Varvara Flink vs Arantxa Rus — Seoul Qualifying Round 2

Seoul · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Round 2
RUS
Varvara Flink
29 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 17 September 2018
hard
Arantxa Rus
NED
Arantxa Rus
#178WTA
1518ELO
1506Hard ELO
35 yrs · 180 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Varvara Flink defeated Arantxa Rus 6-1 3-6 7-6 in the Seoul qualifying round 2 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Arantxa Rus came in leading the head-to-head 1–0. Varvara Flink claimed a first win over Arantxa Rus in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Varvara Flink came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 6–1 3–6 7–6.
Flink V.
63782
Rus A.
16661

Head to head

0–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2020-03-02MonterreyR32hardArantxa Rus4-3 RET

Statistics

Recent form
Flink V.Rus A.
62%1st serve in+13%75%
61%1st serve points won+3%58%
42%2nd serve points won+2%40%
53%Service points won53%
40%Return points won+6%46%
52%Break points saved52%
2.5Aces / match+1.31.2
4.8Double faults / match+0.93.9

Averages from each player's recent completed matches (20 vs 20). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Draw — qualifying

Q2
Hon P.
Dunne K.
7-656-2
Han N.
Stefkova B.
7-56-3
Radanovic D.
Minokoshi M.
6-16-4
Teichmann J.
Schoofs B.
6-44-67-5
Flink V.
Rus A.
6-13-67-66
Barthel M.
Soler Espinosa S.
6-36-4
Q1
Barthel M.
Chang H.
6-16-3
Soler Espinosa S.
Plipuech P.
6-36-0
Flink V.
Jeong S.
6-23-66-0
Teichmann J.
Hesse A.
6-46-0
Schoofs B.
Perez E.
6-06-4
Minokoshi M.
Rodionova A.
6-736-06-2
Radanovic D.
Lee S.
2-66-26-1
Han N.
Dart H.
0-66-17-5
Stefkova B.
Stojanovic N.
6-16-1
Hon P.
Zhang Y.
6-46-4
Dunne K.
Fourlis J.
2-66-26-2
Rus A.
Kim D.
6-27-66