Natalia Vikhlyantseva vs Kirsten Flipkens — Cincinnati Qualifying Round 1

Cincinnati · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Round 1
RUS
Natalia Vikhlyantseva
29 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLLLLWLW
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 13 August 2018
hard
BEL
Kirsten Flipkens
40 yrs · 165 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLWWLWW
Vikhlyantseva N.
6-3 6-3
Flipkens K.
Vikhlyantseva N.
662
Flipkens K.
33–

Natalia Vikhlyantseva defeated Kirsten Flipkens 6-3 6-3 in the Cincinnati qualifying round 1 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Kirsten Flipkens came in leading the head-to-head 1–0. Natalia Vikhlyantseva claimed a first win over Kirsten Flipkens in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2019-10-14MoscowR32hardKirsten Flipkens6-3 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Vikhlyantseva N.serving56% hold

wins 52% of points on serve vs Flipkens K.

Flipkens K.serving56% hold

wins 52% of points on serve vs Vikhlyantseva N.

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
Vikhlyantseva N.Flipkens K.
1st serve in·Even
62%
63%
1st serve points won·Even
63%
62%
2nd serve points won·Even
44%
47%
Service points won·Even
56%
57%
Return points won·Even
44%
43%
Break points saved·Even
54%
55%
Aces / match·Even
2.3
2.3
Double faults / match·Dominant
5.2
2.2

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (143 vs 151). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Vikhlyantseva N.Flipkens K.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
0
52
Break points saved·Clear edge
28
44
Break points won·Dominant
38
65
Deciding sets·Dominant
10
83
Tiebreaks·Dominant
36
78

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast

Draw — qualifying

Q2
Cornet A.
Kenin S.
6-16-3
Martic P.
Pera B.
6-26-1
Voegele S.
Loeb J.
6-46-1
Tomljanovic A.
Cirstea S.
6-36-2
Hruncakova V.
Giorgi C.
3-66-37-5
Kanepi K.
Diyas Z.
6-36-3
Peterson R.
Putintseva Y.
6-46-1
Lepchenko V.
Mchale C.
6-32-66-2
Kiick A.
Vikhlyantseva N.
7-56-1
Maria T.
Brady J.
6-36-2
Sasnovich A.
Lapko V.
7-656-2
Bogdan A.
Vekic D.
6-36-2
Q1
Kiick A.
Stosur S.
7-646-1
Voegele S.
Puig M.
6-26-0
Mchale C.
Bencic B.
5-77-636-3
Brady J.
Jakupovic D.
2-64-0
Cornet A.
Gibbs N.
6-26-1
Hruncakova V.
Dolehide C.
6-46-4
Putintseva Y.
Larsson J.
7-53-66-0
Peterson R.
Schmiedlova A.
6-46-2
Martic P.
Davis L.
7-56-2
Diyas Z.
Rodina E.
7-56-3
Pera B.
Linette M.
6-43-66-3
Giorgi C.
Arruabarrena L.
6-36-4
Maria T.
Hsieh S.
7-56-3
Cirstea S.
King V.
2-66-26-3
Bogdan A.
Niculescu M.
6-27-68
Vikhlyantseva N.
Flipkens K.
6-36-3
Vekic D.
Petkovic A.
6-36-3
Tomljanovic A.
Nara K.
6-46-3
Loeb J.
Van Uytvanck A.
1-66-23-0
Lepchenko V.
Vickery S.
4-66-36-4
Kenin S.
Di Lorenzo F.
6-36-3
Sasnovich A.
Riske Amritraj A.
2-67-56-2
Lapko V.
Blinkova A.
6-37-5
Kanepi K.
Lisicki S.
4-66-46-3