Kirsten Flipkens vs Aliaksandra Sasnovich — Lugano Round of 16

Lugano · WTA · Round of 16
BEL
Kirsten Flipkens
40 yrs · 165 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLWWLWW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 9 April 2018
clay
Aliaksandra Sasnovich
BLR8
Aliaksandra Sasnovich
#143WTA
1726ELO
1655Clay ELO
32 yrs · 174 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLLLWWLW
Flipkens K.
4-6 6-4 6-2
Sasnovich A.
Flipkens K.
4662
Sasnovich A.
6421

Kirsten Flipkens defeated Aliaksandra Sasnovich 4-6 6-4 6-2 in the Lugano round of 16 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Aliaksandra Sasnovich came in leading the head-to-head 2–0. Kirsten Flipkens claimed a first win over Aliaksandra Sasnovich in three meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2019-01-14Australian OpenR128hardAliaksandra Sasnovich6-1 6-1
2017-02-20BudapestR32clayAliaksandra Sasnovich4-6 6-4 6-1

Serve vs return

This season
Flipkens K.serving64% hold

wins 56% of points on serve vs Sasnovich A.

Sasnovich A.serving67% hold

wins 57% 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.Sasnovich A.
1st serve in·Even
63%
64%
1st serve points won·Even
62%
63%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
44%
Service points won·Even
57%
56%
Return points won·Even
43%
45%
Break points saved·Even
55%
57%
Aces / match·Even
2.3
2.8
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.2
4.3

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Flipkens K.Sasnovich A.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
52
61
Break points saved·Dominant
44
79
Break points won·Dominant
65
93
Deciding sets·Clear edge
84
72
Tiebreaks·Dominant
78
25

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

Freshness

Recent load
Flipkens K.Sasnovich A.
Freshness·
—
100

Sasnovich A.: 18 days rest. Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Mertens E.[2]
Sabalenka A.
7-56-2
Semi-finals
Sabalenka A.
Voegele S.
6-46-2
Mertens E.[2]
Lapko V.
6-14-66-4
Quarter-finals
Voegele S.
Korpatsch T.
6-46-3
Sabalenka A.
Giorgi C.
6-36-0
Mertens E.[2]
Barthel M.
6-45-77-60
Lapko V.
Flipkens K.
6-47-64
R16
Lapko V.
Kovinic D.
6-26-3
Korpatsch T.
Von Deichmann K.
7-626-4
Giorgi C.
Van Uytvanck A.[9]
6-26-1
Flipkens K.
Sasnovich A.[8]
4-66-46-2
Mertens E.[2]
Vondrousova M.
6-25-77-5
Sabalenka A.
Hercog P.
6-36-1
Voegele S.
Cornet A.[6]
2-67-56-3
Barthel M.
Vekic D.
6-34-66-4
R32
Von Deichmann K.
Siegemund L.
7-652-3
Korpatsch T.
Mladenovic K.[1]
7-653-2
Lapko V.
Kontaveit A.[4]
3-66-46-3
Sasnovich A.[8]
Hogenkamp R.
7-646-0
Vekic D.
Cadantu Ignatik A.
6-07-5
Giorgi C.
Pliskova K.
6-36-2
Barthel M.
Kuznetsova S.[5]
4-66-36-4
Cornet A.[6]
Teichmann J.
7-626-0
Flipkens K.
Witthoeft C.
1-66-46-3
Van Uytvanck A.[9]
Dodin O.
6-46-2
Mertens E.[2]
Minella M.
6-46-1
Hercog P.
Hsieh S.
7-56-0
Kovinic D.
Golubic V.
7-663-66-4
Voegele S.
Frech M.
6-36-3
Vondrousova M.
Putintseva Y.
4-67-626-3
Sabalenka A.
Buzarnescu M.[7]
5-76-36-2