Kirsten Flipkens vs Monica Niculescu — Budapest Round of 32
Budapest · WTA · Round of 32
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 19 February 2018 ·
clay
Flipkens K.6-3 7-5
Niculescu M.
Flipkens K.
672
Niculescu M.
350
Kirsten Flipkens defeated Monica Niculescu 6-3 7-5 in the Budapest round of 32 on clay. The result followed the form book — Kirsten Flipkens came in leading the head-to-head 4–3, defending last year's round of 32. Kirsten Flipkens extended the head-to-head to 5–3.
Key context
- Match story: Kirsten Flipkens closed it out in two sets, 6–3 7–5.
Head to head
4–3| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-02-11 | Fed Cup WG2 R1: ROU vs BEL | RR | hard | Kirsten Flipkens | 6-3 6-4 |
| 2017-01-09 | Hobart | R16 | hard | Monica Niculescu | 6-3 6-2 |
| 2016-10-17 | Luxembourg | R32 | hard | Monica Niculescu | 6-4 6-2 |
| 2015-04-06 | Katowice | R16 | hard | Kirsten Flipkens | 6-7 6-1 6-4 |
| 2015-02-09 | Antwerp | R32 | hard | Monica Niculescu | 6-3 6-2 |
| 2013-03-04 | Indian Wells | R64 | hard | Kirsten Flipkens | 4-6 6-4 6-3 |
| 2013-01-07 | Hobart | QF | hard | Kirsten Flipkens | 2-6 6-4 6-0 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Clear edge
63%
77%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
62%
57%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
47%
Service points won·Even
57%
55%
Return points won·Slight edge
43%
48%
Break points saved·Even
56%
53%
Aces / match·Clear edge
2.3
0.7
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.2
1.6
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (170 vs 141). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Dominant
52
18
Break points saved·Clear edge
20
7
Break points won·Clear edge
75
93
Deciding sets·Dominant
75
21
Tiebreaks·Dominant
81
14
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Conditions
Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast