TENNIS SCORES. Johanna Larsson upsets Flipkens in the qualifications of the U.S. Open

U.S. OPEN - NEW YORK. Larsson shocks Flipkens

Prediction and head to head Johanna Larsson vs. Kirsten Flipkens

Johanna Larsson surprises Kirsten Flipkens 7-5 6-4 in the qualifications in New York on Friday.

Score, report, and key facts

1st set.

The Swede won the set after she broke Kirsten in the 5th (3-2) and in the 11th (6-5) game. Kirsten tried to stage a comeback breaking in the 6th (3-3) game. Yet, Johanna refused to give way before winning the set 7-5.

2nd set.

Larsson had a running start at the beginning of the set after breaking Flipkens in the 1st game (1-0). Notwithstanding, the set was not over yet and there was more work to do for the Swede to win the set as Kirsten found the way to break back in the 6th (2-4) and in the 8th (4-4) game. The Swede kept her focus to break Kirsten in the 9th (5-4) game before winning the set (6-4).

Statistics

After this encounter, the head to head between Larsson and Flipkens is 3-1 for Johanna.

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