Belinda Bencic vs Kirsten FlipkensMoscow Quarter-final

Moscow · WTA · Quarter-final
#11WTA
1989ELO
1952Hard ELO
$1.8MYTD
$17MCAREER
29 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 14 October 2019
hard
40 yrs · 165 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Bencic B.
7-6 6-1
Flipkens K.
Bencic B.
71062
Flipkens K.
6810

Belinda Bencic defeated Kirsten Flipkens 7-6 6-1 in the Moscow quarter-final on hard. The result followed the form book — Belinda Bencic came in leading the head-to-head 2–1. Belinda Bencic extended the head-to-head to 3–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Belinda Bencic came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 7–6 6–1.

Head to head

21
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2018-10-15LuxembourgR16hardBelinda Bencic6-1 6-3
2017-10-09LinzR32hardBelinda Bencic4-6 6-2 7-6(7)
2016-08-22New HavenR32hardKirsten Flipkens6-1 4-6 7-5

Serve vs return

This season
Bencic B.serving81% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Flipkens K.

Flipkens K.serving73% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Bencic B.

Serve advantage — Bencic B.

Each player's serve crossed against the other's return, converted to expected hold of serve. Recent completed matches, ATP, WTA & Challenger. About

Serve & return on hard

Bencic B.Flipkens K.
57
Serve
55
Return

Per-surface Serve / Return Rating (0–100, percentile within the hard field, opponent-adjusted over 52 weeks). About

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Even
64%
64%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
69%
62%
2nd serve points won·Even
48%
47%
Service points won·Even
61%
57%
Return points won·Even
43%
43%
Break points saved·Slight edge
61%
55%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.9
1.9
Double faults / match·Dominant
3.7
2.1

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 99). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Dominant
89
52
Break points saved·Dominant
95
44
Break points won·Dominant
94
65
Deciding sets·Clear edge
98
84
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
98
78

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

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·
79

Bencic B.: 6 days rest · 1 match, 29 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast