R128 Wimbledon 2018

Kirsten Flipkens #45 def. Heather Watson #111

6-4 7-5

Kirsten Flipkens defeated Heather Watson 6-4 7-5 in the 2018 Wimbledon first round on grass courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatKirsten FlipkensHeather Watson
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
52
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
33
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
63.0%53.2%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
60.8%61.0%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
53.3%38.9%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
57.1%58.3%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
58.0%50.6%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
41.7%42.9%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
49.4%42.0%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
53.8%46.2%
Match Serve+This match’s service points won percentage minus the tour’s season average, in percentage points. Zero is average; +5 means five points above average. Match-weighted available stats; no opponent adjustment.
+1.3-6.1
Match Return+This match’s return points won percentage minus the tour’s season average, in percentage points. Zero is average; +5 means five points above average. Match-weighted available stats; no opponent adjustment.
+6.1-1.3

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the WTA 2018 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldKirsten FlipkensHeather Watson
Country BEL GBR
Birth dateJan 10, 1986May 19, 1992
Age3226
Height165 cm170 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)45111
Ranking points (entering)1,178577
Elo (entering)1,7551,562
Current career W-L200–221146–199
Current career earnings$6,240,599$6,127,899
Pre-match H2H
Kirsten Flipkens #45 1 1 Heather Watson #111

No prior-path match data is available for this tournament stage.