Heather Watson vs Kirsten Flipkens | Heather Watson Wins 6-4 6-2

W100+H Dubai 1R16HardWed 9 DecFinal

SetsGames2

Heather Watson defeated Kirsten Flipkens 6-4 6-2 in the W100+H Dubai 1 round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Kirsten Flipkens came in leading the head-to-head 3–1. Heather Watson narrowed the head-to-head to 3–2.

Key context

Match story: Heather Watson dropped just 6 games past Kirsten Flipkens.

How the match was decided

Auto-generated

Watson H. took it in straight sets.

Match statistics

Match statistics are not available for this match. They appear once the official scoring feed publishes them.

Common opponents

1 shared · last 12 months

Watson H. and Flipkens K. faced 1 of the same opponent in the last 12 months. Watson H. went 0–1 (0%) against them, Flipkens K. 0–1 (0%).

0–10%Watson H. · better vs 0Record vs common opponents0–10%Flipkens K. · better vs 0

Vs common opponents · derived from scorelines

0–2Sets0–2

7–13Games2–12

0–1Tiebreaks0–0

Only 1 common opponent — too few for any conclusion. Shown without assessment.

vs Konta J.L6-7 1-6US Open · hardL2-6 0-6Cincinnati · hard

Head-to-head

5 meetings · Flipkens K. leads 3–2

Hard: level 2–2 · Grass: Flipkens K. leads 1–0

Watson H.December 2020W100+H Dubai 1This matchHard6-4 6-2
Flipkens K.July 2018WimbledonGrass6-4 7-5
Watson H.March 2016MonterreyHard3-6 6-2 6-3
Flipkens K.July 2014WashingtonHard6-3 1-6 7-6
Flipkens K.March 2011Indian WellsHard6-2 7-6(4)

Draw

Closing odds

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Player context

Before the match

Watson H.Flipkens K.1 730ELO1 7671 635Hard ELO1 6436–4Last 107–328Age34170 cmHeight165 cmRightPlaysRight

Cite this

Heather Watson beat Kirsten Flipkens 6-4 6-2. Umpiry, "Heather Watson vs Kirsten Flipkens — W100+H Dubai 1 Round of 16", https://umpiry.com/match/2020-12-09/flipkens-vs-watson-w100-h-dubai-1-r16?utm_source=cite (as of 9 December 2020).