Flipkens5-7 6-2 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Flipkens K.serving79% hold

wins 63% of points on serve vs Pliskova K.

Pliskova K.serving81% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Flipkens K.

Even serve battle

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.Pliskova K.
1st serve in·Even
63%
60%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
62%
73%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
45%
Service points won·Slight edge
56%
61%
Return points won·Even
43%
39%
Break points saved·Slight edge
55%
63%
Aces / match·Dominant
2.3
8.1
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.1
3.8

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (151 vs 159). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Flipkens K.Pliskova K.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
52
4
Break points saved·Dominant
44
85
Break points won·Dominant
65
12
Deciding sets·Dominant
84
4
Tiebreaks·Dominant
78
27

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

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast
Weather
23°CPartly cloudy
Wind 16 km/hHumidity 38%

Draw

Final
Mertens E.[2]
Buzarnescu M.
6-14-66-3
Semi-finals
Buzarnescu M.
Tsurenko L.[5]
6-26-2
Mertens E.[2]
Watson H.
6-41-66-2
Quarter-finals
Watson H.
Vekic D.
6-06-4
Tsurenko L.[5]
Sabalenka A.
6-16-1
Mertens E.[2]
Niculescu M.
W/O
Buzarnescu M.
Riske Amritraj A.
7-656-1
R16
Mertens E.[2]
Haddad Maia B.
6-46-4
Niculescu M.
Lepchenko V.
6-46-2
Buzarnescu M.
Friedsam A.
7-56-4
Tsurenko L.[5]
Putintseva Y.
6-36-2
Sabalenka A.
Zhang S.[1]
7-636-4
Riske Amritraj A.
Flipkens K.
W/O
Watson H.
Fourlis J.
6-26-2
Vekic D.
Vondrousova M.
6-46-4
R32
Flipkens K.
Pliskova K.
5-77-56-3
Niculescu M.
Begu I.[6]
6-36-2
Watson H.
Cirstea S.[3]
7-56-3
Fourlis J.
Stojanovic N.
7-57-69
Vekic D.
Maria T.[7]
6-46-2
Riske Amritraj A.
Siniakova K.[8]
2-66-37-5
Friedsam A.
Van Uytvanck A.
4-67-646-4
Buzarnescu M.
Cornet A.[4]
6-26-4
Tsurenko L.[5]
Babos T.
7-626-2
Putintseva Y.
Osaka N.
6-36-3
Sabalenka A.
Bouchard E.
6-46-3
Vondrousova M.
Vikhlyantseva N.
6-46-3
Zhang S.[1]
Linette M.
7-56-3
Haddad Maia B.
Cabrera L.
6-36-2
Mertens E.[2]
Nara K.
6-06-4
Lepchenko V.
Barthel M.
6-07-64