Venus Williams vs Kirsten Flipkens — US Open Round of 128

US Open · WTA · Round of 128
Venus Williams
USA
Venus Williams
#615WTA
1654ELO
1617Hard ELO
46 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLLLLL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 26 August 2013 ·
hard
BEL
Kirsten Flipkens
40 yrs · 165 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLWWLWL
Williams V.
6-1 6-2
Flipkens K.
Williams V.
662
Flipkens K.
120

Venus Williams defeated Kirsten Flipkens 6-1 6-2 in the US Open round of 128 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Kirsten Flipkens came in leading the head-to-head 2–1, defending last year's round of 64. Venus Williams narrowed the head-to-head to 2–2.

Key context

Head to head

1–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2021-02-08Australian OpenR128hardVenus Williams7-5 6-2
2016-08-08OlympicsR64hardKirsten Flipkens4-6 6-3 7-6
2013-08-05TorontoR64hardKirsten Flipkens0-6 6-4 6-2

Statistics

This season
Williams V.Flipkens K.
1st serve in·Even
61%
62%
1st serve points won·Even
65%
63%
2nd serve points won·Even
43%
47%
Service points won·Even
56%
57%
Return points won·Even
44%
43%
Break points saved·Even
57%
55%
Aces / match·Slight edge
3.0
2.3
Double faults / match·Dominant
4.8
2.2

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (199 vs 199). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Williams V.Flipkens K.
Clutch Rating·Even
53
52
Break points saved·Dominant
53
20
Break points won·Clear edge
92
75
Deciding sets·Dominant
29
75
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
87
81

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

Freshness

Recent load
Williams V.Flipkens K.
Freshness·
95
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Williams V.: 6 days rest · 1 match, 16 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast

Draw