Kirsten Flipkens vs Christina Mchale — Madrid Qualifying Round 1

Madrid · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Round 1
BEL
Kirsten Flipkens
40 yrs · 165 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLWWLWW
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 7 May 2018
clay
USA
Christina Mchale
34 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLLLLW
Flipkens K.
7-6 6-2
Mchale C.
Flipkens K.
71062
Mchale C.
682–

Kirsten Flipkens defeated Christina Mchale 7-6 6-2 in the Madrid qualifying round 1 on clay.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Flipkens K.serving44% hold

wins 48% of points on serve vs Mchale C.

Mchale C.serving44% hold

wins 48% 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.Mchale C.
1st serve in·Even
63%
64%
1st serve points won·Even
62%
60%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
43%
Service points won·Even
56%
54%
Return points won·Even
43%
45%
Break points saved·Even
55%
53%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.3
1.5
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.2
3.8

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (151 vs 174). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Flipkens K.Mchale C.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
52
0
Break points saved·Clear edge
44
28
Break points won·Even
65
65
Deciding sets·Dominant
83
8
Tiebreaks·Dominant
78
29

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast

Draw — qualifying

Q2
Pera B.
Vickery S.
6-46-4
Soler Espinosa S.
Barthel M.
6-22-0
Collins D.
Larsson J.
6-36-1
Schmiedlova A.
Mattek Sands B.
4-66-27-5
Errani S.
Flipkens K.
5-76-16-0
Sabalenka A.
Danilovic O.
6-46-2
Vikhlyantseva N.
Linette M.
7-56-787-62
Pliskova K.
Bogdan A.
3-67-56-2
Q1
Larsson J.
Aoyama S.
6-36-3
Collins D.
Riske Amritraj A.
7-623-67-63
Sabalenka A.
Martinez Cirez C.
6-17-65
Linette M.
Kenin S.
6-36-4
Vikhlyantseva N.
Badosa P.
6-26-4
Flipkens K.
Mchale C.
7-686-2
Barthel M.
Kudryavtseva A.
6-36-1
Pera B.
Hercog P.
6-26-0
Schmiedlova A.
Dabrowski G.
6-37-5
Mattek Sands B.
Dolehide C.
4-67-616-1
Bogdan A.
Kato M.
6-14-66-0
Errani S.
Haddad Maia B.
6-47-65
Vickery S.
Krejcikova B.
2-66-46-2
Soler Espinosa S.
Brady J.
6-26-4
Danilovic O.
Bondarenko K.
3-67-626-2
Pliskova K.
Bara I.
6-16-2