Aliaksandra Sasnovich vs Kirsten Flipkens — Doha Qualifying Round 2

Doha · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Round 2
Aliaksandra Sasnovich
BLR
Aliaksandra Sasnovich
#143WTA
1726ELO
1697Hard ELO
32 yrs · 174 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLLLWWLW
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 21 February 2022
hard
BEL
Kirsten Flipkens
40 yrs · 165 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLWWLWW
Sasnovich A.
6-3 6-2
Flipkens K.
Sasnovich A.
662
Flipkens K.
32–

Aliaksandra Sasnovich defeated Kirsten Flipkens 6-3 6-2 in the Doha qualifying round 2 on hard. The result followed the form book — Aliaksandra Sasnovich came in leading the head-to-head 2–1. Aliaksandra Sasnovich extended the head-to-head to 3–1.

Key context

Head to head

2–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2019-01-14Australian OpenR128hardAliaksandra Sasnovich6-1 6-1
2018-04-09LuganoR16clayKirsten Flipkens4-6 6-4 6-2
2017-02-20BudapestR32clayAliaksandra Sasnovich4-6 6-4 6-1

Serve vs return

This season
Sasnovich A.serving53% hold

wins 51% of points on serve vs Flipkens K.

Flipkens K.serving59% hold

wins 54% of points on serve vs Sasnovich A.

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

Sasnovich A.Flipkens K.
37
Serve
—
35
Return
—

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

Statistics

This season
Sasnovich A.Flipkens K.
1st serve in·Even
64%
67%
1st serve points won·Even
63%
63%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
44%
51%
Service points won·Even
56%
59%
Return points won·Even
45%
45%
Break points saved·Even
56%
57%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.7
1.3
Double faults / match·Dominant
4.3
1.8

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 21). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Sasnovich A.Flipkens K.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
61
52
Break points saved·Dominant
79
44
Break points won·Dominant
93
65
Deciding sets·Slight edge
72
83
Tiebreaks·Dominant
25
78

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

Freshness

Recent load
Sasnovich A.Flipkens K.
Freshness·
100
—

Sasnovich A.: 19 days rest. Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast

Draw — qualifying

Q2
Kostyuk M.
Liu C.
7-56-4
Petkovic A.
Bondar A.
6-06-2
Sasnovich A.
Flipkens K.
6-36-2
Zhang S.
Melnikova M.
6-06-3
Dodin O.
Cristian J.
6-27-64
Voegele S.
Rus A.
6-22-66-1
Juvan K.
Zanevska M.
2-66-17-5
Haddad Maia B.
Kucova K.
4-66-16-2
Q1
Kostyuk M.
Al Naimi M.
6-16-2
Liu C.
Gasanova A.
6-46-1
Petkovic A.
Perez E.
2-66-26-0
Bondar A.
Bjorklund M.
6-26-4
Sasnovich A.
Bogdan A.
6-16-1
Flipkens K.
Sharma A.
5-76-16-3
Zhang S.
Parry D.
6-16-0
Melnikova M.
Watson H.
7-56-1
Cristian J.
Eikeri U.
6-16-2
Dodin O.
Dart H.
7-56-4
Rus A.
Bara I.
6-36-0
Voegele S.
Trevisan M.
6-46-4
Zanevska M.
Pera B.
6-33-0
Juvan K.
Danilina A.
6-26-2
Haddad Maia B.
Rakhimova K.
6-16-3
Kucova K.
Inglis M.
6-06-2