World No. 26, and number 10 seed, Danielle Collins of the USA will take on the qualifier Kirsten Flipkens of Belgium, the world 137, in the first round of the 2021 Chicago Open on Monday, September 27. Get the live streaming options of this Danielle Collins v Kirsten Flipkens match along with its preview, head to head, and tips here.
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Danielle Collins v Kirsten Flipkens Head to Head
The pair have played each other once before, as Indian Wells in 2019, Collins winning in straight sets.
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Twice Summer Winner Collins
Collins made headlines for all the wrong reasons last year when she was dismissed from the World Team Tennis season for breaking Covid protocols.
However, she has bounced back strongly in 2021, winning her first WTA title on clay in July in Palermo, and, a few weeks later, adding the even more prestigious Silicon Valley Classic title to her collection as well.
Those two wins helped move her back into the top thirty, after several years when her ranking had dipped.
Since that win in San Jose, she got to the third round in Montreal, but was beaten in the first round in Cincinnati by Shelby Rogers.
She was last in action at her home Grand Slam, the US Open, where she got to the third round, only to lose in straight sets to the world number two, Arnya Sabalenka.
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Bespectacled Belgian Veteran Flipkens
Now at the veteran stage of her career, Flipkens is instantly recognisable because she is one of the few women on tour who wears spectacles, something she has trademarked.
It has now been nine years since her solitary senior tournament win, in Quebec, although she has made three finals since, most recently on the grass of Rosmalen in 2018, although she did win the doubles at the Mallorca Open the following year.
At her peak she was a top twenty player, but those days are long behind her now, and she has played very little tennis in 2021, due to an
Prior to this week she had not played since Miami in March, but made her comeback in the qualifying competition in Chicago, where she beat first Madison Beckham of the USA, and then Rebecca Marino of Canada to earn her place in the main draw.
Collins v Flipkens Prediction and Tip
Collins will start the clear favourite in this match against the veteran qualifier who has played very little tennis in 2021 because of injury.
Tip: Collins to win: 1/2 (Click Here to Bet with bet365)
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The 2021 Chicago Open will be played from September 27 to October 3. You can watch & bet on these matches here. Get your latest premium tennis predictions here.
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