Kimberly Birrell vs Daria KasatkinaBrisbane Round of 32

Brisbane · WTA · Round of 32
#65WTA
1754ELO
1752Hard ELO
28 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWWLLWL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 31 December 2018
hard
#63WTA
1795ELO
1757Hard ELO
29 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLLLLWWL
Birrell K.
5-7 6-4 7-6
Kasatkina D.
Birrell K.
56772
Kasatkina D.
74631

Kimberly Birrell defeated Daria Kasatkina 5-7 6-4 7-6 in the Brisbane round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Daria Kasatkina came in ranked #63, defending last year's round of 16.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Birrell K.serving62% hold

wins 55% of points on serve vs Kasatkina D.

Kasatkina D.serving64% hold

wins 56% 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.Kasatkina D.
22
Serve
0
43
Return
95

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

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Slight edge
62%
70%
1st serve points won·Even
64%
60%
2nd serve points won·Even
45%
41%
Service points won·Even
57%
54%
Return points won·Even
44%
48%
Break points saved·Even
55%
54%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.4
1.4
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
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
65
78
Break points saved·Even
77
80
Break points won·Clear edge
83
100
Deciding sets·Dominant
65
93
Tiebreaks·Dominant
77
47

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

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·Even
95
92

Birrell K.: 11 days rest · 2 matches (14d) · Kasatkina D.: 10 days rest · 3 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Weather
29°CMainly clear
Wind 12 km/hHumidity 50%

Draw