Kirsten Flipkens vs Liudmila Samsonova — Moscow Qualifying Round 2

Moscow · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Round 2
BEL
Kirsten Flipkens
40 yrs · 165 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLWWLWW
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 14 October 2019
hard
Liudmila Samsonova
RUS
Liudmila Samsonova
#69WTA
1775ELO
1723Hard ELO
$722kYTD
$8.7MCAREER
27 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWLLLLL
Flipkens K.
7-5 6-4
Samsonova L.
Flipkens K.
762
Samsonova L.
54–

Kirsten Flipkens defeated Liudmila Samsonova 7-5 6-4 in the Moscow qualifying round 2 on hard. Kirsten Flipkens extended the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

Head to head

1–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2020-08-03PalermoR32clayLiudmila Samsonova6-4 6-2
2019-09-09HiroshimaR32hardKirsten Flipkens7-6(2) 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Flipkens K.serving59% hold

wins 53% of points on serve vs Samsonova L.

Samsonova L.serving66% hold

wins 56% 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

Serve & return on hard

Flipkens K.Samsonova L.
—
Serve
39
—
Return
5

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

Statistics

This season
Flipkens K.Samsonova L.
1st serve in·Slight edge
64%
55%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
62%
70%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
48%
Service points won·Even
57%
60%
Return points won·Even
43%
43%
Break points saved·Even
55%
58%
Aces / match·Dominant
1.9
4.9
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.1
4.1

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Flipkens K.Samsonova L.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
52
69
Break points saved·Dominant
44
93
Break points won·Dominant
65
94
Deciding sets·Clear edge
83
61
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
78
55

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

Freshness

Recent load
Flipkens K.Samsonova L.
Freshness·
—
90

Samsonova L.: 10 days rest · 3 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast

Draw — qualifying

Q3
Kanepi K.
Martincova T.
6-26-3
Flipkens K.
Dabrowski G.
6-16-4
Gracheva V.
Gatto Monticone G.
6-16-3
Cepelova J.
Shinikova I.
7-56-4
Q2
Shinikova I.
Danilovic O.
6-42-66-2
Cepelova J.
Zakharova A.
6-46-3
Dabrowski G.
Flink V.
6-36-4
Flipkens K.
Samsonova L.
7-56-4
Gracheva V.
Kudermetova P.
6-46-2
Gatto Monticone G.
Grammatikopoulou V.
6-35-77-64
Kanepi K.
Kalinina A.
4-1
Martincova T.
Fett J.
6-26-2
Q1
Kanepi K.
Koval V.
6-06-0
Kalinina A.
Ivakhnenko V.
6-34-66-4
Fett J.
Jurak D.
6-46-2
Martincova T.
Govortsova O.
6-26-3
Shinikova I.
Diatchenko V.
6-16-2
Danilovic O.
Lansere S.
3-66-46-0
Zakharova A.
Kichenok N.
6-46-4
Cepelova J.
Bogdan A.
1-66-46-3
Gatto Monticone G.
Paolini J.
6-26-4
Grammatikopoulou V.
Kostova E.
6-36-4
Kudermetova P.
Selekhmeteva O.
7-56-2
Dabrowski G.
Cristian J.
7-56-0
Flink V.
Mattek Sands B.
6-26-3
Samsonova L.
Rakhimova K.
6-43-66-2
Flipkens K.
Gasanova A.
6-16-2
Gracheva V.
Eraydin B.
6-02-66-3