Kimberly Birrell vs Danka Kovinic — Hobart Round of 32

Hobart · WTA · Round of 32
Kimberly Birrell
AUS
Kimberly Birrell
#65WTA
1754ELO
1752Hard ELO
28 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWWLLWL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 11 January 2016
hard
Danka Kovinic
MNE
Danka Kovinic
#1096WTA
31 yrs · 169 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLWLLL
Birrell K.
6-4 6-3
Kovinic D.
Birrell K.
662
Kovinic D.
430

Kimberly Birrell defeated Danka Kovinic 6-4 6-3 in the Hobart round of 32 on hard. The result followed the form book — Kimberly Birrell came in ranked #65.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Birrell K.serving71% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Kovinic D.

Kovinic D.serving67% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Birrell K.

Baseline battle — serve is shaky, expect plenty of breaks

Each player's serve crossed against the other's return, converted to expected hold of serve. Recent completed matches, ATP, WTA & Challenger. About

Serve & return on hard

Birrell K.Kovinic D.
22
Serve
—
43
Return
—

Per-surface Serve / Return Rating (0–100, percentile within the hard field, opponent-adjusted over 52 weeks). About

Statistics

This season
Birrell K.Kovinic D.
1st serve in·Slight edge
62%
56%
1st serve points won·Even
64%
64%
2nd serve points won·Even
45%
44%
Service points won·Even
57%
55%
Return points won·Even
44%
44%
Break points saved·Even
55%
54%
Aces / match·Even
2.4
2.8
Double faults / match·Even
4.9
4.7

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Birrell K.Kovinic D.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
65
33
Break points saved·Dominant
77
28
Break points won·Slight edge
83
74
Deciding sets·Clear edge
65
88
Tiebreaks·Dominant
77
2

Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About

Freshness

Recent load
Birrell K.Kovinic D.
Freshness·
96
—

Birrell K.: 12 days rest · 2 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast
Weather
25°CPartly cloudy
Wind 8 km/hHumidity 39%

Draw

Final
Cornet A.[7]
Bouchard E.
6-16-2
Semi-finals
Bouchard E.
Cibulkova D.[3]
6-14-66-4
Cornet A.[7]
Larsson J.
6-16-1
Quarter-finals
Cornet A.[7]
Barthel M.[9]
W/O
Bouchard E.
Giorgi C.[2]
6-36-2
Cibulkova D.[3]
Bertens K.
7-56-3
Larsson J.
Watson H.
3-66-46-4
R16
Giorgi C.[2]
Hibino N.
6-26-3
Bouchard E.
Van Uytvanck A.[8]
6-47-5
Bertens K.
Beck A.
6-36-1
Cibulkova D.[3]
Birrell K.
6-16-0
Larsson J.
Gasparyan M.
6-33-66-3
Watson H.
Niculescu M.[4]
6-736-27-63
Cornet A.[7]
Cepede Royg V.
6-45-76-2
Barthel M.[9]
Osaka N.
7-626-2
R32
Bertens K.
Brengle M.[5]
6-01-1
Hibino N.
Parmentier P.
7-616-1
Barthel M.[9]
Doi M.
6-46-4
Gasparyan M.
Inglis M.
6-46-3
Cornet A.[7]
Allertova D.
6-47-5
Giorgi C.[2]
Diyas Z.
6-41-66-1
Bouchard E.
Mattek Sands B.
6-26-1
Van Uytvanck A.[8]
Witthoeft C.
6-27-65
Cibulkova D.[3]
Konta J.
7-667-5
Birrell K.
Kovinic D.
6-46-3
Beck A.
Nara K.
6-46-3
Larsson J.
Strycova B.[6]
6-46-4
Watson H.
Pereira T.
6-36-0
Niculescu M.[4]
Mchale C.
7-57-5
Cepede Royg V.
Pous Tio L.
6-32-66-1
Osaka N.
Gajdosova J.
6-767-686-4