Kirsten Flipkens and Katie Volynets will play each other in the qualifications of the Western & Southern Open for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Friday at 11 am on Court 9. Here you can find the head to head analysis and the prediction.
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The pick for Tennis Tonic is Kirsten Flipkens who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Kirsten Flipkens is the pick to win this match.
Kirsten Flipkens -> 1.54
Katie Volynets -> 2.41
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Prediction and head to head Kirsten Flipkens vs. Katie Volynets
There is no head to head record between Kirsten Flipkens and Katie Volynets since this will be the first time that they will face off in the main tour.
Kirsten Flipkens
Ranked no. 79, the Belgian reached the qualifications after beating Katarina Zavatska 5-7 7-5 7-62.
In the qualifications against Zavatska, The Belgian recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (5-7 7-5 7-62).-129) than Zavatska. In fact, the world no. 79 won 129 points vs Zavatska’s. That means that Flipkens was more focused during the important points. The Belgian was extremely aggressive to blast 43 winners.
Regarding the service games, Flipkens was unable to score even 1 ace for the entire match and she committed only 3 double faults. Kirsten Flipkens lost the serve 9 times and she saved 8 break points. Furthermore, Flipkens put 61% of her first serves in, winning 54% (43/79) of the points behind her 1st serve and 41% (21/51) on the 2nd serve. Kirsten broke Zavatska 9 times after converting 43% of her break points (9/21).
Flipkens has a positive win-loss record in the last 10 years having won 56% of her matches (730-578). 4-5 on hard in 2020. In connection with her performance on the same surface of this tournament, Flipkens has a 282-219 win-loss record in the last 10 years on hard.
The Belgian has a 5-6 win-loss record in 2020, 4-5 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Last year in New York
Flipkens had to surrender in the 2nd round 6-3 7-5 to Bianca Vanessa Andreescu.
Katie Volynets
Ranked no. 350, Katie got to the qualifications after beating Monica Puig 4-6 7-64 6-3.
In the qualifications against Puig, The American recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (4-6 7-64 6-3).-114) than Puig. In fact, the world no. 79 won 114 points vs Puig’s. That means that Volynets was more focused during the important points. The American was extremely aggressive to blast 48 winners.
Talking about serving, Volynets blasted 3 aces and she was not very solid on her 2nd serve to score 11 double faults. Katie Volynets lost the serve 7 times and she saved 10 break points. Furthermore, Volynets put 66% of her first serves in, winning 59% (48/82) of the points behind her 1st serve and 36% (15/42) on the 2nd serve. Katie broke Puig 8 times after converting 73% of her break points (8/11).
Volynets has a winning win-loss record in the last 4 years having won 58% of her matches (92-68). 3-5 on hard in 2020. Talking about her performance on the same surface of this competition, Volynets has a 56-35 record in the last 4 years on hard.
Katie has a 6-7 win-loss record in 2020, 3-5 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Last year in New York
The American lost in the 1st round 6-2 6-4 to Bianca Vanessa Andreescu.
H2H Performance in the tournament
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Flipkens | Volynets |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 1 | 1 |
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 |
| Tot Games | 37 | 32 |
| Pts | 129-133 | 114-115 |
| Total Points | 262 | 229 |
| Winners | 43 | 48 |
| %Winners | 33% | 42% |
Both Flipkens and Volynets played 1 match. Also both players started their run from the qualifications.Both players lost a set in the event. Kirsten Flipkens conceded 1 set, while Katie Volynets dropper 1 set. Talking about their workload, Flipkens and Volynets have played the same amount of sets 3. However, Flipkens played 5 games more than Volynets. The Belgian scored 43 winners (33% of the total points). On the other side, Volynets recorded 48 winners (42%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Flipkens | Volynets |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 0 | 3 |
| Avg per match | 0 | 3 |
| 1st in | 79/130 | 82/124 |
| %1st in | 61% | 66% |
| 1st pts | 43/79 | 48/82 |
| %1st pts | 54% | 59% |
| 2nd pts | 21/51 | 15/42 |
| %2nd pts | 41% | 36% |
Flipkens didn’t manage to fire a single ace to far. Volynets blasted 3 aces . Flipkens won 54% points behind her first serve. She had a solid display on her second serve to win 41% of the points. On the other side, Volynets won 59% of the points on her first serve. She had a solid display on her second serve to win 36% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Flipkens | Volynets |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 9 | 8 |
| Converted | 9/21 | 8/11 |
| % Converted | 43% | 73% |
| Conceded | 17 | 17 |
| Saved | 8 | 10 |
| % Saved | 47% | 59% |
| Times Broken | 9 | 7 |
The Belgian broke her opponent 9 times with a 43% conversion rate. The Belgian lost her serve 9 times and she saved 47% of the break points that she conceded. Volynets broke her opponent 8 times with a 73% conversion rate. Volynets conceded her serve 7 times and she saved 59% of the break points that she conceded.
| Flipkens | |||
| Q1 Zavatska |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 5-7 7-5 7-62 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | |
| Tot Games | 37 | 37 | |
| pts | 129-133 | 129-133 | |
| Total points | 262 | 262 | |
| Winners | 43 | 43 | |
| %Winners | 33% | 33% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 0 | 0 | |
| Double Faults | 3 | 3 | |
| 1st in | 79/130 | 79/130 | |
| % 1st in | 61% | 61% | |
| 1st pts | 43/79 | 43/79 | |
| % 1st pts | 54% | 54% | |
| 2nd pts | 21/51 | 21/51 | |
| % 2nd pts | 41% | 41% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 9 | 9 | |
| Converted | 9/21 | 9/21 | |
| Converted % | 43% | 43% | |
| Conceded | 17 | 17 | |
| Saved | 8/17 | 8 | |
| Saved % | 47% | 47% | |
| Times Broken | 9 | 800 | |
| Volynets | |||
| Q1 Puig |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 4-6 7-64 6-3 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | |
| Tot Games | 32 | 32 | |
| pts | 114-115 | 114-115 | |
| Total points | 229 | 229 | |
| Winners | 48 | 48 | |
| %Winners | 42% | 42% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 3 | 3 | |
| Double Faults | 11 | 11 | |
| 1st in | 82/124 | 82/124 | |
| % 1st in | 66% | 66% | |
| 1st pts | 48/82 | 48/82 | |
| % 1st pts | 59% | 59% | |
| 2nd pts | 15/42 | 15/42 | |
| % 2nd pts | 36% | 36% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 8 | 8 | |
| Converted | 8/11 | 8/11 | |
| Converted % | 73% | 73% | |
| Conceded | 17 | 17 | |
| Saved | 10/17 | 10 | |
| Saved % | 59% | 59% | |
| Times Broken | 7 | 600 | |
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